Jun 16, 2026 – 4.44pmThe owner of Kiis FM will pay former star Kyle Sandilands some $5 million a year for the next three years in a settlement that avoids a blockbuster trial examining one of the country’s biggest and most disastrous talent deals.ARN Media chairman Hamish McLennan has been in intense negotiations with Sandilands and each party’s lawyers over the past week to firm up a deal to avoid costly, public and likely embarrassing litigation for both sides.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles