Irvine, Calif. (April 13, 2009) - Advanstar Communications, a leading provider of integrated media solutions to the automotive aftermarket, off-road, and powersports industries, has entered into an agreement with AutoNetTV to produce a weekly news show called “Automotive Market Weekly.” The show will focus on the major happenings in the automotive industry with an emphasis on three major content channels - collision repair, service repair and distribution. Automotive Market Weekly will be webcast on Advanstar’s automotive web portal SearchAutoparts.com every Friday. The first program will air on Friday, April 24.
“Automotive Market Weekly is the culmination of a year’s worth of planning, and is a natural extension of our online industry news reporting,” said Jim Savas, vice president and general manager of Advanstar’s Automotive Group. “We’re looking forward to working with AutoNetTV to bring this new program to the web. They are dedicated to providing valuable, professional automotive content to the online community, including SearchAutoparts.com. We’re looking forward to the opportunities Automotive Market Weekly will present for our viewers, readers and advertisers.”
Under terms of the agreement, Advanstar’s award winning editorial team will provide the content for the program while all production aspects will be handled by AutoNetTV.
“We are delighted to partner with Advanstar Automotive Group (AAG) to produce the Automotive Market Weekly,” says AutoNetTV vice president and co-founder, Lance Boldt. “Advanstar is extending its tradition of bringing the best strategic and tactical information to the automotive aftermarket -in print, online, and now with the power of video. In the spirit of Advanstar’s online community, AutoPro Workshop, the Automotive Market Weekly will have a tremendous impact on all aspects of the aftermarket, from manufacturers,distributors, service and repair technicians and those providing support services.”
“Automotive Market Weekly is a perfect complement to AutoNetTV’s monthly Pro Channel TV program that provides technical, marketing and customer service training to the aftermarket,” commented Robert Cannon, chairman and CEO of AutoNetTV. “AutoNetTV’s first class production quality combined with AAG’s news gathering resources will truly make Automotive Market Weekly the voice of the aftermarket.”
For more information on Automotive Market Weekly, visit www.SearchAutoParts.com.
If you’d like to schedule an interview with Savas, contact Mike McClelland, group marketing director at (949) 954-8614 or e-mail Mike at mmcclelland@advanstar.com. For more information on AutoNetTV, contact Sean Whiffen at, Vice President and Co-Founder, at (801) 492-9900 or e-mail Sean at swhiffen@autonettv.com
