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BILLBOARD LAUNCHES FIRST ANNUAL
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS Billboard, the international authority on music, video and digital entertainment, today announced the launch of the first annual Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference & Awards. Billboard has created this event in partnership with Digital Media Wire, the digital industry's leading news organization and events-company. The Awards show will take place on November 5, 2004 at the Grand Horizon Ballroom at UCLA's Covel at Sunset Village, as part of the Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference, being held November 4-5 in Los Angeles. The Awards will include 30 market-leading categories honoring innovation, entrepreneurship, digital gaming, music, film, television and video in digital entertainment. Judges are comprised of an elite group of industry executives and leaders hand picked from the digital entertainment industry, representing the creative community, major entertainment companies, academic institutions and the media. The panel of judges choosing finalists and winners are as follows: -- Keith Boesky (ICM) "Billboard is proud to be leading the charge to recognize the cutting-edge developments and forward thinkers shaping the future of digital entertainment," said Billboard President & Publisher John Kilcullen. "The individuals who we have chosen as judges for these awards are visionary executives and creative minds who are driving the transformation of the digital entertainment industry." "It is important to honor the companies whose hard work and achievements have made an impact in technology as well as the entertainment industry," says Ned Sherman, President of Digital Media Wire. "These companies deserve the recognition as market leaders, which is what the Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards will be honoring. We recognize this as a milestone event in the industry and wish them well in the competition." The deadline for entries for the 2004 Awards is September 15. Submissions will be accepted online and will be judged on creative and business criteria. For more information, or to submit a company for the Digital Entertainment Awards, please visit www.digitalentertainmentawards.com. Finalists will be recognized in a fall issue of Billboard magazine and the winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles on the evening of November 5. Conference panel topics, speakers and moderators will be posted to the website as confirmed. About Billboard: Now in its 110th year, Billboard is the world's premier music industry publication and a diverse 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.com, Billboard.biz, Billboard Chart Alert, Billboard Information Network (BIN), Billboard Directories, Billboard Licensing & Events and Airplay 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
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