Have Meghan Markle and Harry been paid for their interview? Oprah Winfrey dots the i's
Meghan Markle and Harry were they paid for their explosive interview, broadcast on CBS? Producer and interview host Oprah Winfrey dots the i's.
No, Meghan Markle and Harry were not paid for their interview, this Sunday, February 7. Oprah Winfrey clarified this as well as the fact that Meghan Markle did not see the questions asked before the interview, as revealed by RTL. The American host and producer only confirmed what a spokesperson for the Duchess and Duke of Sussex had already announced. But if they weren't paid for that shocking revelation interview, that doesn't mean the interview isn't worth gold. Indeed, to broadcast this long-awaited interview, CBS would have spent a huge sum.
This is a huge media and financial blow for Oprah Winfrey, as she is also the producer through her company Harpo Productions. According to the Wall Street Journal, the American channel would have spent between 7 and 9 million dollars, or more than 6 million euros, to diffuse the interview. The American channel hoped for a return on investment at the height since according to the advertisers, the thirty seconds of publicity diffused just before the speech of Meghan Markle and Harry would be sold for 325,000 dollars. The audience could reach around 96 million viewers. A score comparable to that of the Superbowl.
The interview crosses the Atlantic
In the deal with the billionaire producer, the channel also said it had the right to sell licenses internationally. If the BBC refused, ITV, another British channel would have paid more than a million euros to broadcast it. Note also that this explosive interview will be broadcast on Monday March 8, at 9:15 p.m. on TMC, the TF1 group having purchased the rights.
