Note: The OnDemandies Consortium will meet in Committee Dinner on Tuesday, March 28th at Digital Hollywood Spring. The next OnDemandies Awards event will be held at Digital Hollywood Fall, October 24th in Santa Monica - Submission instructions will be posted here in July, 2006.

Archive of Last Year's Awards
Thursday, March 31st, 2005
5:00 PM - Poolside at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
The OnDemandies
The Industry Awards To Recognize the Highest Standards of Achievement in On-Demand Entertainment & Technology

Award Rules and Information and Voting Procedure - Click Here

See the Full List of Nominees and Finalists

The OnDemandies - Winners & Runner-Up
I. OnDemand Industry Innovation Award
Winner - Apple Computer and iTunes
Runner-Up - Comcast

II. OnDemand Programming Innovation Award
Winner - AOL Music On Demand
Runner-Up - NFL Network "NFL Replay"

III. OnDemand Technology Innovation Award - Cable, Satellite, Telco
Winner - TiVo
Runner-Up - Comcast Media Center

IV. Innovation in OnDemand & DTV Cable, Satellite or Telco, Broadband Movie Service
Winner - Movielink
Runner-Up - AtomFilms

V. Innovation in OnDemand & DTV Cable, Satellite or Telco Broadband Sports Service
Winner - NASCAR on TV, DTV and Online
Runner-Up - ESPN OnDemand and ESPN.com

VI. Best Broadband Music or Information Service
Winner - Apple iTunes & iTunes Music Store
Runner-Up - Rhapsody

VII. Best Mobile Music Service
Winner - XM's Portable Satellite Radio
Runner-Up - SIRIUS Satellite Radio

VIII. Best Mobile Video Service
Winner - CNN Content on Verizon Phones
Runner-Up - MobiTV

IX. Best Mobile Games Publisher and Service
Winner - JAMDAT Mobile
Runner-Up - (M)FORMA

X. Best Broadband On-Demand Streaming and/or Download Video Service
Winner - CNN NewsPass
Runner-Up - AtomFilms

XI. Best in On-Demand Television Programming Series
Winner - HBO – The Sopranos
Runner-Up - HBO – Curb Your Enthusiasm

XII. Best in On-Demand Television – Channel
Winner - HBO OnDemand
Runner-Up - AOL Music On Demand

XIII. Best New Video On Demand Technology
Winner - ABC News Digital Media Group
Runner-Up - Comcast – Gemstar TV Guide – iGuide

XIV. Best Interactive TV Special or Service
Winner - NASCAR Digital Entertainment & iN DEMAND
Runner-Up - Sesame Street Play and Learn Channel

XV. Best On-Demand Games Service
Winner - Shockwave.com GameBlast
Runner-Up - Sony Online Games

XVI. Best On-Demand only Channel
Winner - AOL Music On Demand
Runner-UP - Comcast – Select On-Demand

XVII. - Best Overall PVR Technology
Winner - TiVo
Runner-Up - Microsoft: Media Center

XVIII. Best Cable PVR Technology
Winner - Comcast HD DVR
Runner-Up - Moxi Media Center, by Digeo

XIX. Best OnDemand Advertising Technology & Programming Innovation Award
Winner - Cadillac - General Motors
Runner-Up - Kraft Foods

XX. Best User Navigation, Guides & Interface Experience
Winner - Comcast – Gemstar TV Guide – iGuide
Runner-Up - Moxi Media Center, by Digeo

XXI. Best On Demand Technology for Viewing Highlights
Winner - TiVo: Now Showing/Showcase
Runner-Up - Showtime Interactive

XXII. Best Total On-Demand Offering by an Operator
Winner - Comcast
Runner-Up - Time Warner Cable

Awards Committee:
The OnDemandies Awards Committee

Co-Chair:
Mike Hayashi, Senior VP Advanced Technology, Time Warner Cable
Mark Hess, Senior VP Digital Television, Comcast
Tom Cerio, Executive Vice President Distribution, HBO
Wilt Hildenbrand, Chief Technology Officer, Cablevision
Jeff Binder, President, Broadbus Technologies
Victor Harwood, President, Digital Hollywood

Awards Committee Members
Ty Ahmad-Taylor, Director Strategic Planning Comcast Online
Joseph Ambeault, Director of Broadband Systems, SeaChange International
Scott Campbell, US Media & Communications Industry Advisor, British Consulate-General
John Canning, Tech Evangilist, Microsoft, Windows eHome
L.M. Kit Carson, Film Producer, Writer (Paris, Texas), co-founder, TheWirelessStudio
Arthur C. Chang, President, Tipping Point Partners, LLC
Alan Citron, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Movielink
Kevin Cohen, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Interactive/Enhanced Television, Turner Network Sales
Ted Cohen, Senior Vice President, D3 – Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Recorded Music
Kevin Conroy, EVP, America Online, Inc.
Rick Doherty, co-founder and Director, The Envisioneering Group
Mike Dougherty, VP of Corporate Development, Loudeye
Jim Dyer, IBM Media & Entertainment Marketing
Bruce Gersh, Senior Vice President Business Development, ABC Entertainment Group
Rob Glidden, Market Development Manager, Broadband and Digital Media, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Marty Gordon, Vice President, Philips Electronics Hollywood Office
Bethany Gorfine, President & CEO, Federal Hill Communications
Tim Hanlon, Senior Vice President/Director, Emerging Contacts, Starcom MediaVest Group
Ken Hertz, Senior Partner, Goldring Hertz & Lichtenstein LLP
Virl Hill, Director, Business Development, Consumer Services, RealNetworks
Jaymes A. Hines, CEO, NDY Media Group
Jane Kagon, Director, UCLA Extension's Department of Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts
Michael Kassan, Media and Entertainment Consultant
Derek Kuhn P.Eng., AVP Marketing and Business Development Broadband Video, Alcatel Strategic Solutions, Chairman, Broadband Services Forum
Laurie Lawrence, OnDemand & PPV, Universal NBC
Ross Levinsohn, Senior Vice President & General Manager – Fox Sports Interactive Media
Don Levy, SVP, Marketing & Communications, Sony Pictures Digital
Andy Lipschultz, Product Manager, Digital Media, Nextel Communications
Sandip H. Mandera, Digital Home Evangelist, Intel Corporation
Curt Marvis, CEO, CinemaNow
Neil McGinness, Vice President, National Lampoon
Ben Mendelson, founder & President, Interactive Television Alliance
Hassan Miah, Managing Director, Media and Entertainment, Intel Capital
David F. Nathanson, VP, Advanced Services and Channel Development, Fox Cable Networks Group & GM, Fox College Sports
Mitch Oscar, Executive Vice President, Carat Digital
Jeffrey Pollack, Managing Director, Broadcasting and New Media, NASCAR Digital Entertainment
Josh Rose, Senior Vice President, Director, iDeutsch, Deutsch, Inc.
Jay Samit, General Manager, Sony Connect
Marc Scarpa, Producer/Director, Chair, Producers Guild of America, New Media Council NY Committee
Lori H. Schwartz, VP-Director, Emerging Media, Zentropy Partner
Pallavi Shah, Digital Rights Management Strategist, Hewlett-Packard
Ralph Simon, Mobile Entertainment Forum, U.S. Chair Americas
Laurel Skillman, Vice President, Marketing, GameSpot and MP3
Anthony Stonefield, Chief Strategy Officer, InfoSpace Mobile
Robert Tercek, Executive VP Programming, Chief Strategy Officer, (M)FORMA
Richard D. Titus, President, Schematic
Joseph Varet, MTV Business Development & Strategy, MTV Networks
Julia Veale, Vice President, Business Development, Showtime Networks
Sun Jen Yung, Director, Media Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
Zack Zalon, President, Virgin Digital


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