NATPE Names Digital Luminary Award Recipients

2011 honorees include AOL, Ikea, Control TV

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/5/2011 4:21:41 PM

NATPE will honor the digital contributions of AOL, Ikea, The LXD, Control TV and Gary Vaynerchuk at the 2011 Digital Luminary Awards, taking place at the Miami marketplace in late January.

Control TV will receive the award for Branded Entertainment Series, Ikea for Brand Leadership in Online Video, The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (The LXD) for Original Web Content, Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV for Online Video Personality, and AOL for Market Leadership in the Digital Space.

"NATPE is proud to recognize this year's 2011 Digital Luminary Awards honorees as pioneers and ambassadors of digital content," NATPE President and CEO Rick Feldmanin announcing the honorees. "The insight and leadership provided by each of the recipients in their respective areas of interest is invaluable to the NATPE conference and marketplace."

Mark Gantt of The Bannen Way will host the awards reception on Jan. 26 at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami. The event will also be viewable online at www.natpemarket.com/digilumi.