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Launch of ConnectedWorld.TV Awards, in association with IBC Connected World

• First global awards recognising excellence in creativity and innovation in the Connected World of Internet-connected devices

• Results to be announced at an Awards Dinner during IBC2011

(London, 19 April 2011) BPL Broadcast Ltd announced today that it has launched the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards. The ConnectedWorld.TV Awards are the first global awards to focus on creativity and innovation at the intersection of TV and the Internet. In association with IBC Connected World, the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards have been designed to celebrate the creativity of broadcasters, independent producers, technology companies and consumer electronics manufacturers involved in the creation, management and delivery of broadcast content via connected devices. ConnectedWorld.TV Award winners will be presented with their awards at a gala dinner at the Hotel Okura, Amsterdam on Monday 12 September, during IBC2011.

The ConnectedWorld.TV Awards recognise excellence in “the business of content everywhere”. Award categories include: 

• New content offerings being delivered by broadband 

• Innovative use of applications, the web and social media to aid discovery, build new audiences or enhance the programme experience by allowing viewers to interact with the production 

• New devices that present the public with new engaging or immersive viewing options

The ConnectedWorld.TV Premier Awards will acknowledge the technological breakthrough, broadcaster, event and personality judged to have made the biggest contributions to expanding the business of content everywhere.

Connected World

“The use of the Internet as a delivery mechanism is creating a Connected World in which new and traditional forms of broadcast content can be consumed anytime, anywhere and on any device,” said Chris Boeree, Chairman of BPL Broadcast Ltd. “The ConnectedWorld.TV Awards are the first international awards to recognise the innovation that is driving this revolution and the creativity of the content producers exploiting this exciting new medium.”

“We very much welcome the introduction of the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards and are pleased to have the Connected World at IBC associated with them,” said Michael Crimp, CEO, IBC. “IBC has always believed in the value of recognising excellence in innovation and nowhere is this more important than at the margins of technology where the worlds of broadcasting, IT and Telecoms converge.”

Organisations wishing to enter the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards or interested in sponsorship opportunities can find further information at: www.connectedworldawards.tv 
(The closing date for entries is 20 May 2011 - at 23:59 BST.)

The ConnectedWorld.TV Awards winners will be announced at a prestigious black-tie gala dinner at the Hotel Okura, Amsterdam on Monday 12 September, during IBC2011. Organised in association with the Connected World at IBC, the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards will provide a showcase for the connected content, devices, tools and techniques that are creating new openings for the skills and technologies represented at IBC2011.

About BPL Broadcast Ltd.
The ConnectedWorld.TV Awards are organised by BPL Broadcast Ltd. Publisher of IBE, Content2Mobile and Digital Signage Scene, BPL has partnered with IBC since 2005 when it conceived and launched the Mobile Zone. An IPTV Zone was added in 2006 and Digital Signage Zone in 2008. All three zones were merged to create the IBC Connected World in 2010.

About IBC
IBC is the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide.
IBC2011 Dates:
Conference 8 – 13 September 2011
Exhibition 9 – 13 September 2011

For further information contact:
Alan Norman
Tel: +44 (0) 1895 454 604
Email: alan.norman@iteuropa.com