ME Awards 2008: The Finalists!

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ME staff Aug 6 2008, 11:01am

The debating nearly killed us, but here they are – the shortlisted finalists for the ME Awards 2008...

There are around 100 of them. It’s been hellish whittling the list of entries down to a ton, so God knows how the judges will choose the winners, but we’re confident our panel of 400 industry execs will make the right decisions.

Good luck to all the finalists, and we look forward to seeing you all on Thursday, September 25th (scroll down for details about the awards presentation evening itself).

And thanks to our Platinum Partner Nokia, Gold Partners Sega and Glu Mobile, Silver Partner Player X and Best Music Label category sponsor 24-7 Entertainment.

The ME Awards 2008 Finalists in full:

DEVELOPMENT & PUBLISHING

Best Imaging Company
Scalado
Fonestarz
Fun Text
Mobivention
Aspiro

Best Gambling Company
Cecure
Spin3
Probability
Mfuse
Cellectivity

Best Adult Services Company
Brickhouse
CherryMedia
WAAT
Princess Productions
Minick

Best D2C Company
Zed
News Group
Dada
Thumbplay
Playphone
Buongiorno

Best Games Developer
Digital Chocolate
Digital Legends
Distinctive Developments
Ideaworks 3D
Progressive Media

Best Games Publisher
Glu Mobile
Gameloft
THQ Wireless
EA Mobile
Hands-On Mobile
I-play
VG Mobile

Best Music Label
(Sponsored by 24-7 Entertainment)

Ministry of Sound
Sony BMG
Warner
Universal
Def Jam

Best Video Producer
Mobstar Media
MTV
ITN On
ITV
Sky

SERVICES

Best Video Service Provider
MediaFLO USA
Rhythm New Media
Player X
Sling Media
QuickPlay Media

Best Music Service Provider
LiveWire Mobile
Omnifone
Shazam
Napster
24-7 Entertainment

Best Games Service Provider
Zeemote
Absolute Quality
Greystripe
Selatra
Universally Speaking

Best Transactions Provider
Bango
Netsize
mBlox
Ericsson IPX

Dialogue
Valista

Best Managed Service Platform
MIG
WIN
Materna
End2End
Tanla
Picsel

Best Publishing Platform
Momac
Wapple
Saffron
Infomedia
Netbiscuits
Volantis

Best Marketing & Advertising Company
Celltick
Ad Infuse
Screentonic
4th Screen
AdMob

Best Search Provider
Jumptap
MCN
Taptu
Yahoo
Google

Best Communities Company
GoFresh
Peperoni
Flirtomatic
BuzzCity
Shozu

OPERATORS & HANDSETS

Best Handset Company
Nokia
Sony Ericsson
HTC
Apple
Motorola

Best Operator
Orange UK
3UK
Vodafone UK
O2 UK
TIM

SPECIAL AWARD

Outstanding contribution to mobile entertainment - this award is decided by the ME team. It’s not a vote, but we do welcome suggestions.

NOTE: You can also download a special supplement detailing the ME Awards 2008 finalists in full technicolour. Just click here to download the PDF of the August issue of ME - the awards supplement is attached to the same file.

ME AWARDS FAQ

What happens next?

The ME Awards are democratic. The prizes go to companies, not products or services, and are judged by a panel of over 400 industry execs. These individuals make their decisions based upon their own knowledge of the market, with the ME Awards supplement for reference. The company with the most votes wins. Simple!

When and where are the awards handed out?

The ME Awards 2008
Thursday, September 25th 2008
Royal Garden Hotel
London W8

Tickets: £295 +VAT or £2,750 +VAT for tables of ten.

Please contact Jodie.Holdway@bhpr.co.uk or +44 (0) 1462 456 780 or click here for more details.