Multiple outlets report that Kyle Sandilands is close to settling a legal dispute with ARN Media, the owner of KIIS FM. The Age, Brisbane Times and ABC Australia all cite an ARN disclosure that the company agreed to pay Sandilands $12.09 million under the settlement. ABC reports the payments include $3 million due as soon as next month, with the remainder following under the agreement.
Other coverage places the figure at about $15 million, describing it as a payout Sandilands is reportedly due after ARN terminated his decade-long contract, which sources describe as valued at around $100 million. Sandilands had sought significantly more in the proceedings, with The Age and other reports saying he argued the network improperly ended his contract and was seeking up to $85 million.
Across the reports, the dispute centres on whether ARN’s termination of the contract was improper and what Sandilands should receive as compensation. The final settlement amount is reported differently by outlets—around $12.09 million in ARN’s announcement and about $15 million elsewhere—suggesting some coverage may be using rounded or reported total figures.
