The Seven Network is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia.
Network 7[]
1962-1963[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Impact
Launched:
July 1st, 1962
On July 1, 1962, ATN-7 Sydney and HSV-7 Melbourne came together to form Network 7. They would soon be joined by BTQ-7 Brisbane and ADS-7 Adelaide.
Australian Television Network (first era)[]
1963–1969[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
Unknown
In 1963, Network 7 was rebranded the Australian Television Network.
Seven Network (first era)[]
1969–1976[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
October 5th, 1969
This logo was first used across the metropolitan stations (sans Seven Perth) on October 5, 1969, featured the numeral seven inside a ring. Both BTQ-7 Brisbane and ADS-7 Adelaide would continue to use this logo until July 1976.
1975–1989[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
March 1st, 1975
Colour television was introduced across the network on March 1, 1975, along with a new Circle 7 logo incorporating a bright ring of the colours of the visual light spectrum. This logo was later adopted by both BTQ-7 Brisbane and ADS-7 Adelaide in July 1976, by TVW-7 Perth in October 1977, and by SAS-7 Adelaide on 27 December 1987 after it switched ownerships with ADS-10. In the reality show Holey Moley Australia, this logo was seen on jackets of the hosts.
Australian Television Network (second era)[]
In In 1987, the network was sold by Fairfax Media to Qintex Entertainment, and the network attempted to revert to its original name through a complete rebrand; however, the Seven Network name was ultimately kept and became the official name of the network with the Australian Television Network name being used in a secondary form and for network productions between 1987 and 1991.
1987–1989[]
1989–1991[]
In 1991, soley as part of Qintex's catastrophic bankruptcy, the network was forced into receivership at the hands of fugitive Christopher Skase and was spun out by administrators as Seven Group Holdings.[1]
Seven Network (second era)[]
1989–1999[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
January 23rd, 1989
On January 23, 1989, the recently renamed Seven Network introduced a new red logo with the circle modified to incorporate the numeral. The "Circle 7" was loosely based on the logo used by ABC's Washington, D.C. affiliate WMAL-TV (later to become WJLA-TV) between 1975 and 2001. The new logo was rolled out along with evening soap Home and Away and a relaunched Seven Nightly News (later to become Seven News). In 1999, new idents and branding were introduced with the slogan "The One To Watch".
2000–present[]
2000–2003[]
Designer:
Cato Brand Partners
Typography:
Gill Sans Bold
Launched:
January 1, 2000
On New Years Day in 2000, Seven replaced its ring logo and the ribbon logo was launched to coincide with the new millennium celebration and the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney. The ribbon logo was used in five colour variants: red, orange, yellow, green and blue, to symbolise passion, involving, fun, life and energy respectively.
2003–present[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
September 1, 2003
On 1 September 2003, the ribbon logo was simplified as it effectively became simply two angled trapezoids. The logo's gradient, shadows and colour-coded usages from the previous logo were removed, becoming solid red and this logo has been used for over 19 years. This logo was also launched on 1 January 2000 as an on-screen bug and as a print logo.
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Current programming: Beat Bugs | Kitty is Not a Cat | Larry the Wonderpup | 60 Minute Makeover | Bargain Hunt | Escape to the Country | Rosemary and Thyme | Judge John Deed | Inspector Lynley Mysteries | A Touch of Frost | Selling Houses Australia | Prime Suspect | Cleaning Up | The Yorkshire Vet | Lewis | Doc Martin | Foyle's War | Father Brown | Brit Cops | The Vicar of Dibley | Get Arty | Inspector Morse | Pipsqueaks | The Last Detective
