Abstract: A celebrity portal system is disclosed. The celebrity portal system may comprise a celebrity content management engine for managing a celebrity portal, the celebrity portal including media content based on real-time multimedia content generated by a particular celebrity and available for consumption by fans; a broadcast information engine for receiving notice of a scheduled presentation of premium content on the celebrity portal; a fan contact engine for notifying a set of the fans of the scheduled presentation of the premium content on the celebrity portal; and a content publication engine for publishing the premium content in the celebrity portal.

Abstract: A celebrity portal system comprises: a celebrity content management engine for managing a celebrity portal, the celebrity portal including media content based on real-time multimedia content generated by a particular celebrity and available for consumption by fans; a competition gameplay engine for providing gameplay to identify one or more particular fans to receive a prize based on a set of criteria, the prize to include integration of fan-generated content of the one or more particular fans into the celebrity portal system; and a competition prize provisioning engine for provisioning the celebrity portal system to effect the prize to a winner.

Abstract: A celebrity portal system is disclosed. The celebrity portal system may comprise a celebrity content management engine for receiving first media content based on particular real-time content generated by a particular celebrity; a content publication engine for assisting in publishing second media content based on the first media content to a particular celebrity channel; a celebrity channel selection engine for assisting in presenting a channel guide to a set of celebrity channels including the particular celebrity channel; and a bookkeeping engine for tracking revenue generated by each of the celebrity channels.

Abstract: A hand-held module (10) for use in a game has a slot or socket (12) into which a printed question and answer card (14) can be inserted. The module has a first window (18) in one face of the module for allowing viewing of a first area (where a question is printed) of a card in the slot and second windows (20) in the same face of the module for allowing viewing of second areas (where alternative possible answers are printed) of the card. The second windows (20) have means such as a sliding shutter (25) which the user can use to mark selected ones of the second windows (to indicate which possible answer the user believes is correct).