MediaZone, a leading global online broadcaster, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnHollywood 100 Top Private Companies. The OnHollywood 100 is a power list of the top private emerging technology companies in digital entertainment and media. MediaZone was handpicked by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on a set of five criteria�innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation. MediaZone and the OnHollywood 100 will be honored at the OnHollywood digital entertainment and media event, May 1-3, 2007, at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California. OnHollywood delves into the challenges, opportunities and business models of the digital era, and showcases the most innovative private companies that are changing the way entertainment and media is created, distributed, consumed and monetized. �OnHollywood is an important forum that presents and debates the critical issues surrounding the transformation of the entertainment economy to one based on digital technology,� said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. �Digital technology has transformed the way content is created and delivered to consumers everywhere. The OnHollywood Top 100 companies are an elite group of innovators who are using this technology to revolutionize the industry.� The OnHollywood 100 was selected from more than 1,000 companies, peer-nominated by leading venture capitalists, investment bankers and industry analysts. Since its debut in 2004, MediaZone has become a recognized leader in professionally produced broadband video programming, delivering more than 2,000 premier global sports, entertainment and cultural events per year. MediaZone maintains a paid service that offers both live and on-demand coverage of various events from around the world that otherwise would not be accessible to consumer audiences. Recent coverage includes the New York City Marathon, SANZAR Rugby, FIBA Basketball, World Curling Championships, World Skiing and Luge Championships and various Motocross competitions throughout the year. Additionally, MediaZone�s Social TV Service offers ad-supported content available to audiences at no cost. This platform contains interactive and community-based features that allow interaction between consumers experiencing the same content. The company has also developed long-term exclusive content partnerships with major media brands including NBC Sports, AOL and the Shanghai Media Group. A full list of all the OnHollywood 100 companies can be found on the AlwaysOn Web site at:�http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/8389 �MediaZone is thrilled to be chosen as one of the OnHollywood 100,� said Jan Steenkamp, MediaZone Chairman. �MediaZone is committed to providing live and on-demand coverage of events from around the world as well as a unique opportunity to foster interaction between peers in various communities of interest. We appreciate the recognition as a pioneer in the online entertainment media industry.� About OnHollywood 2007: May 1-3 @ The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, California OnHollywood is where cutting edge technology from the backstreets of Silicon Valley converges with Hollywood�s media and entertainment elite. The two-and-a-half day event borrows from the �film market� tradition by providing an open environment for digital media and entertainment entrepreneurs to meet the big-time studio, telco and consumer electronics executives, venture capitalists and media. At OnHollywood, our editors will also honor the OnHollywood 100 Top Private Companies. Fifty of the top CEOs from the OnHollywood 100 will pitch their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in our �CEO Showcase." About MediaZone MediaZone is a leading global online broadcaster specializing in professionally-produced sports, international and entertainment video programming. MediaZone has established lasting exclusive partnerships with leading media brands including AOL, NBC Sports and the Shanghai Media Group and is the official online broadcast partner for major events such as Wimbledon, FIBA Basketball and SANZAR rugby. Through its next generation platform, MediaZone links premier content with unprecedented interactivity for a completely new user experience. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in China and Europe. MediaZone is a division of MIH Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Naspers (Nasdaq:NPSN). For more information, please visit: MediaZone.com. About MediaZone�s Social TV Service: Social TV is the newest service from MediaZone, a leading global online broadcaster specializing in professionally-produced sports, international and entertainment video programming. Through its next generation Social TV service, MediaZone links premier content with unprecedented interactivity for a completely new user experience. Unique features include chatting with others watching the same show, ratings & comments, blog publishing, and other tools to deliver a far more comprehensive interactive platform than current video sites offer. Viewers can share their thoughts and passions while watching Social TV�s numerous hard-to-find programming channels. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in China and Europe. MediaZone is a division of MIH Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Naspers (Nasdaq:NPSN). For more information, please visit: MediaZone.com. About AlwaysOn ALWAYSON ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, ALWAYSON continued to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members can connect and engage. ALWAYSON is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (STANFORD SUMMIT, ALWAYSON HOLLYWOOD, ALWAYSON MEDIA and GOINGGREEN) and quarterly print �blogozine� by empowering its members to post and share their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know, ALWAYSON is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.
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