LOS ANGELES – Award categories for the 5th Annual XBIZ Awards were released Thursday. This year’s award show will take place in conjunction with the XBIZ Hollywood ’07 Conference, February 7-8th, 2007 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, Calif., an annual industry conference featuring two full days of power networking, intensive workshops, seminars and parties.

As in past years, hundreds of adult entertainment companies will compete for the coveted XBIZ Award, which is awarded based on innovation and excellence within the industry. Award nominees are nominated by clients and colleagues and then judged by a panel of peers.

The nominee submission process will take place from Nov. 1-30, followed by an announcement of official nominees on Dec. 11. By Dec. 18, the judging process begins, and then the winners are announced the night of the show.

XBIZ event organizers say they expect the 5th Annual XBIZ Awards to be the biggest industry celebration to date, promising a star-studded event not to be forgotten.

This year’s categories include:

Affiliate Program of the Year

VOD Company of the Year

Novelty Company of the Year

Studio of the Year

Design Company of the Year

Live Video Chat of the Year

Content Provider of the Year

Innovative Product of the Year

GLBT Company of the Year

Mobile Company of the Year

Online Community of the Year

Web Retailer of the Year

Web Host of the Year

Adult Site of the Year

Billing (IPSP) of the Year

Billing (Merchant) of the Year

Billing (Alternative) of the Year

Up & Coming Web Company

Up & Coming Studio of the Year

Crossover Move of the Year

Business Man of the Year

Business Woman of the Year

Honorary/Legal of the Year

ASACP Service Recognition

FSC Netizen of the Year.

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