Gong (magazine)

Gong is a German radio and (today^{[as of?]}, primarily) television listings magazine owned and published by the German media conglomerate Funke Mediengruppe.^[1]

Gong

Cover of the first issue of Gong
Categories	Television listings magazine
Frequency	Weekly
First issue	10 October 1948 (1948-10-10)
Company	Funke Mediengruppe
Country	Germany
Based in	Nuremberg
Language	German
Website	www.gong.de

An extract from the magazine, was featured in the secondary school early '90s German textbook Zickzack, as part of a reading exercise.

History and profile

The first edition of Gong appeared in October 1948.^[2] The magazine is published weekly and has its headquarters in Nuremberg.^[2] It was formerly based in Munich.^[3]

Since 1979, the magazine has awarded annual Goldener Gong prizes for outstanding achievement by actors, directors, writers, presenters, and producers in the German television world.^[4]

References

1. "Funke media group awards complete periodicals logistics to Logwin". Logwin Logistics. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
2. Western Europe 2003. Psychology Press. 30 November 2002. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
3. Marjorie Miller (14 February 1995). "Focus Gives German Giant a Run for Its Readership". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
4. Gabbatt, Adam; Shone, Tom; Keller, Emma G.; Gabbatt (AG), Adam; Shone (TS), Tom; Keller (EGK), Emma G. (2013-01-14). "2013 Golden Globes live: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host Hollywood elite". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

External links

• Official website by Gong