The companies shortlisted for the ME Awards have been confirmed, with the winners to be revealed at a gala event on September 19th.
Hundreds of nominations poured in for the Sega-sponsored awards last month as the deadline for entries loomed. Thereafter a small panel of experts made their judgements on which nominees should make the shortlists in 18 award categories.Over 300 industry execs are now set to appraise these shortlists and will vote for their winners over the next few weeks. The victors will receive their awards in September at the Kensington Royal Garden Hotel in London. Go to www.mobile-ent.biz/awards for more details.
The finalists are:
DEVELOPMENT & PUBLISHING (sponsored by Nokia)
Best Imaging Company
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Fonestarz
Getty
Cognima
Image Semantics
AG Interactive
Best Gambling Company
Probability Games
EGET
Cellectivity
Spin3
Slotland
Best Adult Services Company
Cherrysauce
3OOOH
Brickhouse
PhoneBox
WAAT Media
Best D2C Aggregator
Jamster
Monstermob
Zingy
LaNetro Zed
iTouch
Best Games Developer
Rockpool
Digital Chocolate
Real Networks/Mr. Goodliving
Distinctive
Morpheme
Infospace Games
Best Games Publisher
Glu Mobile
I-play
Gameloft
Hands-On
Electronic Arts
THQ Wireless
Best Music Label
Beggars Group
EMI
Sony BMG
Warner Music
Universal Music
Best Video Producer
Fun Little Movies
MTV
Cyoshi
Inmobia
ITN On
Player X
SERVICES & HARDWARE
Best Video and TV Service Provider (sponsored by Player X)
MobiTV
MIG
Mobix Interactive
Mobile Media
Alcatel
BSkyB
Best Music Service Provider
Groove Mobile
Widerthan
Musiwave
Shazam
Sony Network Services
Best Games Service Provider
Terraplay
Exit Games
July Systems
Tira Wireless
Sennari
Best Handset Company
Sony Ericsson
LG
Nokia
Samsung
Motorola
Best Payment/Billing Provider
WIN
mBlox
Bango
Netsize
Valista
MX Telecom
Best Content Service Delivery Platform
End2End
Motricity
Opera Telecom
Echovox
Amdocs Qpass
Mobilitec
Best On-Device Portal Provider
SurfKitchen
Mad4Games
Everypoint
Action Engine
Qualcomm UIOne
Best Mobile Marketing Service Provider (sponsored by the MMA)
Enpocket
Flytxt
12 Snap
Hungama
Ipsh!
OPERATORS
Best Content Service (sponsored by dotMobi)
3 UK: See Me TV
Orange UK: Orange Music
Sprint: Game Lobby
SK Telecom: Mel-On
Virgin UK: Virgin Bites
Best Operator
Telefonica Moviles
Vodafone
O2 UK
Telia Sonera
3 UK
