Tucker Carlson has struck an ad deal worth more than $1million with an online conservative marketplace as he seeks to build his new media venture.

Under the agreement, Carlson will begin airing commercials for PublicSq on his Twitter show beginning next month, after the online marketplace goes public.

The deal marks Carlson’s first commercial agreement since he was abruptly fired from FOX News in April, where he brought in $77.5million in advertising revenue just last year.

[Presumably PublicSq has the same estimation of the enforceability of Fox’s non-compete clause Tucker’s … and pretty much everyone else’s. I’m not surprised to see Tucker attract high-ticket sponsors. He gets lots of eyeballs, and eyeballs still matter. — Ed]