Apple, Real, Sony and XM Satellite Radio among Leading Finalists for Billboard's First Annual Digital Entertainment Awards.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Billboard today announced finalists for the first annual Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards. Apple, Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) is a computer and video game publisher and developer with headquarters in Montreuil-sous-Bois, France. The company has facilities in over 20 countries, including development studios in Montréal and Québec City, Quebec, Canada; , Sony SONY Standard Oil of New York (common, but untrue; it's an urban legend) 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 (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Steve Jobs Steve Jobs - Stephen Jobs , Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser Rob Glaser (born January 16, 1962), is the founder of RealNetworks (1994) which produced RealAudio, RealVideo, RealPlayer, Helix, among other products and services. Before RealNetworks, he became a millionaire by working for Microsoft for 10 years. , game designer Will Wright and HDNet HDNet is a general interest television channel in the United States, broadcasting exclusively in high-definition format, and available via cable and satellite television. The channel currently shows a wide variety of HD programming, using the 1080i video standard, without focusing chairman/Billboard Digital Entertainment Conference keynote keynote /key·note/ (ke´not) in homeopathy, the characteristic property of a drug that indicates its use in treating a similar symptom of disease. speaker Mark Cuban Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)[1] is an American billionaire entrepreneur.[2] He is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, an NBA franchise[3] and Chairman of HDNet, an HDTV cable network. also received nominations for the "Visionary 1. visionary - One who hacks vision, in the sense of an Artificial Intelligence researcher working on the problem of getting computers to "see" things using TV cameras. (There isn't any problem in sending information from a TV camera to a computer. 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 Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant , November November: see month. 5, 2004 in the Grand Horizon Ballroom
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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
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