http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summaryFri, 10 Nov 2006 18:47:23 +0000http://wheelstv.net/blogs/jimbar@wheelstv.net (Jim Barisano)Blogger115http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/116561535594682435Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:56:00 +00002006-12-08T17:10:30.841-05:00Here, just in time for the holiday shopping season is the LA Auto Show. Now that the LA show moved from January to early December, we all have a chance to promise that special person in our lives something special in the driveway. Although LA has become somewhat of a US Auto design center (regardless of Lincoln/Mercury's retreat a few years ago), we expect that Detroit in January will still be http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2006/12/la-auto-show-kicks-off-shopping-season.htmljimbar@wheelstv.net (Jim Barisano)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/116433524562850774Fri, 24 Nov 2006 01:58:00 +00002006-11-24T19:43:49.850-05:00Folks, Thanksgiving comes just once a year but I have to tell you that there is not a day that goes by that I don't feel grateful for the opportunity to do what I love for folks like you and to do it with people I love. At my family's Thanksgiving table we have a tradition in which we go around the table with each person indicating something for which they are thankful. We might go around two http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2006/11/giving-thanks.htmljimbar@wheelstv.net (Jim Barisano)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/116373063527557501Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:25:00 +00002006-11-18T21:53:08.356-05:00Gather round folks. WheelsTV has two new motorsports channels for you. If you've ever thought about trying your hand at competitive motorsports and if you've ever bent the speed laws just a bit, you'll appreciate the US Touring Car Championship. This is racing like it used to be. Real street machines and real people racing for the fun of it. No big crowds...no big purses. Just pure adrenaline http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2006/11/two-great-new-channels.htmljimbar@wheelstv.net (Jim Barisano)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/116317373984263247Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:30:00 +00002006-11-11T01:06:10.320-05:00 Well, an earth-shattering election just took place, the republic is saved and we motorists may finally get to the bottom of what goes on behind the big oil curtain. While the first step in restoring government of the people, by the people and FOR the people has been accomplished, it remains to be seen if the Halliburtons, Exxons and Enrons of the world will be brought to justice. As I drove tohttp://wheelstv.net/blogs/2006/11/we-didnt-get-fooled-again.htmljimbar@wheelstv.net (Jim Barisano)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/116163342880733803Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:45:00 +00002006-10-23T16:27:03.883-04:00 Like any SUV driver, I watch gas prices rise and I cringe. My big Tahoe is pretty good, comparatively, getting 17.2 mpg overall. I use it to carry TV equipment, to shoot video of vehicles that we test, to carry wood for my dock, (I live on a lake) and to go to the dump every Saturday with our dog, Koto, who, for some reason, loves to go to the dump. Back to gas prices. Is it me or has anyone http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2006/10/gas-pricesis-someone-yanking-our.htmljimbar@wheelstv.net (Jim Barisano)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/116040865855988170Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:44:00 +00002006-10-09T11:44:20.006-04:00 We continue to add some great automotive television programming to our various channels. If you're interested in Formula 1, go to Motorsports Park. You'll find 100 terrific stories covering every aspect of Formula 1 racing: History, recent events, personality profiles, races. Ascari, Farina, Monaco. These exciting internationally acclaimed television shows offer hours of viewing pleasure for http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2006/10/more-new-programming.htmljimbar@wheelstv.net (Jim Barisano)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/115919804655298852Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:06:00 +00002006-09-25T12:26:05.460-04:00 The AltWheels festival returned to Boston this past weekend for its fourth annual event. WheelsTV is a sponsor of the four day event that ran from Thursday to Sunday. On Thursday Lehel Reeves, our president of programming, and I took part in the AltWheels Caravan from the Larz Anderson Auto Museum, through Boston, and over to Cambridge where we gathered at MIT's Stata Center. There were over 35 http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2006/09/altwheels-festival.htmljimbar@wheelstv.net (Jim Barisano)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/115847104651335682Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:29:00 +00002006-09-17T01:30:46.563-04:00One of my favorite parts of a night out at the movies is "The Coming Attractions." I swear I could sit through ten of them. With that in mind I'd like to share with you some previews of what you'll soon be seeing here at WheelsTV Network... First off, you've probably checked out Automotive Rhythms, our newest channel. AR is programmed by Kimatni Rowlins and his crew. AR currently has four very http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2006/09/previews-of-coming-attractions.htmljimbar@wheelstv.net (Jim Barisano)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/115708399170934104Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:57:00 +00002006-09-01T00:19:17.816-04:00Hi Folks, This next entry, and quite a few more, will be focused upon what is going on at WheelsTV. As you may have noticed, the home page has been revamped with some nice photos and thumbnails to the driving destinations. Now, the page loads faster (still a bit slow at times) and you can decide what view through the windshield you want to enjoy. The BIG news is that we are in the process of http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2006/08/wheelstv-update.htmljimbar@wheelstv.net (Jim Barisano)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/115559447411245671Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:27:00 +00002006-08-14T18:27:54.113-04:00December 2005 - If you've bought or leased a car in the last few years you've probably used the Internet to do your homework. There are a bunch of good sites for finding automotive data including all of the features, options, costs, miles per gallon... even expected repair costs and consumer feedback. The one thing that we, as consumers, have not been able to do is to get the feel of the car, http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2005/12/wtvs-top200-on-vehixcom.htmlrdines@wheelstv.net (Rachel Dines)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/115559442520657398Fri, 01 Jul 2005 22:26:00 +00002006-08-14T18:27:05.206-04:00July 2005 - Here we are in the middle of summer and not much should be going on in the auto business and the television business. Well, NOT. Heck, we are way too busy right now and as I look out the window of my office here in Acton, Massachusetts I see lots of cars going by with tops down and sunroofs open. Of course, lots of bikes, too, from hogs to numerous whiney rice burners. We happen to http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2005/07/summertime-on-move.htmlrdines@wheelstv.net (Rachel Dines)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/115559426057235651Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:22:00 +00002006-08-14T18:24:20.576-04:00 It's been a while since I've written this column and I apologize for the delay. I've been doing way too much flying and not enough driving. A lot has been going on here at WheelsTV so I'd better give all of you wheelies out there a full update. First off, we have formed a strategic alliance with SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC). SeaChange is THE major player in the video on demand space. http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2005/06/great-things-happening-at-wheelstv.htmlrdines@wheelstv.net (Rachel Dines)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/115559414114859910Fri, 01 Oct 2004 22:21:00 +00002006-08-14T18:22:21.150-04:00 It's been an exciting few months for WheelsTV. We've been busy meeting with various potential cable and satellite distribution partners, working on new programming, licensing some of our library for VOD and making the rounds in LA. While in LA we had a chance to meet with an old friend, Jay Leno, whom I have worked with in the past. As most of you know, Jay is a true car enthusiast. He puts http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2004/10/gaining-traction-in-la.htmlrdines@wheelstv.net (Rachel Dines)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/115559400930510668Sun, 01 Aug 2004 22:17:00 +00002006-08-14T18:20:09.310-04:00Well, thanks to the high cost of gasoline, Americans are finally talking about alternatives to being at the mercy of foreign oil. The most promising approach seems to be the hybrid gas/electric. With Toyota selling every Prius it can build, Ford coming out with the Escape hybrid SUV, and GM also planning gas/electric vehicles, it appears as if we are finally on our way to cutting down on our http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2004/08/ferdinand-porsche-and-early-hybrids.htmlrdines@wheelstv.net (Rachel Dines)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29065351/posts/summary/115559376637446085Tue, 01 Jun 2004 22:10:00 +00002006-08-14T18:16:06.390-04:00I used to eat at a great roadhouse restaurant just outside of Concord Center, here in Massachusetts, known as the Willow Pond Kitchen. The Willow Pond Kitchen was one of those throw-backs to the pre-superhighway, pre-franchise era when little mom and pop eateries could make a good living on the side of the road. Willow Pond's big wooden booths were always full of happy folks eating the http://wheelstv.net/blogs/2004/06/willow-pond-kitchen.htmlrdines@wheelstv.net (Rachel Dines)