Location:
289 Great Road
,
Acton, Massachusetts 01720,
United States
Founded in: 2002 Stage: Revenue generating Number of employees: 6-15 Completed funding: Angel/Investor Profitable year: already profitable Investor names: SeaChange International, plus private Short URL:http://vator.tv/c/61
Profile creation: March 28, 2007 Last updated: April 17, 2008
Categories
Entertainment and Digital Media, Internet Social Media, Internet Video, Internet Web 2.0
WHEELSTV Automotive Networks Corporation, dba WheelsTV, creates and distributes exclusive original content and patent-pending products including Top 200 Test Drives, 1:00 on One, Vehicle Profiles, Crash Test Essentials, WTV Buyers' Guides, WTV Vehicle Comparisons, and WTV Car Care Tips; providing the optimal consumer experience to its distribution partners including AOL,JD Power and Assosciates, AutoTrader, MSN, Charter Cable, Cablevision, Comcast, VEHIX, Autotrader, Walmart, Quebecor Reynolds and Reynolds, Chrome Systems and up to 40,000 OEM franchise dealers.
MyWheelsTVGarage, provides a unique social networking platform for 28 Million vehicle enthusiasts and 196 Million vehicle owners in the USA. With a diverse range of user-generated content, award-winning original programming and video aggregated from leading media partners, WheelsTV provides news, information and entertainment that consumers want, when they want it; on the Internet, via VOD and Mobile Devices.
WheelsTV is uniquely positioned to dominate the automotive social networking super-niche.
The Brand: Brand recognition built through years of program airings on MSN, AOL, Comcast, Vehix, Cablevision, Charter, AutoTrader, J.D. Power and Associates and many more. Millions of daily viewers.
Library: A vast and growing library of automotive content spanning over 100 years of the automobile.
Distribution: Exclusive distribution via Chrome Systems of industry leading, patent pending test drive videos.
Mobile Leadership: Market leader in development and distribution of auto-mobile content via Sony Ericsson, Peermeta, Media Gateway, ROC and more to a worldwide audience of over 3.3 billion video enabled cell phones with over 50 million users already using cell phones to network.
Jim has headed television production and distribution companies since the mid 1980's. His landmark series, Wild About Wheels, spawned the general interest automotive television genre when it became a primetime hit on The Discovery Network. Jim is a multi-award-winning writer/producer and the executive producer of over 100 automotive television programs. His television programming airs throughout the world.
Lehel Reeves, President
Mr. Reeves' management and production experience includes major market broadcast television station management, cable television sales, television program development, major studio feature film syndication and television syndicated product development and distribution. He is a former vice president of Time Warner company, New Line Cinema.
Michael Iandoli COO
Michael has over 30 years of executive management experience. He was formerly president of TAC Worldwide Companies, a billion dollar contract labor firm serving the automotive and high tech industries. He was named one of the IT leaders in the United States in 2000 by Computerworld Magazine.