ARN Media Axes Kyle & Jackie O Show After Scandals

0:00Reporting from the Daily News, now I'm Corey with the story with the latest in Sydney. ARN Media has pulled the plug on the Kyle and Jackie O's show after a heated on-air clash between host Kyle Sandelands and Jackie O Henderson on February 20th. The network suspended Sandy Lands and later terminated his contract over his behavior during that broadcast. The long-running program is now off K-I-S-FM for good. This blow caps a rough stretch for ARN marked by shrinking revenue, fleeing advertisers and a flop when they tried shifting the show to Melbourne. Listeners? Earlier this month, financial results showed Metro revenue down 16.1% from last year, blame partly on weak demand for the K-I-S network. Listeners and insiders reacted with little surprise, given the show's 25-year trail of scandals from offensive jokes to stunts that broke, broadcasting rules, advertisers pulled back over brand safety worries, with one activist group claiming credit for pushing boycotts.

1:04Media experts called Sandy Lands too risky right now. Both hosts fired back through lawyers. Sandy Lands told reporters he's far from finished and hinted at big options ahead. Henderson clarified, she didn't quit, but will pursue legal steps, saying she can't work with him anymore. Meanwhile, ARN faces more heat with its share price sliding since last October and the company booted from Australia's All-Ordinary's Index Effective. March 23rd, experts predict tough payout talks ahead to value their $200 million 10-year deal amid the network's woes. This story is shared with support from our sponsor. If sleep podcasts are your thing, this is your pillow, built for comfort and calm, S-O-L-L-I, solely pillow.com, made in AI.