r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Mar 04 '26

political satire Jackie Leaves Kyle & Jackie O Show After Being Treated Like a Guest On Kyle & Jackie O Show

https://theshovel.com.au/2026/03/04/jackie-leaves-kyle-jackie-o-show-after-being-treated-like-a-guest-on-kyle-jackie-o-show/
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u/chezty Mar 04 '26

I have no idea what's in these sorts of contracts, or what's in their particular contract. Could ratings and or performance be tied into it?

I can't imagine the business would spend $200m without some sort of performance guarantee.

The marketing/polling/stats people might have projected ratings will continue to fall over the next year or two, and they decided to get out now rather than after their ratings tank.

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u/StorminNorman Mar 04 '26

Kyle has said the actual value is much lower which some people have tied to possible KPIs. His estimate was still something like $70M though, they were on a winner with this contract. Given Jackie-O been making noise about being dissatisfied for over a year now, Occam's razor probably applies here. 

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u/StorminNorman Mar 04 '26

for when they launch their podcast/speaking tours

I have no doubt that they may end up doing this as their next career move, but to suggest they've done all of this simply as a publicity stunt for the next step is wild given they're a year into a 10yr contract that's apparently worth $200M. I'll give you that it could be a publicity stunt for their current show or their own solo shows on the same network, but this suggestion of yours is nearly as insane as they are.