Australian TVs night of nights, the TV Week Logie Awards will move up north to the Gold Coast next year.
And despite the NSW government wanting to host it in Western Sydney or in regional Dubbo, it seems no formal bid was ever made.
‘We never had a formal offer from New South Wales. We obviously spoke to them and read in the paper that they wanted it to tour regional NSW but it was never a serious offer,’ Bauer Media General Manager Jayne Ferguson told TV Tonight.
‘It was never a serious offer’: Bauer Media General Manager’s Jayne Ferguson said no formal bid was ever made by New South Wales to host the TV Week Logie Awards (Gold Logie winner for 2017 Samuel Johnson pictured)
‘We had more interest from the Queensland government. They were really excited about the prospect of owning the Logies for the next 4 years,’ she added.
Jayne noted that it would be an exciting time for the Gold Coast, in particular with the lead up to Commonwealth Games.
Also moving up to the Gold Coast is the pre-Logie event, which was usually hosted by Film Victoria.
The industry event will now be hosted by Screen Queensland, giving Gold Coast production companies the chance to showcase their work.
No formal bid: Bauer Media’s Jayne Ferguson said ‘We obviously spoke to them and read in the paper that they wanted it to tour regional NSW but it was never a serious offer’ ( Logie winners Waleed Aly, Carrie Bickmore and Peter Helliar from The Project)
Another change for the awards show that has been finalised is the timing of the show in July during winter.
Award show organisers had to accommodate for the Commonwealth Games happening in April and to coincide with the second half of the year for TV.
‘There will be a little bit of adjustment in the first year, but we are just finalising that now. But everything we do, we do from a viewer’s point of view,’ she noted.
Exciting prospects: Jayne added ‘We had more interest from the Queensland government. They were really excited about the prospect of owning the Logies for the next 4 years’
Headed north: Another change for the awards show that has been finalised is the timing of the show in July during winter to accommodate for the Commonwealth Games happening in April and to coincide with the second half of the year for TV (Delta Goodrem with fans)
TV legend Bert Newton has recently spoken out against the move, telling the Herald Sun: ‘the Logies belong in Melbourne.’
‘In my mind it’s like losing the AFL Grand Final or the Melbourne Cup. They too have always been in Melbourne,’ he said.
‘My fear is if they go somewhere else, we may never get them back.’
Not happy: TV legend Bert Newton (pictured right with wife Patti) recently spoke out against the move saying ‘In my mind it’s like losing the AFL Grand Final or the Melbourne Cup. They too have always been in Melbourne