GARETH JONES TOPS ECTS AWARDS
Posted by Ben on Thursday, August 22 2002

Gareth Jones, one of the UK’s best known television presenters of factual, technology and children's programmes, has been appointed by CMP Europe to host the awards ceremony at ECTS, Europe’s premier interactive entertainment expo. The show will be held at Earls Court, London, from 29 – 31 August and the ECTS Awards ceremony will be held at 1500 on 30 August on a dedicated stage within the trade hall.

Gareth - also known as ‘Gaz Top’ - is currently producing and presenting the third series of Game Pad, Whizzbang TV’s computer game show, along with wife and fellow presenter Violet Berlin. Gareth has presented shows such as HOW 2, Big Bang, It’s Not Just Saturday and Gaz Top Non Stop, as well as being a VJ for MTV.

With an enthusiastic and informed style, Gareth specialises in the presentation and production of programmes which feature games, science and technology, mathematics, language and space exploration. If it needs explaining Gareth can explain it, If it doesn't need an explanation, you will probably get one anyway.

The most prestigious computer games awards in Europe comprise the European Reader Awards, voted for by specialist magazine readers across nine countries; the Game of the Show Awards, nominated by a panel of exclusive European trade and specialist journalists during the show itself; the Game of the Year Awards, voted through the ECTS web site and the Media Sponsored Awards, sponsored by MCV, PC Format, Develop Magazine, Edge and PC Gamer Best.

The ECTS 2002 Awards ceremony will be held at 1500 on Friday 30th August on a dedicated stage just past the Developer’s Area in the ECTS Trade Hall.