BEIJING, Dec. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Some of Greater China’s
brightest stars descended on Beijing Exhibition Center Theatre tonight to
celebrate achievements in the entertainment industry in 2006, as recognized
by China’s hundreds of millions of Internet and mobile phone users through
the annual Internet Entertainment Awards Gala held by TOM Online Inc.
(Nasdaq: TOMO; HK GEM: 8282), China’s leading wireless Internet company.
More than 50 million votes were cast online and through the mobile phone
in the past eight weeks, representing a six-fold increase from last year.
The event also was supported by TOM Online’s unparalleled network of offline
partners including more than 60 television channels providing programming
airtime for the event and dozens of leading magazines and newspapers
responsible for strategic promotion through extensive coverage in the lead up
to tonight’s event. The Awards Gala was also webcast live on China’s
premier integrated entertainment portal http://www.tom.com , which is
accessible by the country’s 130 million Internet users.
Wang Lei Lei, TOM Online Chief Executive Officer, said: “The
unprecedented number of votes received this year is testimony to the
increasing popularity of this annual TOM Online entertainment event. It also
further affirms the mainstream status of the online and mobile media as
platforms for providing entertainment content in a rapidly growing market.
TOM Online is pleased to be a key driving force for that unification of
entertainment, music and video contents onto digital platforms.”
The winners of TOM Online Internet Entertainment Awards were chosen by
millions of Chinese Internet users who voted either by Internet or mobile
phone for their favorite artists over the past year. The award winners this
year include pop diva Joey Yung, king of pop Eason Chan, screen sirens Fan
Bing Bing and Li Bing Bing, rebel heartthrob Nicholas Tse and silver screen
leading man Hu Jun. Apart from the more traditional award categories such as
best singers, actors and directors, there were also best Ringback Tone, Flash
and digital video (DV).
For a full list of the winners and pictures of the event please visit:
ftp://211.99.190.8 . (User name: tomall; password: alltom).
About TOM Online Inc.
TOM Online Inc. (Nasdaq: TOMO; Hong Kong GEM stock code: 8282) is a
leading mobile internet company in China, operating one of the most
successful Internet portals in China ( http://www.tom.com ) and offering a
wide variety of online and mobile services, including wireless internet and
online advertising. In the wireless internet arena, TOM Online provides a
diverse range of services such as SMS, MMS and WAP, and is the largest player
of wireless internet voice business. As at September 30, 2006, TOM Online is
the only portal in China that enjoyed a top three ranking in every wireless
internet service segment.
