Karl Stefanovic to get $2 million for "one week's work"
Karl Stefanovic will receive $2 million for just a week's work when he returns to Channel 9 in his first TV gig this year, an insider has claimed.
A source told the Sunday Telegraph that Stefanovic, who landed a $6 million three-year deal with the network in 2015, could receive this pay for just one week of taping work for the reality program This Time Next Year.
While Stefanovic is set to begin filming the reality TV show on February 26 at Sydney's Fox Studios, no other hosting arrangement has been announced for him so far on the network.
"Nine are yet to announce what else they'll do with Karl this year, so as of now, he’s getting an eye-watering $2 million for one week's work," the insider said. "It's good if you can get it."
Last month, a Channel 9 insider told the Daily Telegraph that the network management wants Stefanovic "gone" after filming the program. However, a Nine media spokeswoman denied the claim, insisting that the network was hoping to continue working with Stefanovic throughout 2019.
The 44-year-old was dumped from Channel 9's Today show late last year after 14 years of hosting the breakfast program.
Nine's national director of news and current affairs Darren Wick confirmed in December that "Karl remains on contract with the network and will continue to host This Time Next Year, which records in February."
His $6 million contract has made Stefanovic one of Australia's highest paid television stars, ahead of Sunrise's David Koch who reportedly receives $1 million per year.