TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... GTV-9, one of the first two commercial TV stations in Melbourne, Australia. ...

In 1958, the title was shortened to TV WEEK and circulation expanded to Sydney, then the only other TV market in Australia. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ...

At the close of 1958, Melbourne readers of TV WEEK were invited to vote for their favourite TV personalities and programs. Graham Kennedy and Panda Lisner from GTV-9's In Melbourne Tonight were voted Melbourne's most popular TV personalities. Kennedy then named the awards the Logies, after the inventor of television, John Logie Baird. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Graham Cyril Kennedy (15 February 1934-25 May 2005) was an Australian radio, television and film performer. ... GTV-9, one of the first two commercial TV stations in Melbourne, Australia. ... In Melbourne Tonight, otherwise known as IMT, was a variety and interview television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 1957 to 1970. ... The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry annual awards. ... John Logie Baird (August 14, 1888 – June 14, 1946) was a Scottish engineer, who is best known for being the first person to demonstrate a working television. ...

TV WEEK expanded publication as television launched in other capital cities and regional areas across Australia.

In 1959, TV WEEK had a competitior, TV Times, published by the Australian Broadcasting Commission. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ...

In 1980, TV WEEK merged with rival publications TV Times and the Australian version of TV Guide. The revamped publication continued to be known as TV WEEK and was now a joint venture between Kerry Packer's Australian Consolidated Press (who had bought out the former TV Times from the ABC) and Southdown Press (later Pacific Publications), with the latter publishing the magazine on behalf of both parties. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about TV programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... Kerry Packer Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer (born 17 December 1937) is an Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon. ... Australian Consolidated Press (ACP), a member of Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national public broadcaster. ...

In 2002, Packer effectively bought TV WEEK out of the joint venture. A legal battle over the custody of the magazines Logie Awards followed as both Australian Consolidated Press and Pacific Publications claimed ownership. Pacific wanted to use the Logies to promote their new rival TV listing What's On Weekly. Packer won the battle and the Logies stayed connected to TV WEEK. The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry annual awards. ...

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