Viewpon.TV

Viewpon.TV is a daily deal website and television show airing in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Seattle and also covering deals in the Lake Tahoe and Carson City, NV region.
Overview
 Viewpon.TV is a daily deal website and television show. The half hour long, weekly television show features segments on businesses, who then in turn offer discounted products and services to viewers via half priced gift certificates sold through the company's website, www.Viewpon.TV.
Viewpon.TV , formally known as Half Off TV, is owned and produced by Viewpon Holdings, Inc, which acquired the program from Sideshow Entertainment, Inc in February, 2011.
 History 
Founded in January of 2009, Viewpon.TV launched in the San Francisco Bay Area as Half Off! TV , airing every weekend on the ABC affiliate, KGO-TV San Francisco. The program was created by Executive Producer Michael Orkin and hosted by Jenn Coleman.
Half Off! TV aired for nearly two and a half years, before being acquired by Viewpon Holdings, Inc in February, 2011.
During that time, the program expanded to four other television stations and markets, airing on KOFY TV San Francisco, KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington and both News10 and Fox40 in Sacramento, California.
While it did not broadcast there, the show also covered businesses in the Lake Tahoe, CA and the Carson City, NV region.

Half Off! TV premiered on April 5, 2009 and aired weekly, through May 29, 2011, before re-launching as Viewpon.TV on June 5, 2011.
 Timeline 
 January 3, 2009 
Half Off! TV is created by television producer, Michael Orkin in San Francisco, CA.
 January 26, 2009 
Production begins on the first season of Half Off!.
 April 5, 2009 
Half Off TV premieres on KGO-TV San Francisco (ABC affiliate) to 120,000 viewers. The show is hosted by Jenn Coleman.
 September 13, 2009 
Half Off! TV begins featuring businesses in the Lake Tahoe region.
 October 3, 2009 
Half Off! TV premieres on KOFY TV, San Francisco.
 February 14, 2010 
Half Off! TV begins featuring businesses in the Carson City, Nevada region.
 April 4, 2010 
- Half Off TV expands to the Sacramento market, airing on News10 Sacramento (ABC affiliate)
- The company website changes it's URL from www.WatchHalfOff.com to www.HalfOff.tv
 July 4, 2010 
Half Off TV launches in the Seattle television market, airing on KIRO7 (CBS affiliate).
 October 31, 2010 
Half Off TV sells $10 bills for half their value.
 January 1, 2011 
Half Off! TV begins airing on Fox40 (KTXL-TV) in Sacramento
 February, 2011 
Viewpon Holding Inc. acquires Half Off! TV
 April 4, 2011 
The company changes their URL from www.HalfOff.TV to www.Viewpon.TV
 June 5, 2011 
The first episode of Viewpon.TV launches on KGO-TV San Francisco.
 Credits 
Jenn Coleman; Host and Producer
Michael Orkin; Creator and Executive Producer
Kyle Parker; Videographer and Assistant Editor
Alex Van Duyn; Editor and Producer
Kirstin Anderson; Producer (2009-2011)
John Schroeder: Graphic Designer
Brent Rojas; Website Development and Management
 Management Team 
Frank Terzo; CEO, Viewpon Holdings, Inc.
Michael Orkin; Co-founder / President
Dennis Keohane; Director of Partnerships / Partner, Viewpon Holdings, Inc.
Nigel Spence; Regional Sales Director
 References 
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100324006580/en/Off!-Television-Show-Coming-Sacramento-Area
http://www.Viewpon.TV
http://www.trademarkia.com/viewpontv-85372367.html
http://www.trademarkia.com/half-off-85201151.html
http://vimeo.com/17545491
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJVpYHDGUFU
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jenncoleman
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=139402128
 External links 

http://web.me.com/gosideshow/Site_12/Viewpon.tv.html
http://viewpon.tumblr.com/

Television Shows, e-commerce, San Francisco local television, Seattle local television, Sacramento local television, Daily deals, notable companies

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