MediaZone Selected by AlwaysOn as an OnHollywood 100 Top Private Company Award Winner
April 20 2007 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
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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