weblogs.newsday.com - 6/30/2009
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King o' the world? (Getty) I see the press has its tighty whities all in knot over the report out the U.K. yesterday that Simon Cowell - SiCo - has been offered $144 million a year to continue on...
nypost.com - 6/30/2009
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nypost.com —
Last updated: 11:36 am June 30, 2009 Posted:
12:30 am June 30, 2009 EARLY salary figures from
Simon Cowell's "American Idol" contract negotiations are leaking out and they're eye-popping. Cowell, who reportedly made $36 million last year for judging ...
SIMON COWELL OFFERED $144 MIL A YEAR TO STAY ON ...
guardian.co.uk - 6/29/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
The creator of Britain's Got Talent is planning
a new joint venture with the retailer Sir Philip
Green. Maggie Brown examines what the partnership might involve and its potential impact on the future of ITV There was no better testament to the ...
Can Cowell back a global winner?
seriouslyomg.com - 6/30/2009
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(photo from WireImage ) The Guardian is reporting
that Simon Cowell was offered somewhere between $100-$144 million
to stay on American Idol for season 10 and I don't think in these economic times anyone is worth that amount of money. A ...
Is it worth $144 million to keep Simon Cowell on ...
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Simon Cowell To End Up Richer Than You No Matter What
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip —
... That would ballpark the figure between $108 million and $144 million. Newsday TV critic Verne Gay thinks the figure is crap, but even if the offer on the table is for “only” two times Cowell’s current salary? That’s a pretty high per-barb rate for anyone. ...
Cash Cowell Worth 144 Million Of Your Vote Dollars?
L.A. Rag Mag —
... STFU, Simon Cowell is rumored to have been offered between 100 -144 million to stay with American Idol until next May. So he will be wiping his ass with our votes America while we gobble up his British accent and black cashmere uniforms. ...
Cowell reportedly offered $108 to $144 million to stay on Idol, but critic calls that "impossible"
reality blurred —
... . But Newsday's Verne Gay calls that new $100+ million number "suicidal" and writes that "there is NO WAY Fox is going to pay him $144 M a year. Impossible. That would exceed the profit of the entire Fox network, in all probability, and wipe out whatever's left too. It would be the highest services contract fee in TV history, by a vast margin. It would be suicidal -- for Fox and for the entire TV industry." ...
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mjsbigblog.com 6/30/2009 — The New York Post reports this morning that Simon Cowell, who is in the midst of renegotiating his American Idol contract beyond the 2010 season, has been offered between $100 million and $144 million per year.
The figures come from London newspaper, The Guardian:
A source close to Fuller ...
Simon Cowell offered huge deal for American Idol
allieiswired.com 7/1/2009 — Surely money can’t be an issue for music mogul Simon Cowell but if it was then he’d be chuffed as nuts at his latest pay packet.
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