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End of an era as TV Week no longer runs Logie Awards

"The time is now right for Are Media to hand the reins over," says TV Week publishers as Logies embarks on a new era.

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EXCLUSIVE:

After 62 years TV Week will no longer manage the Logie Awards.

Instead it will remain the official partner for the event, to be managed externally by events company, Rizer, whilst still retaining ownership of the awards.

Rizer, which has produced the red carpet and other event elements of the Logies for the last 7 years, will act as an independent body to manage network submissions, determine the final nominees and manage voting across Outstanding and Popular categories.

Nine continues as broadcaster for the event which is expected to return this year after a 2 year absence -Nine produces the TV presentation.

Over its six decades the Logies have endured many changes and publisher changes including under Southdown Press, ACP Magazines and until recently with Germany-based Bauer Media, who had a strong affection for television. In 2020 its Australian empire was sold to Are Media, publishing arm of Sydney-based private equity firm Mercury Capital.

Are Media has spent the last 12 months assessing the future of the event and its ongoing management.

Fiona Connolly, Group Publisher, Are Media told TV Tonight: “After the cancellation of the event in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, we’re excited the TV Week Logie Awards will return in 2022.

“The awards have played a significant role for our business over many years and it has been a privilege to deliver this much-loved event to television fans across the nation. But the time is now right for Are Media to hand the reins over to Australia’s TV industry and its partners to write the next wonderful chapter for the Logies.

“It is of great importance to us that TV Week remains an integral part of the event and we are delighted our iconic brand will continue to be a friend of the Logies as its official media partner, continuing to support local talent as we have done for several decades.”

This year’s awards will embrace both Free to Air and Streaming platforms, which TV Tonight understands will move from The Star, Gold Coast, next door to the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.

A date and location will be announced in due course.

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  1. So if TV Week is only “a friend of the event” as its “official media partner”, does that mean the TV Week logo is no longer what the little Logie statuette is holding?

  4. TV Week did shunt out the awards in the last 2 years, despite many other tv awards still going around in some capacity around the world. I do hope that the new organisers will run the awards more smoothly this year – whenever it will air.

    Any ideas on what the voting process will be like this year? Wasn’t there supposed to be a change in voting, or will that be scrapped and return to normal voting like the previous 60 years (initially a magazine coupon, and then switched to online voting in recent times)?

  6. Sounds like a good thing. The decision to cancel the last 2 years was very lazy, clearly TVweek’s hearts’ are not in it anymore. It’s been in desperate need of a re-think for the last 15 years.

    1. Agree. While I still watch it, it’s lost its character, sense of fun. Dare I say it’s “too slick”. One by one presenters hesitantly roll out, read awkward banter from auto cue, present award and they’re off. No off the cuff chats, no funny flashbacks or fun intro to the night. I hope they give it some life, allow presenters to be themselves, return to a host who can interview and give the night some personality!

  8. You know too, it could also be a good time for another network other than Channel Nine to broadcast the event too. Share it around. Each year be on a different network including ABC and SBS.

    1. Great take – Needs a complete revamp! The nomination packages are polished/world class, but the drawcard (US) performances/guests and hosts have been lacklustre.

      Will they choose to go either “Prestige” highbrow or remain Aussie laconic (Voice over, piss-up and sarcasm)

      1. Looking at the US equivalent which I guess is the Emmy’s, when Colbert and Jon Stewart used to present, it was very very funny. It was clearly scripted ‘ rehearsed but not by the producers, rather by them. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were similar. Not sure who are our equivalents in Oz…….

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