Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards
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| Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards (DECA) | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "Excellence in innovation, entrepreneurship and effective brand development in music, video games, television, film and video" |
| First awarded | 2004 |
| Website | www |
The Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually. Categories include websites, games, music, radio service, Visionary of the Year, and Innovator of the Year.[1]
Editions
[edit]2004
[edit]2004 was the inaugural event of the Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards (DECA). The awards were handed out in a ceremony at UCLA's Grand Horizon Ballroom on Nov. 5, 2004.
Winners included:
- Visionary of the Year: Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple Inc. / CEO, Pixar
- Visionary of the Year: Max Wright (nominee)[2]
- Innovator of the Year: Hugh Panero and XM Satellite Radio, Inc., XM Radio
- Brand of the Year: Apple Inc.
GAMES
- Game Innovation of the Year: Eyetoy, Dr. Richard Marks and Sony Computer Entertainment America
- PC or Console Game of the Year: “City of Heroes,” NCSoft
- Handheld Game of the Year: “Mario & Luigi: Super Star Saga” (GBA), Nintendo
- Web/Downloadable Game of the Year: Shroomz: “Quest for Puppy,” Game Trust, Inc.
- Multiplayer Game of the Year: “City of Heroes,” NCSoft
- Advergame of the Year: “The Subservient Chicken,” Crispin Porter & Bogusky for Burger King
- Game Developer of the Year: BioWare Corp
- Game Developer of the Year: Maxis for The Sims 2 (nominee)[2]
- Best Character in a Game: Link from “Legend of Zelda,” Nintendo
- Best Use of Sound in a Game: “True Crime: Streets of LA,” Activision
MUSIC
- Digital Music Innovation of the Year: Harmony, Real Networks
- Best Use of Technology by a Music Label: “LL Nation,” Island Def Jam
- Best Use of Technology by an Artist: NPG Music Club, Prince
- Best Use of Technology by an Artist: Phone Party, Andrew W.K. (nominee)[3]
- Best Use of Technology for a Music Marketing Campaign: Ben Harper Experience, Maven Networks
- Best Radio Service: XM Satellite Radio
- Best Downloadable or Subscription Music Service: Rhapsody, Real Networks
- Best Digital Music Community: Napster
- Music DVD of the Year: “Rolling Stones Four Flicks,” TGA Entertainment
FILM, TELEVISION & VIDEO
- Television Technology of the Year: TiVo
- Best Interactive Television Programming: “NASCAR in Car,” NASCAR Digital Entertainment
- Best Use of Technology for Educational Programming: “The Brain,” Ball State University – Center for Media Design
- Best Use of Technology in a Feature Film or Film-related Project: “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” Walt Disney
- Most Innovative Use of Technology for Advertising: “Master and Commander: The Farside of the World,” Maven Networks
- Best Video On-Demand Service: Mag Rack, Rainbow Media
References
[edit]- ^ "2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards (DECA) Winners". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Maxis & Will Wright Nominated For Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards". Sims Network. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "ANDREW W.K. Nominated For Technology Award". Blabbermouth. November 3, 2004. Retrieved June 26, 2024.