Post by Scorpion's Den on Dec 17, 2008 23:24:10 GMT -5
After Life's BOOK Awards to Spear Gotham City
NEW YORK, NY -- PR Newswire -- Tenniversal Productions® and Scorpion’s Den Entertainment, Inc.™, in conjunction with After Life Media Properties, LLC are proud to announce the 2009 BOOK Awards, held Saturday night, February 28th at the world-famous Radio City Music Hall in New York City, 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. This will mark the BOOK Awards’ first-ever origination from the “Big Apple”. The show will be simulcast live at the official After Life home, as well as FX (The CWF’s flagship network, www.freewebs.com/cwftenn) and USA (Den WWF’s flagship network, www.freewebs.com/scorpionsden).
The BOOK Awards have had a storied history in the fantasy booking world. Many of its past extravaganzas have featured some of the most memorable annual events for the art form. The shows are designed and produced to honor the contributions of some of the booking world’s most prominent & heralded figures of the year. Past events have featured Booker of the Year Awards presented to the likes of Tennessee, Scorpion’s Den, and Tommy, as well as Card of the Year and Match of the Year Awards presented to heavyweights in the field like Stennick, Andrew POW, Scorpion’s Den and Tennessee, in addition to Best Newcomer Awards for Edgehead, among others. The list of Award Categories for the 2009 show is as follows:
1. Booker of the Year
2. Best Series
3. Show of the Year
4. Match of the Year
5. Character of the Year
6. Feud of the Year
7. Promo/Segment of the Year
8. Most Consistent Booker of the Year
There also is scheduled to be a Special Trailblazer’s Award presentation made to Edgehead, for his contribution to the booking world over the past year, in the form of his “Rated Real” reality series; a 6-episode, first-hand narrative detailing his journey behind the scenes with the Canadian independent wrestling circuit. The series provides the fantasy world with a great bridge between the 2 mediums.
Both, Tenniversal and Den Entertainment are slated for a co-branded ad campaign to set the stage for the awards broadcast in NYC. The ads will feature further details on the show, including guest Hollywood and music celebrity appearances.
-PR Newswire
Scorpion’s Den Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: SDE) is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, with offices in New York City, Toronto, Miami and Phoenix. Additional information on the company can be found at www.freewebs.com/scorpionsden.
Tenniversal Productions (NSDQ: TVSL) is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Charlottesville, VA, with offices in Chicago, Dallas, Knoxville and Mexico City. Additional information on the company can be found at www.freewebs.com/cwftenn.
After Life Media Properties, LLC (NYSE: ALM) is a fully interactive, multi-platform, sports-entertainment and fantasy-sports-entertainment provider headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., specializing in the development, production, and broadcasting of first-run fantasy-sports-entertainment content and programming to a global audience.
