Los Angeles - Variety today published a 2-page spread (pages 10-11) in its Video Business magazine congratulating Digital Media Wire’s “25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment."

The honorees were selected by the editorial team at Digital Media Wire to recognize emerging leaders in the digital media and entertainment industry.

The 2009 honorees are:

Today we unveiled Digital Media Wire's inaugural “25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment” list, honoring emerging leaders in the digital media and entertainment industry. With this list, we recognize 25 of the most innovative, creative and forward-thinking executives in digital entertainment. These individuals and the companies they represent are building the technologies and business models that will shape the future of media and entertainment.

The list of recipients and information about our reception honoring the group at the 2nd Annual Digital Media Insider @ CES at the Venetian in Las Vegas on January 9 is online. Congratulations to this exceptional group of leaders in digital entertainment! We look forward to celebrating with you on January 9.

Los Angeles - Winners of the 2005 Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence (DEMX) Awards, an event produced by Billboard parent company VNU and sponsored by Digital Media Wire, were announced last night in Los Angeles. The awards were held in conjunction with DEMXPO, a two-day conference covering issues in digital music, mobile, digital video, gaming and advertising. AOL chairman and CEO Jon Miller was named "Visionary of the Year," while Microsoft was recognized as "Innovator of the Year" for its Xbox Live Arcade. Other winners included Bungie Studios' "Halo 2," for best console game; Jamdat Mobile's "DOOM RPG" (best mobile game); the U.S. Army's "America's Army" (best advergame); GoldPocket Interactive (best television technology); Motorola iRadio (best radio service); and National Geographic's "Inside 9/11" DVD Set (best use of technology for educational programming).
http://www.digitalentertainmentawards.com/finalists2.html
http://www.demxpo.com