The 2007 GP Bullhound Media Momentum awards was a packed dinner and drinks bash held on March 27 at Sketch Restaurant in London. The keynote speaker was Gawn Rowan Hamilton co-founder of Mergermarket, which was acquired by Pearson for £101m in 2006

Media Momentum 2007 did once again attract the most innovative digital media companies in the UK, with the quality of entrants raising the bar further from prior events. Last years winner achieved revenue growth over a 2 year period of a vastly impressive 3,659%, however this would only place them in fourth place in this years list. At the other end of the league table the improved performance is also evident, with companies requiring revenue growth of 32% to make it into the coveted top 50, this year companies needed to show growth of at least 85%.

Awards were given to the Media Momentum Stars, the 5 companies demonstrating exceptional growth potential and management.

Winner & Fastest Growing Company
King.com, Ltd. operates a gaming Web site worldwide. It offers skill-based games; tournaments; and international community for card, puzzle, sports, action, and word games. In Skill Gaming, players take part in tournaments where skill is decisive in determining the outcome. The players back themselves to win with small stakes, and the winner takes the pot.

Unbelievable growth and execution made King.com a winner with the judges.

Winner – Judges Award
Skinkers is the market leader in ‘push’ communication technology. Our solutions ensure ShouldKnow information is delivered to customers, partners and employees with visibility and impact. ShouldKnow information is priority information we need to know, e.g. breaking news, corporate communications, service outages, share price alerts, podcasts etc.  Audiences can select what type of ShouldKnow information they would like to receive on their chosen devices (computers, handhelds and mobile phones).  Skinkers technology is used by many of the world's leading brands.

Winner - Vision
Shazam Entertainment is a privately held company headquartered in London and boasts the worlds first music recognition technology. The companys music recognition service is widely recognised as the best, most accurate and fastest music recognition service in the world already boasting over 3 million tracks which date back to the early 1950s, one of the worlds largest music databases.

Winner - Best Management
Opera Interactive Technology Group (formerly Opera Telecom) is the leading global provider of interactive media, mobile and voice solutions. Now, with the advent of 2007 we have evolved into a new organisation that is dedicated to providing the best service across all forms of media and communication. We now forge ahead with an enhanced confidence and belief in our exciting new brands - Opera Radio Services, Opera Technology and Opera Interactive.

Award Sponsored by Spectrum

Winner - Uniqueness of Offering
Kontraband is one of the internets premier resources for entertainment, gaming and humour.The Seventh Chamber is Kontrabands Viral Advertising / Seeding Service. Seeding virals worldwide, it targets specific countries through Kontrabands ten million monthly user base and network of up to 100 entertainment, lifestyle, social networking sites, blogs and forums, capable of reaching a 40 million worldwide audience within days.

Award sponsored by Silverjet