EXCLUSIVE: Piers Morgan is holding talks with Information Corp amid uncertainty over whether or not his eight-figure unique deal shall be renewed.
Morgan inked a three-year contract with Rupert Murdoch‘s media empire in 2021 and, because the deal’s expiration attracts nearer, two sources stated conversations are underway in regards to the presenter’s future.
One well-placed trade insider stated it was unlikely Morgan’s reported £50M ($65M) settlement could be renewed in its present type and there are questions over whether or not it is going to be re-upped in any respect.
It’s attainable that Morgan may proceed with a few of his duties for Information Corp, however drop others. Talks are ongoing and nothing has been finalized.
Morgan and Information Corp declined to remark.
Morgan’s multifaceted output has already modified over the previous three years. He joined primarily because the face of TalkTV, Murdoch’s bid to launch a conservative-leaning information community within the UK.
TalkTV was unsuccessful and Morgan introduced he would transfer his present, Piers Morgan Uncensored, solely to YouTube earlier than the community went darkish on UK tv over the summer time.
Morgan’s present failed to attain important scores on tv and he described the medium as a “straightjacket,” however Uncensored has carried out strongly on YouTube, amassing 3M subscribers.
Morgan’s interviews with the likes of Donald Trump, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Andrew Tate have gone viral and been amplified throughout Information Corp’s community of newspapers and TV/radio stations.
‘Child Reindeer’s real-life Martha, Fiona Harvey on ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’
Piers Morgan Uncensored/YouTube
His interview with Fiona Harvey, the lady who claims to be the real-life Martha in Child Reindeer, was streamed 14M occasions on YouTube and helped propel her $170M lawsuit in opposition to Netflix.
Morgan’s bosses hailed the 3M milestone in July, with Derek Brown, Information UK’s director of digital for information broadcasting, describing the presenter and his staff as a “visitors machine.”
In addition to the YouTube channel, Morgan pens a column for newspapers The New York Submit and The Solar beneath his Information Corp deal. The settlement prolonged to him publishing a follow-up to his 2021 e-book, Wake Up, beneath the banner of HarperCollins UK, although particulars have but to be introduced.
Morgan additionally commonly seems on Fox Information and final yr fronted Fox Nation’s eight-part documentary sequence, The Killer Interview With Piers Morgan.
TalkTV stopped broadcasting as a linear channel in Might, however continues to stream on-line and broadcast on radio. It misplaced no less than £88M and was eclipsed by GB Information, a rival free speech community backed by Paul Marshall, a hedge fund tycoon. TalkTV’s common attain was 2.22M viewers in first quarter of 2024, whereas GB Information managed 3.24M.
Morgan joined Information Corp after quitting ITV’s Good Morning Britain in 2021 amid controversy over remarks he made about Meghan Markle’s psychological well being. His present additionally broadcast on Sky Information Australia and Fox Nation.
