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'''AutoMotionTV''' is a [[Online Video Platform]] (OVP) built specifically for product manufacturers.

==History==

AutoMotionTV was created in 2006 by Ben Anderson as an outgrowth of Cinemotion's existing wedding video business in Minneapolis/St. Paul<ref>{{cite web
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| title = Success Stories - University of St. Thomas
| url = http://www.ustes.org/success.html
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In 2006 the company won several state and regional awards for student entrepreneurship including the Minnesota Collegiate Entrepreneur Award, and Anderson was named the Great Lakes Regional Collegiate Entrepreneur<ref>{{cite web
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| title = UST College of Business alum wins state, regional awards for student entrepreneurship.
| url = http://www.stthomas.edu/business/media/newsroom/pressreleases/20060612_alumwinsstate.html
| accessdate = }}</ref>. The Minnesota Cup, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota named AutoMotionTV as a semi-finalist<ref>{{cite web
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| title = Minnesota Cup Semi-Finalists
| url = http://www.breakthroughideas.umn.edu/page/Semi-Finalists.jsp
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Also in 2006, the company launched it's automotive video solution to auto dealers. The service included an embeddable player, delivery platform, and vehicle video content.

In March 2008, AutoMotionTV was featured in [[Automotive News]] as one of their "10 cool technologies".<ref>{{cite web
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| title = 10 cool dealership technologies found at NADA
| url = http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/crain/an6899231758AZMPO/index.php?startid=41
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April 2008 brought a partnership with [[JATO Dynamics]], of England, to offer AutoMotionTV's video test drive product to their network of technology partners<ref>{{cite web
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| title = JATO to offer video test drives in partnership with AutoMotionTV
| url = http://www.jato.com/PressReleases/JATO%20to%20offer%20video%20test%20drives%20in%20partnership%20with%20AutoMotion%2010.06.2008.pdf
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The company opened up a new downtown Minneapolis office in October 2008.

Domination Enterprises partnered with AutomotionTV in October 2009 to provide video technology and content to its family of companies<ref>{{cite web
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| title = DataOne Software partners with AutoMotion to provide new vehicle video content
| url = http://www.dominionenterprises.com/main/newsID/54/do/news_detail
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==Products and services==
Originally created for the automotive dealership market, the AutoMotionTV platform has been adapted to aid all manufacturers in delivering product video to consumers, retailers, and distributors.

Content can be delivered using:

* Videos
* Photos
* 360 Views

==See also==

* [[Online Video Platform]] (OVP)

==External links==

* [http://go.automotiontv.com AutoMotionTV information page]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Companies based in Minneapolis, Minnesota]][[Category:Software_companies_of_the_United_States]][[Category:Video hosting]]

Revision as of 17:33, 9 April 2010

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