澳大利亚电台主持人凯尔·桑迪兰兹宣布退出《澳大利亚偶像》，不再续签其一年合约，该合约将于9月到期 [1]。桑迪兰兹表示，作出这一决定是为了保护节目品牌，称"那些激进分子已经攻击了《澳大利亚偶像》的潜在客户或去年的客户，这给Channel Seven的销售团队造成了问题" [1]。激进组织Mad F---ing Witches正在针对节目广告商发起抵制活动 [1]。
桑迪兰兹于2023年参与了《澳大利亚偶像》在Seven Network的重启 [1]。第11季已于4月播出最后一集 [1]。与此同时，桑迪兰兹计划在8月中旬推出自己的付费订阅平台Kyle Sandilands Live，订阅费为每年99美元 [1]。此前，桑迪兰兹与ARN的不公正解雇案已在上月庭外和解，最终获赔超1200万美元，原诉求金额为8500万美元 [1]。
Australian radio presenter Kyle Sandilands has announced his departure from Australian Idol, citing concerns about activist pressure on the program's advertisers.[1] Sandilands will not renew his one-year contract, which expires in September.[1] The move comes as the activist group Mad F---ing Witches has targeted the show's potential and existing clients, creating difficulties for the Seven Network sales team, according to Sandilands.[1]
Sandilands stated that "those activists have attacked Australian Idol's potential customers or customers from last year, which has created problems for Channel Seven's sales team."[1] In response, he is launching a paid subscription platform called Kyle Sandilands Live, scheduled to debut in mid-August at an annual subscription fee of $99.[1] Australian Idol's eleventh season concluded in April, and Sandilands had been involved with the program since Seven Network revived it in 2023.[1]
This departure follows Sandilands' recent settlement of an unfair dismissal case against ARN, which concluded last month and resulted in a payout exceeding $12 million against his original claim of $8.5 million.[1]