HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — After receiving tens of thousands of nomination submissions, leading adult B2B media company XBIZ has released the official list of award finalists for the 5th Annual XBIZ Awards, scheduled for Feb. 8 at the Highlands in Hollywood, Calif.
This year’s award show will take place in conjunction with the XBIZ Hollywood ’07 Conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, Calif., a next-gen industry conference featuring two days of networking, workshops, seminars and events.
Now that all the finalists have been selected, a panel of judges will carefully vote for which companies will take home the coveted crystal XBIZ award. The award honors companies and products that have demonstrated innovation and excellence within the industry over the past year.
“XBIZ would like to congratulate the official finalists for the 2007 XBIZ Awards,” XBIZ President Alec Helmy said. “On the evening of Feb. 8, attendees of XBIZ Hollywood ‘07 Conference will experience the most sensational XBIZ Award ceremony to date. This will be a night to remember.”
The judging process officially begins Dec. 18.
The finalists for the 2007 XBIZ Awards are:
- Web Retailer of the Year
69AdultToys, AdamEve.com, AdultDVDEmpire, AdultDVDMarketplace.com, FiveStarDVD, Gamelink, JTsStockroom, MALLcom, SexToy.com, WantedList.
- Web Host of the Year
AdultEUHost, Exmasters, ISPrime, JupiterHosting, NakedHosting, National Net, OC3 Networks, PhatServers, MojoHost, Webair.
- VOD Company of the Year
AEBN, HotMovies, AdultDVDEmpire, AdultRental, AllAdultChannel, NakedSword, PrivateSpeed, Vixeo, XonDemand.
- GLBT Company of the Year
AlleyBucks, CyberSocket, GayWideWebmasters, Hyde Park Productions, IntenseCash, JustUsBoys, NakedSword, Pistol Media, PrideBucks, Rentboy.
- Mobile Company of the Year
Adult Mobile Solutions, CCMediaLive, FunBox, Mobile Bridges, mProvider, PinkSim, Pocket Network, Rimeri, Totalmass, WAAT.
- Online Community of the Year
AdultInsider, AdultWhosWho, GoFuckYourself, Just Blow Me, SoloGirlBoard, SponsorChat.com, WebOverdrive, WhyFuckYourself.com.
- Billing (IPSP) of the Year
365Billing, CCBill, Commercegate, DHDMedia, Epoch, Standard Pay.
- Billing (Merch Service) of the Year
DHDMedia, Durango, Merchant Solutions, NetBilling, Solepay, Standard Pay.
- Billing (Alternative)
2000Charge, ChargeMeLater, ElectraCash, GXBill, MobillCash.com, NetBilling, NoCreditCard.com, PasswordByPhone, PureVanilla, WTS.
- Design Company of the Year
AAA Adult Design, Blue Design Studios, BlueFlyAdult.com, Dickmans Designs, Insane Adult Creations, Mansion Productions, NastyGraphix, Webinc, Wolume Designs, WyldeSites.
- Novelty Company of the Year
California Exotic Novelties, Doc Johnson, Mr. S. Leather, Sports Sheets, Stockroom.com, Topco Sales.
- Studio of the Year
Adam & Eve Pictures, Digital Playground, Evil Angel, Metro, New Sensations, Sex Z Pictures, Shane’s World, Swank Digital, Wicked Pictures, Zero Tolerance.
- Up & Coming Studio
Buck Angel Entertainment, Hell House Media, Hush Hush Entertainment, Jules Jordan Video, Naughty America, Pink Visual, Platinum Blue Productions, Platinum Media, Starlight Pictures, Third World Media.
- Live Video Chat of the Year
6Chats, Cams.com, CamZ.com, ImLive, Interclimax, LiveCamNetwork, LiveJasmin, PrivateFeeds.com, VideoSecrets, WebcamCash.
- Content Provider of the Year
AdultEuroContent, AlmightyContent, Amazing Content, Dean Capture, GreatSexContent.dk, PicsMasters, SexEntertain, TheContentStore, WebmasterCentral, WorldWideContent.
- Innovative Product of the Year
AdultWhosWho, AutoBloggerPro, CARMA (TooMuchMedia), Chameleon Submitter, DreamSubmitter, Fleshlight, Protect-X, Unified Stats, VIST (Mansion Productions), Zipped Sites.
- Crossover Move of the Year
Arrow Productions (Deep Throat), Digital Playground, Mary Carey, Savanna Samson, SugarDVD, Wicked Pictures.
- Adult Site of the Year
FreeOnes.com, FTVGirls.com, Hegre-Art.com, MattsModels, PornInspector.com, RabbitsReviews, SuzeVideo.com, TheBestPorn, Twistys.com, WantBoobs.com.
- Up & Coming Web Company
Booble.com, Burning Angel, CapitalBucks, CherryPimps, HushMoney (HoDough.com), Kink.com, NichePay, RevenueCash, SexBankRoll, TrafficGiggolos.
- Dating Program of the Year
AdultDateLink, AdultFriendFinder, Dating Gold, Eroticy, iFriends, IWantU, LoveDollars, SexSearch, SexyAds, WildMatch.
- Affiliate Program of the Year
DieselAction, EuroRevenue, FetishHits, HustlerCash, Karups XXX Rewards, LightSpeedCash, Mayor's Money, Naughty America, NeoSexCash, OCCash, PerfectGonzo, QuickBuck, Real-Bucks.com, SlickCash, Smashbucks.
- Affiliate Network of the Year
BrainCash, CECash, Gammae, Pimproll, PlatinumBucks, PussyCash, SilverCash, TopBucks, TrafficCashGold, WEGCash.