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Apple, Real, Sony and XM Satellite Radio among Leading Finalists for Billboard's First Annual Digital Entertainment Awards
NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 25, 2004 -- Billboard today announced finalists for the first annual Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards. Apple, Ubisoft, Sony Pictures and XM Satellite Radio lead the finalist nominations in multiple categories, including the prestigious "Innovator of the Year" and "Brand of the Year" awards. Apple/Pixar CEO Steve Jobs, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, game designer Will Wright and HDNet chairman/Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference keynote speaker Mark Cuban also received nominations for the "Visionary of the Year" award.
Winners will be announced at the Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards Gala Dinner, which will be held from 6:30pm - 10:30pm on Friday, November 5, 2004 in the Grand Horizon Ballroom, UCLA Covel Commons at Sunset Village.
The Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards celebrate vision, innovation, entrepreneurship and brand development in digital entertainment. With awards in 26 unique categories honoring achievements involving games, music and film, television and video, Billboard recognizes the cutting-edge developments and forward thinkers shaping the future of entertainment.
Billboard has created the awards ceremony in partnership with Digital Media Wire, the digital industry's leading news organization and events company. Finalists were chosen by a panel of distinguished judges from the music, gaming and film/TV industries. Throughout the review and judging process, entries were evaluated on a point system based on specific criteria relevant to each category as set out in the category descriptions. Particular focus was given to innovation, creativity, content, interactivity and market success. For a list of judges please visit www.digitalentertainmentawards.com.
Following is a complete list of finalists for the Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards: -0- *T BEST OF SHOW AWARDS 1. Visionary of the Year Mark Cuban - Chairman, HDNet Rob Glaser - Chairman & CEO, Real Networks Steve Jobs - CEO, Apple / CEO, Pixar Will Wright - Game Designer (SimCity and The Sims) 2. Innovator of the Year Apple, iTunes Bram Cohen, Creator of BitTorrent Dr. Richard Marks and Sony Computer Entertainment America Eyetoy Hugh Panero and XM Satellite Radio, Inc., XM Radio 3. Brand of the Year Apple EA Sports Virgin Mobile XM Satellite Radio MUSIC AWARDS 1. Best Downloadable or Subscription Music Service Apple iTunes Musicmatch on Demand Napster Rhapsody, Real Networks 2. Best Use of Technology by a Music Label LL Nation, Island Def Jam The Andrew W.K. Phone Party Blog, Island Def Jam Twista Promotion on Sprint Wireless, Warner Music Group Wired CD: Rip. Sample. Mash. Share. - Wired Magazine/ Creative Commons 3. Best Use of Technology by an Artist Digital Static's Music & Multimedia DVD 2004 Live Phish NPG Music Club, Prince Rolling Stones Four Flicks, TGA Entertainment 4. Best Radio Service KCRW Launch, Yahoo! Live 365 XM Satellite Radio 5. Best Use of Technology for a Music Marketing Campaign Ben Harper Experience, Maven Networks Holly Valance "State of Mind" Mobile Campaign, Shazam Entertainment Method Man/Blender/ESPN Football Tournament, Island Def Jam Steve Winwood - Access Hollywood Promotion, Jun Group, Inc 6. Music DVD of the Year Coldplay, Live2003, Parophone Dave Matthews Band in Central Park, Coming Home Studios Rolling Stones Four Flicks, TGA Entertainment The Filth and the Fury: The Sex Pistols, New Line Home Entertainment 7. Best Digital Music Community Daily Download, Fuse MP3.com, CNET Networks Napster Pho List 8. Digital Music Innovation of the Year Harmony, Real Networks HD Radio - Digital Technology for AM & FM Broadcasting, iBiquity Digital Corporation Musicmatch on Demand, Musicmatch XM Satellite Radio GAMES AWARDS 1. PC or Console Game of the Year City of Heroes, NCSoft Prince of Persia, Ubisoft Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Lucas Arts and BioWare Corp Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, Ubisoft 2. Handheld Game of the Year Astro Boy: Omega Factor (GBA), Sega Jamdat Bowling 2, Jamdat Mobile Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga (GBA), Nintendo Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Gameloft 3. Web/Downloadable Game of the Year Chappelle's Show Skate Bored Game, Comedy Central Feeding Frenzy, Sprout Games, LLC Jewel Quest, iWin, Inc. Shroomz: Quest for Puppy, Game Trust, Inc. 4. Multiplayer Game of the Year City of Heroes, NCSoft Socom II: U.S. Navy Seals, Sony Computer Entertainment America Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, Ubisoft Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC), Atari 5. Advergame of the Year BMW X3 Adventure, Skyworks Technologies Inc. Radio Shack ZipZaps Special Edition, Online Racing Game on Shockwave.com SAAB Rev. Racing, Fuel Industries The Subservient Chicken, Crispin Porter & Bogusky for Burger King 6. Best Character in a Game Link from Legend of Zelda, Nintendo The Chronicle of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Vivendi Universal Games Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, Ubisoft True Crime: Streets of LA, Activision 7. Best Use of Sound in a Game Freedom Fighters, Electronic Arts, Music by Jesper Kyd Productions DOOM 3, Activision Tony Hawk's Underground, Activision True Crime: Streets of LA, Activision 8. Game Developer of the Year BioWare Corp Maxis, Electronics Arts Pandemic Studios Ubisoft Montreal 9. Game Innovation of the Year Doom 3, Activision Eyetoy, Dr. Richard Marks and Sony Computer Entertainment America Nintendo DS Qualcomm's Brew Film/TV/Video AWARDS 1. Best Interactive Television Programming GSN One-Screen Interactive on Oceanic Time Warner Cable NASCAR in Car, NASCAR Digital Entertainment Reality TV Bytes, Ball State University - Center for Media Design Showtime Interactive, Showtime Networks 2. Best Use of Technology for Educational Programming Baby Einstein: Numbers Nursery, The Walt Disney Co. The Brain, Ball State University - Center for Media Design The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials: 1952-2004, American Museum of the Moving Image Training ASDA Colleagues with 24/7 TV, Hughes Network Systems, ASDA 3. Best Use of Technology in a Feature Film or Film-related Project Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Walt Disney Polar Express, Sony Pictures Imageworks Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: The Flying Legion Air Combat Challenge, Blitz DS Games & Paramount Pictures Spider-Man 2, Sony Pictures Imageworks 4. Most Innovative Use of Technology for Advertising Alfie - Official Movie Website, Big Spaceship America Online Partners with The WB and Warner Bros. Television to Provide Online Preview of "Jack & Bobby" Prior to its Network Debut, America Online, Inc. I, Robot - Official Movie Site, Big Spaceship Master and Commander: The Farside of the World, Maven Networks 5. Best Video On-demand Service Gotuit On Demand, Gotuit Media IFC Films On Demand, Rainbow Media Mag Rack, Rainbow Media Movielink, a joint venture of Metro-Golwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros 6. Television Technology of the Year DLP Technology, Digital Light Processing, DLP Products, a division of Texas Instruments GoldPocket's Event Matrix iTV System, GoldPocket Interactive Reality TV Bytes, Ball State University, Center for Media Design TiVo *T
For the most updated information on the conference and event, please visit www.digitalentertainmentawards.com.
About Billboard:
Now in its 110th year, Billboard is the world's premier music industry publication and a diverse digital, events and brand-licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video and digital entertainment issues and trends. Billboard is the flagship property for the Billboard Information Group, which also consists of Billboard.biz, Billboard.com, Billboard Chart Alert, Billboard Information Network (BIN), Billboard Directories, Billboard Licensing & Events and Billboard Radio Monitor. The Group is a unit of VNU Business Media, a worldwide media company that provides specialized publications, electronically delivered data, expositions and marketing services and is owned by VNU Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Netherlands-based VNU, an international publishing and information company.
About Digital Media Wire, Inc.:
Digital Media Wire is a news organization, publisher and events company serving the digital media industry since May 2000. We publish a well-respected free daily email newsletter, industry reports & directories, and the only in-depth law and policy monthly focusing on developments impacting digital media. Our executive forum in Los Angeles and New York City feature the leading minds in digital media, are recognized by the press and provide valuable networking opportunities. We encourage you to sample our products and services, and welcome inquiries about how we can put our knowledge & relationships to work for you.
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