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Submissions Open for Media Excellence Awards (SSN)

Nominations for the 11th annual Media Excellence Awards (MEA) are now open (mediaxawards.com), with a call for submissions to honor the best in mobile entertainment and technology, from content creators and distributors alike.

MEA top-tier categories include the “Humanitarian Award,” which is awarded to a company that most effectively gave back via philanthropic giving, charitable campaigns or social initiatives using technology; the “Breakout Trend of the Year,” which is awarded to a company that broke out of the mainstream with interactive or innovative technology; and the “Industry Star” award, given to the best company overall who ]defined groundbreaking and innovative technologies.

Other award categories include: “Wearable Technology,” “Best Mobile Product,” “Games,” “Original Content,” “Branded Experience,” “Payments/ Commerce,” “Analytics and Big Data,” “Health, Med and Biotech,” “Connected Daily Lifestyle,” “Delivery Platform,” “Live Streaming/ Video,” “Multinational Company Leadership,” “Innovator Leadership,” “Start-Up Leadership,” “Music Entertainment,” “Entertainment Apps,” “Sports Content,” “Augmented Reality,” “Virtual Reality,” “Technology Breakthrough,” “Artificial Intelligence” and “Utility or Productivity Apps.”

Submissions close Oct. 15, with early submissions available through Aug. 1.

MEA is produced by Axis Entertainment, with sponsorship from the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA), the Interactive Television Alliance (ITA), Western Digital Mix, Building the Future, and FitnessTech.