Announcing The 1st Annual Streamy Awards to Recognize and Honor Outstanding Achievement in Web Television: Nominations Open Today

New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA (December 19, 2008) — The Streamy Awards™, co-hosted by a consortium of leading new media companies – Tubefilter, Tilzy.TV and NewTeeVee – is the first awards program of its kind to recognize outstanding achievement in shows produced originally for broadband distribution.

“Web television shows are entertaining millions of viewers every day—and in ways that traditional mediums never have. It’s time to honor the shows and the creative talent behind them,” said Brady Brim-DeForest, Co-Founder of Tubefilter.

2008 was a monumental year for online entertainment. Major production studios, independent new media producers, and a swath of talent ranging from Hollywood celebrities to overnight internet sensations contributed to the development of a distinctive and vibrant new medium.

“Digital media has had a truly transformative impact on storytelling and the entertainment industry,” said Jamison Tilsner, Founder of Tilzy.TV. “These awards give us an opportunity to properly acknowledge the innovation around us.”

The Streamy Awards is overseen by a panel of industry experts, members of the newly formed International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV), who will honor the greatest achievements of the last year in twenty-five categories. While the Academy will have the privilege of selecting finalists and winners from the public nominations in each category, the Audience Choice Award will go to the show that receives the greatest number of public votes.
“These awards have the potential to be the most prestigious in the online video world,” said Liz Shannon Miller of NewTeeVee.

The timeline for nomination submissions, selection and announcement is as follows:

December 19, 2008: Nominations open
January 23, 2009: Nominations close
February 15, 2009: Audience Choice Finalists Announced
March 9, 2009: Nominees Announced

Winners will be announced at the Streamy Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles, California on March 28, 2009. Any original web series of at least three installments released in 2008 can be nominated and will qualify for consideration. Fans are involved at every step of the nomination process, and the most nominated show in each category will be automatically selected as one of up to five finalists. Public nominations are currently open at: www.streamys.org

About The Co-Hosts:

Tubefilter is The Web Television Company™. A leading authority in the web television space, Tubefilter News exhaustively covers the industry, the creators, and the stars of this fast-paced, emerging entertainment market. Tubefilter provides a variety of products and services, including the Web TV Schedule and the Tubefilter Screening Room, aimed at growing both the medium of and audience for web television. Based in Los Angeles, CA, the company was founded in 2008. (www.tubefilter.tv)

Launched in 2006, NewTeeVee and NewTeeVee Station offer must-read coverage of the online video business for anyone—from producers to vloggers to video-watching college kids—who wants to have their finger on the pulse of new media culture. (www.newteevee.com)

Tilzy.TV is a guide to web shows and online video, comprehensively examining the content side of the rapidly developing internet entertainment industry. With a critical eye, Tilzy.TV provides regular reviews of original episodic programming created for the web plus news and developments in the growing new media landscape. Tilzy.TV was founded in April 2007 and is based in New York, NY. (www.tilzy.tv)