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BALCONYTV NOMINATED FOR BEST VIRAL VIDEO CONTENT FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL
WEBBY AWARDS
BalconyTV.Com on the Shortlist for "Oscars of the Internet"
Dublin, Ireland - 8/04/2008 - The 12th Annual Webby Awards today nominated BalconyTV.Com for the Best Viral Video Content of 2008.
Winners will be announced on May 6, 2008 and honored at The 12th Annual Webby Awards in New York City on June 9th.
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the
Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. The awards are judged by the International
Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes David Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, AKQA Global Creative
Director Rei Inamoto, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, and The
Weinstein Company's Harvey Weinstein.
"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive
director of The Webby Awards. "BalconyTVs Nominee selection is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."
'We are completely shocked to be nominated for a Webby Award, especially in the Viral Video category where the competition has been of the
highest standard. We owe a debt of gratitude to all the bands and performers who have made BalconyTV what is it today' - Stephen O' Regan,
Co-Founder BalconyTV.Com
As a nominee for a Webby Award, BalconyTV is also eligible to win a People's Voice Award. People's Voice voting, sponsored by Nokia, is open
to the public from April 8th to May 1st at http://pv.webbyawards.com
The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states.
Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards is known worldwide for its famous five-word speeches. Past headline-grabbing speechmakers include Al Gore
("Please dont recount this vote"), Beastie Boys ("Can anyone fix my computer?"), and Prince ("Everything you think is true.")
BalconyTV.Com
Launched in June 2006 by three Dublin flatmates, BalconyTV.Com has become an unique fixture in the Irish music scene. Created by Stephen
O' Regan, Tom Millett and Pauline Freeman, BalconyTV has featured hundreds of musicians and performers. BalconyTV shows have been watched
almost 2 Million times through YouTube. BalconyTV.De was launched in September 2007, based exclusively on a Balcony in Hamburg, Germany.
BalconyTV has featured hundreds of indie acts as well as more established names such as Paddy Casey, Paul Brady, Ash, Dustin The Turkey, Eleanor
McEvoy, Declan O' Rourke and many more.
ABOUT THE WEBBY AWARDS:
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the
Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby
Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International
Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include: Adobe; Nokia; The Creative Group; .ORG; Getty Images;
Level3; The Barbarian Group; Adweek; Reuters; Variety; Wired; IDG: Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum
of the Moving Image.
