Gong (magazine)

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

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

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

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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

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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. ^ a b 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

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* Official website by Gong

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