Twitter Not On The Logies Guest List
April 12th, 2011 | by Mobile Data Group |When Australian television’s biggest stars walk the Logies red carpet on May 1, there will be one notable absence. This year, Twitter is not invited to the party.
Having snaffled back-to-back awards for Most Attention-Seeking Performance in 2009 and 2010, Twitter has been effectively blackballed by organisers of this year’s awards.
Invitations to the ceremony at Crown carry, in very small print, the words: ”Please note, mobiles will not be permitted. Your co-operation is appreciated.”
‘It is because of the tweeting,” a Logies source confirmed yesterday. ”I think we saw the tweeting in the past as being a bit mean-spirited and felt it detracted from the evening.”
The twitterati took their first big Logies scalp in 2009 with a concerted attack on Gretel Killeen’s performance as host.
In 2010, with Killeen replaced as host by Bert Newton, they were at it again, despite a plea from organisers to refrain from using the microblogging service during the ceremony, which is broadcast on a 30-minute delay, so as not to ruin the surprise for those watching at home. (Organisers’ fears were realised when Ray Meagher’s Gold Logie win was revealed by Dannii Minogue on Twitter before it was announced on Channel Nine.)
How effective the move will be is unclear, though. An ACP spokeswoman said there would be no body searches to stamp out renegade phone carriers.
”We’re simply asking the industry to support the show, enjoy the night and respect the Logies and everyone else in the room,” she said.