", A tendency to dismiss Sky’s "tiny" ratings, the producer adds, is misguided: "Sure, you can fit their daytime audience into a minivan but that's missing the point because every pay TV show has small ratings. I know other people in there are also weighing up their options.". its newer streaming services Kayo Sports and Foxtel Now, loss of respected political editor David Speers, "a significant cut" to his rumoured $600,000 Sky salary. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. 2GB presenter Alan Jones also hosts a program on Sky News and writes a column for The Australian. With pay, it's all about repeat and catch-up viewings across the week.". Sources say Speers’ move to the ABC will involve "a significant cut" to his rumoured $600,000 Sky salary. Foxtel's subscriber base climbed to 3.1 million by the of April, up from 2.9 million in December. "David is one of the top journalists in Canberra and he brings credibility and respectability to the station.". "That's my hunch but I could be wrong," he admits. Mr Turnbull earns $507,338, while Mr Clarke’s predecessor, Peta Credlin, earned $394,487 as chief of staff to Tony Abbott when he was prime minister. "But the fact Labor lost the election could actually work in Sky’s favour now," he says. She was Mr Abbott’s most senior aide during the Coalition’s successful run for government in 2013, and was known as one of the most high-profile chiefs of staff in the history of federal parliament. Michael Lallo is a senior culture writer at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. #auspol https://t.co/P5RU9LGRyO. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. When Speers joined Sky in 2000 it was a sober news channel with no overt political bent. Now, the prominent political commentator is reportedly eyeing a bold new gig. No idea if Peta is interested ... but if she is, she'll not only win and become PM ... she'll be the 'Margaret Thatcher Down Under.' Photo: Alex Ellinghausen (If you missed that particular tidbit, this week a study found people were less likely to take female-named storms seriously, so fewer took precautions or hid in shelters. "What else are they going to watch?" Tony Abbott’s former chief of staff Peta Credlin has ambushed Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews at his daily coronavirus press conference, grilling him on why crucial phone records have not been handed over the hotel quarantine inquiry.Credlin, a Liberal insider and Sky News host, asked at least a dozen detailed questions about the phone records, which… During the Abbott years, Ms Credlin had a reputation for being tough, uncompromising and fearsome. At the same time, the dominating Nationals see her as a threat who could threaten the party’s already-weakening position in the region, according to the AFR. Conservative political commentator Peta Credlin could be eyeing a bold new job. "Everyone thought Bill Shorten boycotting Alan Jones [on Nine's majority-owned radio station 2GB] was a great idea but now they're having to reconsider that strategy. But that was over three years ago — and the spill didn’t kill her career. “Having said that, in politics sometimes opportunities only come up once and if you don’t take them you don’t get them.”. Last year, Sky aired an interview with far-right extremist Blair Cottrell, causing some sponsors to withdraw their advertising. When he was swept to power in 2013, Mr Abbott described her as “the smartest and the fiercest political warrior I have ever worked with”. Russell Lamattina, president of the Mildura branch of the Liberal Party, suggested Ms Credlin would certainly have a fighting chance. Paul Murray averages 275,000 weekly viewers on Sky News. Even those on the left who cop a bollocking from Sky's night presenters make time for Speers in the day, confident they’ll get a fair hearing. Peta Credlin is reportedly in discussions with casino mogul James Packer about an administrative role working for his company Consolidated Press Holdings (CPH). It is believed Speers will move from Canberra to Melbourne, where Insiders is currently filmed. Peta Credlin has long had a fearsome reputation.