TOM Online Hosts China Internet Entertainment Awards Gala

TOM Online Hosts China Internet Entertainment Awards Gala

BEIJING, Jan. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- In 2005, as China's entertainment industry continued to benefit from the trends of enabling mobile and Internet technologies, TOM Online Inc. is celebrating the industry's artists and users who are helping to drive the unification of entertainment, music and video onto digital platforms by holding the 2005 TOM Online Internet Entertainment Awards Gala at the Century Theatre in Beijing on January 6th.

The winners of TOM Online Internet Entertainment Awards were chosen by millions of Chinese Internet users who voted either by Internet or mobile phone for their favorite artists over the past year. Award categories included best Internet original created song, digital video (DV) and flash video, best actor, actresses and movies, etc ... (Please see http://ent.tom.com/hero/index.html for more details).

Wang Lei Lei, TOM Online Chief Executive Officer, said: ''2005 was a great year for the China digital entertainment industry. We have seen the rise in popularity of music, Flash and DV content on the Internet and over mobile phones, driving the adoption and mass market appeal of the digital entertainment in China. As the leading integrated entertainment portal and wireless Internet operator in China, TOM Online is proud to be the organizer of this major Internet Entertainment Awards event to honor the people who help shape the future of digital entertainment in China,'' said Wang.

The star-studded gala was supported by more than 60 media organizations. In addition, over 20 popular entertainers such as China's legendary rocker Cui Jin, Hong Kong's rebel heart-throb Nicolas Tse and Taiwan temptress Fan Weiqi put on electric performances on stage. The event was also webcast live on China's premier integrated entertainment portal http://www.tom.com/ , which is accessible by the country's hundreds of millions Internet users.

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About TOM Online Inc.

TOM Online Inc. (Nasdaq: TOMO; Hong Kong GEM stock code: 8282) is a leading mobile internet company in China, operating one of the most successful Internet portals in China ( http://www.tom.com/ ) and offering a wide variety of online and mobile services, including wireless internet and online advertising. In the wireless internet arena, TOM Online provides a diverse range of services such as SMS, MMS and WAP, and is the largest player of wireless internet voice business. As at September 30, 2005, TOM Online is the only portal in China that enjoyed a top three ranking in every wireless internet service segment.

For more information, please contact:

Rico Ngai
TOM Online Inc.
Tel: +86-10-6528-3399 x6940
Mobile: +86-139-118-95354
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CONTACT: Rico Ngai of TOM Online Inc., +86-10-6528-3399 x6940, or mobile,
+86-139-118-95354

Web Site: http://www.tom.com/

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