If Home and Away was going to rig the awards ceremony by the virtues of its connection with TV Week, it would’ve done so regardless of whichever network it was on. AFAIK Home and Away have only won awards here and there in recent years. Not exactly something that happens often.
There’s no connection between TV Week and Channel 7. TV Week is owned by Are Media and Channel 7 is owned by Seven West Media. TV Week’s obsession with Home and Away is unrelated to the ownership of either.
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Don’t let facts get in the way of some Home and Away/Seven bashing.
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sure, there is no official or formal link between TV Week and Seven/Home And Away but the magazine’s clear preference towards promoting that show above all else has been clear for years – ironically probably more so than when Seven actually did have ownership ties with TV Week (1990s).
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Annette Sharp wrote in The Sunday Telegraph today that Seven is paying less than $250,000 to Are Media to secure the Logies. She said that Nine executives were livid at the network losing the rights and pointed the finger at Are Media CEO Jane Huxley, who they claim told Nine months ago that it wanted to vastly reduce its commitment to the event.
Sharp also wrote that that Seven West Media CEO James Warburton wanted to host next year’s Logies in Melbourne but the move was thwarted by the Victorian Government, and is considering having the event in Sydney, however it may have to remain on the Gold Coast to satisfy Are Media’s existing contract with Queensland government agency Tourism and Events Queensland.
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That’s confusing. So Nine executives are livid at losing the rights but are blaming the Are Media CEO? Why?
If Are Media said they wanted to reduce their commitment, did Nine not bother putting a bid in at all because they didn’t want to pay any more than they previously had?
Or did Nine just bid low and less than Seven, which is why they lost the rights?
Sounds like they might have gone low based on what they were told
But if Are Media said they wanted to reduce their commitment shouldn’t that have meant that Nine needed to bid higher?
Did Nine think they were bluffing so didn’t bid higher, which let Seven win with a higher bid?
Or did Nine not put a bid in at all and are now whingeing because Seven won it with a low bid and Are Media did not reduce their commitment?
Its likely to come down to what Nine were actually told and how they (mis)interpreted it - they may have thought that the lower commitment was a smaller, thinned-out event.
Nine were simply outbid by Seven, and Nine are whinging because of that. There’s probably no clause saying that Nine has a final say in a Logies/Are Media contracts, like in the Sporting Deals in Australia.
Nine did have a good run with the Logies, and dont blame them for whinging. But they have themselves to blame for not going in quick to secure the Logies.
Seven has the rights for “2023 and beyond”. How long is their deal for?
Nah. Seven swooped in like a thief in the night and nabbed it from under Nine’s nose. They have form in this area- The Voice.
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It’s reportedly a five year deal.
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The article gives a little more context - Nine were told that Are were going to wind back their involvement so reportedly Nine started planning for next year with the same agency that coordinates the red carpet
Yes, a five year deal according to the below article. Also suggests thst one next years Logies will be held in Queensland.
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