Teen Drama SLiDE Nominated For Influential Web Award

Australian teen drama SLiDE, often referred to as our answer to Skins, has been nominated for a Webby Award - the pioneering internet awards.

The show, which screened on Fox 8 last year, has been nominated in the Television Websites category and lines up against heavyweight American networks, platforms and programs - HBO Connect, PBS.tv, AndersonCooper.com and Hulu.

The SLiDE website featured extra content including videos that further developed characters and storylines, and encouraged interaction with viewers.

The show itself was deemed a success for the pay-TV network, as it followed the lives of Australian teenagers around Brisbane. In one episode a character went to the office of theMusic.com.au's sister Brisbane street press Time Off in an attempt to get an internship as a music journo.

The awards, which have run since 1996 and this yewar mark their 16th event, are run by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, with two winners chosen from each category - one by the Academy and one by the public. Being one of the original internet awards, The Webbys are one of the few award events taken seriously.