The ME Awards 2009
The ME Awards 2009 will take place at the:
The Royal Garden Hotel
London W8 4PT
Thursday, October 1st 2009
Put the date in your diaries now!
It will be the biggest night in the content industry calendar, with over 400 execs from all over the world arriving in London to celebrate industry excellence.
There will be 18 awards across three categories comprising Development & Publishing, Services, and Operators & Handsets. We’ll also be handing out a Special Award for the outstanding contribution to mobile content.
How can my company enter?
See below for the full list of categories and awards. Then send a short pitch document (<500 words) containing relevant information about your company (show reels are not necessary) and stating the category you wish to enter, to me-awards@intentmedia.co.uk.
There is no fee for submitting an ME Awards entry.
When is the deadline for submissions?
July 10th 2009. Finalist shortlists will be published on July 27th 2009.
What’s the nominations process?
The ME team decides on the shortlists, basing its decisions on nomination pitch documents and consultation with industry insiders.
What’s the judging process?
The winners are decided by an invited judging panel, which is drawn from the ME contacts book and consists of around 400 execs from all sectors of the business. Members of the jury are sent a PDF containing details of the shortlisted companies. They then base their decisions on this document and their own industry experience. Jury members vote in confidence and cannot vote for themselves or associated companies.
How is the ‘outstanding contribution’ award decided?
This is not a vote. It’s decided upon by the ME team. However, we do accept suggestions from readers.
How much is it to attend?
For details of table sales at the awards and other ticket enquiries contact Jodie.Holdway@bhpr.co.uk or call +44 (0) 1462 456 780.
Can I sponsor the event?
Yes! There are a number of promotional possibilities available. Please contact Simon.Harvey@bhpr.co.uk or call +44 (0) 1462 456 780.
ME AWARDS 2009: The Categories
DEVELOPMENT & PUBLISHING
Best Gambling Company
Best Adult Company
Best D2C Company
Best Games Developer
Best Games Publisher
Best Music Label
Best Video Company
Best Social Media Company
SERVICES
Best Video and TV Service Provider
Best Music Service Provider
Best Games Service Provider
Best Transactions Provider
Best Mobile Publishing Platform
Best Marketing & Advertising Company
Best Search and Location Company
Best App Store
OPERATORS & HANDSETS
Best Handset Company
Best Operator
SPECIAL AWARD
Outstanding contribution to mobile
Last year's winners:
SERVICES
Best Video Service Provider
QuickPlay Media
Best Music Service Provider
Shazam
Best Games Service Provider
Selatra
Best Transactions Provider
Bango
Best Managed Service Platform
End2End Content Services
Best Publishing Platform
Volantis
Best Advertising & Marketing Company
AdMob
Best Search Provider
Taptu
Best Communities Company
Flirtomatic
DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLISHING
Best Imaging Company
Fonestarz
Best Gambling Company
Probability
Best Adult Company
WAAT Media
Best D2C Company
Zed
Best Music Label – SPONSORED BY 24/7 Entertainment
Sony BMG
Best Video Producer
Sky
Best Games Developer
Ideaworks 3D
Best Games Publisher – SPONSORED BY IMR EXECUTIVE
EA Mobile
OPERATORS AND HANDSETS
Best Handset Company
Apple
Best Operator
O2 UK
GRAND PRIX - Outstanding contribution to mobile entertainment
Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Markets, Nokia
The ME Awards 2008 were hosted by Mobile Entertainment magazine and were sponsored and supported by Nokia, Glu, Sega, Momac, Player X, 24/7 Entertainment and IMR Executive.
They have been designed to recognise the achievements of pioneering companies in imaging, music, games and more and are judged in secret by a jury of 400 carefully selected content business executives.
Mobile Entertainment magazine is the international monthly for everyone in the wireless leisure community. It is published by Intent Media.
The ME Awards are managed by ME publisher Intent Media and Barrington Harvey.

















