Audio Network wins DTI award at Internet World

Audio Network, the new high quality music and sound effects catalogue, has become the unofficial 'best Internet start-up business in the UK' after winning the DTI's 'Beyond Bricks Elevator Pitch' competition final at Internet World 2002.
The final, held as part of the industry's showcase event at Earl's Court, London, brought together nine finalists from over 200 entrants throughout the UK regions from Edinburgh to Bristol.
Audio Network was awarded the top prize of £10,000, comprising £5,000 cash and £5,000 worth of coaching and mentoring services. A team of elite judges from the Internet and new media community nominated their site as the best from a range including e-tailers, content providers and B2B specialists.
Conceived for the benefit of professionals in film, TV and other media, Audio Network's music and sound effects catalogue is designed to bypass the bureaucracy associated with the traditionally complex process of licensing content. Their composers come from all around the world and include names such as Evelyn Glennie, Stewart Copeland, John Dankworth and Tim Renwick.
The company was founded by Robert Hurst & Andrew Sunnucks (the former CFO and Media Director from the international music publishers Boosey & Hawkes) as a joint venture with Soundstorm Inc (Hollywood's premier sound editorial house).
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