Channel Seven poaches the Logie Awards from the Nine Network
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The Logie Awards are coming to Channel Seven: Network poaches TV’s night of nights from its long-time home at Nine
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Channel Seven has snapped up broadcast rights to the TV Week Logie Awards, bringing an end to the ceremony’s long-time association with the Nine Network.
Seven announced on Tuesday it had signed a multi-year deal with Are Media, the owners of the Logie Awards, starting in 2023.
‘We are honoured to be partnering with Are Media to bring the Logies to Australia on Channel Seven and 7plus. It’s early days but we have big, exciting plans for the awards in 2023 and beyond,’ said Seven West Media CEO James Warburton.
Channel Seven has snapped up broadcast rights to the TV Week Logie Awards, bringing an end to the ceremony’s long-time association with the Nine Network. (Pictured: Home and Away’s Ray Meagher and presenter Sonia Kruger, both Seven talents, holding a Logie Award statuette)
Jane Huxley, the CEO of Are Media, said: ‘The TV Week Logie Awards has become the most anticipated event of the year for the television industry as we celebrate the most popular stars and shows on our screens.
‘We are delighted to continue our long-standing association with the awards and equally pleased to welcome the Seven Network as the Logies’ Official Broadcast Partner.’
The 63rd Logie Awards will be broadcasted on Seven and 7Plus next year on June 18.
Seven announced on Tuesday it had signed a multi-year deal with Are Media, the owners of the Logie Awards, starting in 2023. (Pictured: ABC News Breakfast sports presenter Tony Armstrong posing at 2022 Logies with his award for Most Popular New Talent)
The Logies had been an institution at Nine for six decades and many of its stars, including the late Bert Newton, were strongly linked to the event.
It was also a consistent ratings winner for the network, with 885,000 metro viewers tuning in to see Lego Masters host Hamish Blake collect the Gold Logie this year.
The news comes after Are Media announced in February it was handing over day-to-day operations of the Logies to Sydney-based events company Rizer.
The Logies had been an institution at Nine for six decades and many of its stars, including the late Bert Newton, were strongly linked to the event. (Pictured: 2022 Gold Logie winner Hamish Blake, a Channel Nine talent, with his gold statuette)
The news comes after Are Media announced in February it was handing over day-to-day operations of the Logies to Sydney-based events company Rizer. (Pictured: John Wayne and Burt Newton at the 1975 Logie Awards)
Fiona Connolly, Group Publisher of Are Media, told TV Tonight the time was right ‘to hand over the reins’, adding that TV Week would remain the Logies’ media partner.
The Logies was cancelled due to Covid in 2021 and 2020, and returned this year on free-to-air and streaming platforms.
TV Week has an established relationship with Rizer, which has been running the red carpet and handling other aspects of the awards for seven years.
Founded by TV Week in 1958 to celebrate the best of Australian television, the Logies have been a major fixture on the industry calendar for decades.
The Logies’ top prize, the Gold Logie, voted by readers of TV Week, for the most popular personality on Australian TV, is still highly coveted among industry talent.
Founded by TV Week in 1958 to celebrate the best of Australian television, the Logies have been a major fixture on the industry calendar for decades, enjoying high ratings and attracting big international stars as guests. (Pictured: Silver Logie winner Waleed Aly in 2017)