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Austar execs top the salary pack
Austar executives top the list of the best paid media executives in the country.
- Published by David Knox
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Stories like this one always make the phone run hot as execs become very precious about who is earning more than whom.
The Australian Financial Review has a chart of the highest paid Australian media executives.
Austar execs fill six of the top 10 spots. Try not to think about that when next sending off your Austar subscription fee.
1. John Porter (Austar)
2. Dana Strong (Austar)
3. Brian McCarthy (Fairfax)
4. Brendan Hopkins (APN)
5. Deanne Weir (Austar)
6. Philip Knox (Austar)
7. Nikki Warburton (Austar)
8. Dean Walters (Austar)
9. Nick Falloon (Ten)
10. John Alexander (Cons Media)
And no… he’s no relation.
Source: Australian Financial Review, Mediaweek
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18 Responses
Suprisingly makes sense. Austar don’t need to make channels or spend money on buying (rights to) programming. They’re like a leech sinking their fangs into Foxtel.
Rachel nails it.
This list cant be right.
This makes me feel even better about cancelling my Austar in Feb this year after 10 years. They were rude when I left too, making me call back 3 times before I could cancel, then getting their debt collectors to call me within a week threatening legal action if I didn’t immediately return the decoder unit. They were so rude that I will never even consider going back, ever, so maybe some of that money being paid to the executives should be spent on training their phone staff on customer service.
WTF exactly
well that explains everything wrong with austar. sometimes i hate living regional…
Where’s Gyngell? Leckie??
That list can’t be right
No wonder Austar is second rate compared to Foxtel. All the money is being spent on these clowns.
It’s because Austar is run by yanks – they like to pay themself US sized salaries.
& Auststar reaches what % of the population excalty ?
& how many people from Foxtel made the Top 10 ! (0)
Why don’t you name and shame their actual worth?
Andy, I am not the Aus Financial Review. You could subscribe to them for more info.
Bet they have no problem paying their Austar Bills!
Well no wonder they are having so called financial problems. Give them a massive pay cut and then all things should be well right? lol
WTF? Austar execs? Australia’s regional Pay TV provider? Err… Wheres Kim Williams?
Love your comments re number 6.. That is the first thing I thought!! Just to make us all sick, can you tell us what they earn??
obviously this is where all our subscription money is going, rather than towards new features/channels/firmware updates. grrrr
Looking at that, all I can say is…WTF?