Former US president Mr Bill Clinton is in new discussions with TV bosses to host a daytime talk show which could net him up to $35 million a year, it was reported today.
Associates of Mr Clinton have held a series of meetings with the CBS network after negotiations with the rival NBC station broke down last month.
CBS executives said Mr Clinton had offered assurances that under the right circumstances he would host a show, according to the New York Times.
NBC executives said they were confident Mr Clinton would have agreed to do a show if the terms were right.
Mr Clinton's associates said he had become tired of relying on speaking engagements for cash and was keen to start a new career as a talkshow host, the negotiator added.
But serious differences existed over money, he said. Mr Clinton's demands would make him the highest paid first-time talk show host.
It also remains unclear what kind of show Mr Clinton wants to do, and whether he would concentrate on public affairs or prepared to do lighter items such as celebrity interviews.
Mr Clinton's lawyer Mr Robert Barnett said: "The president has received an enormous number of offers from broadcast television, cable television, the Internet, print and radio.
"We have no immediate plans to make any media deals, and when the time comes a proper announcement will be forthcoming."
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