ME Awards 2009: All the winners confirmed

London. Apple, BBC and Shazam were among the winners of the fourth annual ME Awards last night, with a special award going to Hungama Mobile’s Neeraj Roy.

The ceremony, which rewards innovation and creativity in the mobile content sector, took place at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London. It attracted delegates from over 120 companies in media, technology and entertainment around the world. The awards recognised achievement in the following categories: development and publishing; services; handsets and operators.

It was a great night for Apple, which retained the Best Handset Company award, and for Flirtomatic, Shazam and Admob, all of which retained their awards from the 2008 event. First time winners included PlayPhone, Vodafone, Universal Music, Saffron Digital and others.

But the loudest applause of the evening went to Neeraj Roy, who became the fourth winner of the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Mobile Entertainment’ award. He received his prize for building India’s biggest content company, and for his energy in promoting the industry all over the world.

Reflecting back on a memorable evening, Tim Green, executive editor of Mobile Entertainment magazine, said:  “The ME Awards event is a chance for the mobile content business to celebrate its amazing progress into the mainstream. And with the whole world obsessed with apps and widgets, it really feels like the industry is at the centre of things. Congratulations to all the winners.”


The winners in full:

DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLISHING

Best Gambling Company
Cellectivity

Best Adult Company
Cherry Media

Best D2C Company
PlayPhone

Best Games Developer
Digital Chocolate

Best Games Publisher
EA Mobile

Best Music Label
Universal Music

Best Video Company
BBC

Best Social Media Company
Flirtomatic

SERVICES

Best Video & TV Service Provider
Saffron Digital

Best Games Service Provider
Metaflow
 
Best Transactions Provider
Ericsson IPX
 
Best Publishing Platform
Netbiscuits
 
Best Search and Location Company
Yahoo Mobile

Best Marketing & Advertising Company
AdMob  
 
Best App Store
Apple

OPERATORS AND HANDSETS

Best Handset Company
Apple

Best Operator
Vodafone

SPECIAL AWARD
Outstanding Contribution to Mobile Entertainment
Neeraj Roy, CEO of Hungama Mobile


For more information about the ME Awards please contact Tim Green at Intent Media
01992 535646 / tim.green@intentmedia.co.uk
                           
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