First ME Awards a resounding success

Wednesday 20th September/...The mobile entertainment industry gathered to acclaim its leading lights at the first ME Awards in London last night. Recognising innovation, creativity and the people who work in mobile content for the first time, the event attracted over 350 representatives from media, technology and entertainment companies around the world.

The wide range of categories covered all aspects of the mobile entertainment space, including hardware, software and b2b applications. Sony Ericsson picked up the award for best handset, Digital Chocolate walked away with the award for best games developer, Gameloft for best games publisher, MTV for best video producer and 3 UK as best operator.

The ME Awards also recognised Ray Anderson, CEO of Bango, with the Special Achievement Award for his contribution to the mobile entertainment content industry.

The ME Awards were sponsored and supported by SEGA along with Nokia, Infospace, Player X, Dot Mobi, MMA, Mice Domino and Gamer TV.

The winners in full:

Best Imaging Company

Fonestarz

Best Gambling Company

Spin3

Best Adult Services Company

Cherrysauce

Best D2C Aggregator

Jamster

Best Games Developer

Digital Chocolate

Best Games Publisher

Gameloft

Best Music Label

Universal Music

Best Video Producer

MTV

Best Video and TV Service Provider

MobiTV

Best Music Service Provider

Shazam

Best Games Service Provider

Terraplay

Best Handset Company

Sony Ericsson

Best Payment/Billing Provider

mBlox

Best Content Service Delivery Platform

Motricity

Best On-Device Portal Provider

SurfKitchen

Best Mobile Marketing Service Provider

Enpocket

Best Content Service

3 UK: See Me TV

Best Operator

3 UK

Outstanding contribution to mobile entertainment

Ray Anderson, Bango

Tim Green, Executive Editor of ME Magazine, said "The innovation and creativity of this sector is remarkable, affecting the habits of many millions of people all around the world. We're delighted to have recognised this exceptional work with the ME Awards."

Companies attending the ME Awards included: BskyB, ITN, ITV, BBC, Nokia, SEGA, Glu, 3, T-Mobile, Orange, Sony Ericsson, Player X, MTV, Infospace, Bango, EA Games, I-Play, Sony BMG, THQ Wireless, RealNetworks, Spin3, Groove Mobile, News International, Universal, Vodafone, O2, Gameloft, Google, EMI, Codemasters, Samsung, Chrysalis, Channel 4, Endemol and Terraplay.