Media Titans Among Best-Paid CEOs

In case you needed evidence that top media and entertainment executives are well paid, some big names showed up on a ranking of the decade’s 25 top-earning CEOs on Tuesday.

IAC CEO Barry Diller (pictured) ranks second on the Wall Street Journal’s list behind tech giant Oracle’s Larry Ellison.

The list, unveiled today, shows Diller earning $1.14 billion in total realized compensation, most of it from gains on stock options.

Fourth on the list is Apple boss Steve Jobs with about $750 million.

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