{"id":862891,"date":"2026-08-21T06:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/862891\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T06:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:32:18","slug":"arn-reveals-true-cost-of-kyle-and-jackie-o-blow-up-as-it-falls-to-28m-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/862891\/","title":{"rendered":"ARN reveals true cost of Kyle and Jackie O blow up as it falls to $28m loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARN Media has revealed that the explosive fallout between Kyle Sandilands<\/a> and Jackie \u201cO\u201d Henderson<\/a> has cost more than $17 million in legal costs as the company posts a 14 per cent drop in revenue.<\/p>\n

In its half-yearly financial results published on Friday, ARN reported a sobering loss of $28 million as revenue fell to $128 million. <\/p>\n

\"Kyle<\/p>\n

ARN Media has revealed the true cost of the explosive fallout between Kyle Sandilands and Jackie \u201cO\u201d Henderson.\u00a0A Current Affair<\/p>\n

ARN chief executive Michael Stephenson attributed it to \u201cresidual brand safety issues\u201d following the breakdown of the Kyle and Jackie O Show and a lack of advertising revenue during the last federal election.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile first-half revenue was impacted by residual brand safety issues in KIIS Breakfast and the federal election in the prior year, ARN\u2019s underlying audience position remains strong, and our immediate priority is to regain metro radio revenue share,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

ARN\u2019s more than $17 million in legal costs include the $12 million settlement to resolve an unfair dismissal dispute with Sandilands.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s legal woes will, however, continue when it meets Henderson in the Federal Court in October to fight her own $80 million contract claims. <\/p>\n

ARN will suspend dividends until the ongoing legal matter is resolved. <\/p>\n

Chairman Hamish McLennan admitted the half-yearly results were \u201cnot where we want ARN to be\u201d. <\/p>\n

ARN has tried to improve its financial position by settling the legal matter with Sandilands and agreeing to sell its Hong Kong-based advertising business Cody. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are taking deliberate action to simplify the portfolio, strengthen the balance sheet, reset the cost base and focus capital on the parts of the business that can deliver sustainable growth, and stronger shareholder returns over time,\u201d McLennan said.<\/p>\n

\"Kyle<\/p>\n

Kyle Sandilands arriving at the Federal Court for the start of Kyle Sandilands vs ARN case in Sydney. March 27, 2026. \u00a0Louise Kennerley\/SMH<\/p>\n

The Kyle and Jackie O Show\u00a0on KIIS FM blew up following an on-air feud between the long-time hosts in February.<\/p>\n

Henderson stormed off the show and refused to return, telling her employer that she would not work with Sandilands.<\/p>\n

Sandilands was accused of bullying Henderson, which he has denied. <\/p>\n

ARN tore up both Henderson and Sandilands\u2019 contracts despite approving their show\u2019s 10-year $200 million contract in 2023, sparking legal action from both hosts. <\/p>\n

The company will officially launch two new breakfast shows in Sydney and Melbourne later this year to fill the\u00a0void left by\u00a0The Kyle and Jackie O Show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ARN Media has revealed that the explosive fallout between Kyle Sandilands and Jackie \u201cO\u201d Henderson has cost more…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":796935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99],"class_list":["post-862891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=862891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/796935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=862891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=862891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}