AlwaysOn Unveils the Coveted 2009 OnHollywood 100

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AlwaysOn, the media network that provides an open and participatory editorial environment, today announced its highly anticipated OnHollywood Top 100 Private Companies list, featuring the top emerging companies in digital media and entertainment. The list will be showcased at the 2009 OnHollywood event taking place April 27-29, 2009 at the Sofitel Hotel in West Hollywood, California.

“This year’s OnHollywood 100 companies represent the future of entertainment and spotlight how technology and digital media have and will continue to deeply impact the entertainment industry as we know it”

AlwaysOn editors compiled the fourth annual OnHollywood 100 with assistance from KPMG’s emerging business group, KPMG VC Practice. The OnHollywood 100 were selected from more than 500 nominations made by venture investors, investment bankers, and technology insiders.

Companies demonstrating innovation, market traction, and significant technological advancements in the following sectors were selected to be part of the OnHollywood 100: consumer services, content delivery platforms, digital content publishers, enabling tools, gaming, and mobile.

Each OnHollywood 100 winner demonstrated leadership in innovation, market opportunity, commercialization, media buzz, and stakeholder value creation.

“This year’s OnHollywood 100 companies represent the future of entertainment and spotlight how technology and digital media have and will continue to deeply impact the entertainment industry as we know it,” said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. “Despite the economic downturn, the pace of innovation continues to progress, making this year’s selection even more difficult. We are pleased to see what 2009 has in store for the entertainment industry, and we are happy to reveal the 2009 OnHollywood 100.”

The OnHollwood 100 is available online at:

http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/31890

The 2009 AlwaysOn OnHollywood 100 digital media and entertainment winners are:

Consumer Services

Cooliris
Eventful
FameCast
imeem
IMVU
Jinni Media
Livekick
MyYearBook
Or Die Networks
OVGuide
Project Playlist
Quick Hit
Raptr (cateogry winner)
Slacker
Sprout
World Sports Network
ZillionTV (Newcomer of the Year)

Content Delivery Networks

Auditude (category winner)
BitGravity
Cast It Systems
Clearspring Technologies
Club Cooee
Fliqz
Gigya
iWidgets
Kyte
Mogulus
Ooyala
Pandora Media
ReverbNation
RocketOn
Roku
TuneCore
Tvinci
Ustream.tv

Digital Content Publishers

60Frames
Big Fantastic
Boom! Studios
boxee
DECA
Generate
INgrooves
lala
Lumosity
MRC Digital
MyHollywood.com
Real Girls Media
Revision3
Strike.TV
Tapulous (category winner)
Topspin

Enabling Tools

Band Metrics
CrestaTech
Delivery Agent
Digitalsmiths
Ensequence
Genkii
ImageSpan
Jetcast
KickApps
Laser Light Engines
MediaUnbound
Peanut Labs Media
RipCode
Rotohog (category winner)
TubeMogul
Twofish
View2gether
VMIX
Vobile
Zenverge

Gaming

BigFoot Networks
Exponential Entertainment
Fluid Entertainment
Gazillion Entertainment
Heyzap
Live Gamer
OMGPOP
OnLive (Overall Winner)
Outspark
PlaySpan (category winner)
Social Gaming Network
Sulake
Virtual Greats
Watercooler
Zynga

Mobile

Azuki Systems
Buzzwire
Flurry
FunMobility
Greystripe
Mozes
ngmoco
PlayFish
Playphone
roundbox
SendMe
Trilibis Mobile
Vidiator
Viximo (category winner)

The 2009 OnHollywood event brings the most cutting-edge thought leaders together with Hollywood’s digital entertainment executives to discuss and develop innovative solutions to transform the entertainment industry. Companies involved in OnHollywood will discuss online video content, venture capital, online advertising, digital technology in movie theaters, the future of journalism and news reporting, virtual worlds, and Web entertainment.

For more information on the OnHollywood 100 and the upcoming OnHollywood event visit the Web site at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/31243.

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, ONHOLLYWOOD, ONMEDIA, VENTURE SUMMIT EAST, VENTURE SUMMIT SILICON VALLEY, GOINGGREEN WEST and GOINGGREEN EAST) 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.