Global InformationWOWIO information
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Books, Comics |
| Founded | August 2006 |
| Founder | William Lidwell |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
Key people | Brian Altounian |
| Products | E-books |
| Services | Publishing, Merchandising, Restaurants, Hospitality, Homebuilding |
| Owner | Brian Altounian Alliance Acquisitions, LLC |
| Divisions | Wevolt TheDuckWebcomics.com @Brand Pop Galaxy |
| Website | http://www.wowio.com |
WOWIO is a deregistered company based in the United States.[1] WOWIO, Inc. has, historically, operated a digital media and technology development company with a patented process and a proprietary mobile ad-delivery platform that planned to disrupt the eBook distribution landscape by exploiting a previously untapped marketplace: ad-supported eBooks. A new management team announced in 2017 that Wowio will be a holding company supporting a number of investments in entertainment, restaurants, tourism, hospitality and other businesses including homebuilding in Northern California and the real estate development in Arizona.[2]
WOWIO's chairman is Brian Altounian, a former Time Warner executive, founder of Alliance Acquisitions,[3] and former board member (from 2005-2011) of Platinum Studios.[4] [1] Mr. Altounian served as the Chief Executive Officer of WOWIO, Inc. from June 11, 2010 to September 2015.[5] During Mr. Altounian's last months as CEO, Wowio went public with an initial share price over $1; within months, the share price fell below $0.01.[6] Robert H. Estareja, President of Wowio since February 2015, replaced Mr. Altounian as CEO in September 2015.[7] In 2017, Mr. Estareja was replaced with a new CEO, Tony Anish, who announced the new strategic direction for the company.[2] The company deregistered its common stock in July 2018.[8]
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