The Nine boss believes Stefanovic has the X-factor that can breathe new life into Today as part of an all-new team with Weekend Today host and 60 Minutes reporter Allison Langdon. Marks now wants to take a punt on Stefanovic, appropriately in Melbourne Cup week. Nine chief executive Hugh Marks has thrown his weight behind the blockbuster return of Karl Stefanovic to the network’s ailing Today show next year, but only on one condition: that Nine’s biggest name is willing to take a major pay cut, reports The Australian’s Nick Tabakoff. Cut price Karl? Hugh Marks wants former host to rescue Today show Nine had reportedly offered Kruger, 54, a new three-year contract worth over $1.5million, but negotiations hit a wall. Her new salary at Seven is said to be a package worth as much as $4 million over three years, or $1.3 million per year. “She’s leaving because Channel Seven are prepared to pay far more money than Channel Nine,” an insider told Daily Mail Australia. Seven chairman Kerry Stokes is believed to be a “huge fan” of Kruger’s work, but insiders are keeping her exact new role at the network under wraps. Today Extra host Sonia Kruger is leaving Channel Nine for the Seven Network after being offered a “seven figure deal”, reports Daily Mail Australia’s Daniel Piotrowski and Monique Friedlander. Email Business of Media Nine star Sonia Kruger poised to return to Seven, hosting Big Brother?
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