Brad Pelo

{{Short description|American businessman}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Brad Pelo

| caption = Co-founder and CEO, of i.TV [http://i.TV]

| alma_mater = Brigham Young University

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|2|6}}

| birth_place = Missoula, Montana

| occupation = CEO and founder, [http://i.tv/ i.TV]

| spouse = Melody Pelo {{cite news |title= Executive Focus|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/282153/EXECUTIVE-FOCUS--BRAD-D-PELO.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730004952/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/282153/EXECUTIVE-FOCUS--BRAD-D-PELO.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |work=Deseret News|date= March 24, 1993}}

}}

Brad Pelo (born February 6, 1963) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and co-founder{{cite news |title= Catching up on Nintendo TVii: an interview with i.TV co-founder Justin Whittaker |url= https://www.engadget.com/2013/01/09/catching-up-on-nintendo-tvii-an-interview-with-i-tv-co-founder/ |date= January 9, 2013}} and chief executive officer of i.TV, the company behind tvtag, a second screen app for iOS.{{cite news |title= TVtag Is Paying 50 People to Watch and Tag TV All Day |url=http://adage.com/article/the-media-guy/tvtag-getglue-paying-50-people-watch-tv/291360/ |work= AdAge |date= January 28, 2014}} Backed by Union Square Ventures, RRE Ventures, Rho Ventures, Time Warner Investments, DIRECTV,{{cite news |title= DirecTV Invests in Two Digital Entertainment Startups |url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/directv-invests-in-two-digital-entertainment-startups-1200917772/ |work= Variety |date= December 4, 2013}} and others, i.TV is also behind the popular namesake app for iOS{{cite news |title= i.TV is an Essential App for Anyone Who Watches TV |url=http://www.cultofmac.com/184033/i-tv-is-an-essential-app-for-anyone-who-watches-tv-daily-freebie/#OIXArIXzjmWry7Xg.99 |work= Cult of Mac|date= August 10, 2012}} and Android,{{cite news |title= i.TV brings its local TV guide app to Android users in North America|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/12/06/i-tv-brings-its-local-tv-guide-app-to-android-users-in-north-america/ |work= The Next Web|date= December 6, 2011}} and co-created Nintendo TVii for the Nintendo Wii U.{{cite news |title= Here's the company behind Nintendo TVii (spoilers: it's not Nintendo) |url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/09/14/nintendo-tvii-itv/ |work= Engadget|date= September 14, 2012}}

Pelo has founded or been a member of the founding team at a number of companies, including Folio Corporation,{{cite news |title= Success of Software Firm is Firmly in View |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/287181/SUCCESS-OF-SOFTWARE-BY-FOLIO-IS-FIRMLY-IN-VIEW.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230145/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/287181/SUCCESS-OF-SOFTWARE-BY-FOLIO-IS-FIRMLY-IN-VIEW.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |work= Deseret News|date= April 23, 1993}} Ancestry.com,{{cite news |title= Who owns genealogy companies?|url=http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2010/05/who-owns-genealogy-companies.html |work=Genealogy’s Star|date= May 12, 2010}} and NextPage.{{cite news |title= NextPage founder is a pioneer in field of peer-to-peer networks |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/847316/NextPage-founder-is-a-pioneer-in-field-of-peer-to-peer-networks.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924131505/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/847316/NextPage-founder-is-a-pioneer-in-field-of-peer-to-peer-networks.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= September 24, 2015 |work= Deseret News|date= June 10, 2001}}

He also served on the board of directors of Tokyo-based D&M Holdings, the holding company for leading audio brands including Denon, Marantz, McIntosh Laboratories and Boston Acoustics.{{cite press release |title= Appointment of Board Members |url= http://www.dm-holdings.com/eng/newsrelease/20070628_250.html|publisher= D&M Holdings |date= June 28, 2007}}

Pelo is also a movie producer{{cite news |title= IMDb Profile of Brad Pelo |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1381245/ |work= IMDb}} and live event producer.{{cite news |title= Utahns Fired Up Over Provo Stadium Show |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/287181/SUCCESS-OF-SOFTWARE-BY-FOLIO-IS-FIRMLY-IN-VIEW.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230145/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/287181/SUCCESS-OF-SOFTWARE-BY-FOLIO-IS-FIRMLY-IN-VIEW.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |work= Deseret News|date= July 1, 2009}}

Early life and education

Brad Pelo was born in Missoula, Montana, graduated from Orem High School and attended Brigham Young University.

While in High School Pelo founded his first company and was featured in The New York Times Magazine,{{cite news |title= The Young View: Teen Tycoons |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/19/archives/the-young-view-teen-tycoons.html?sq=%2522brad%2520pelo%2522&scp=3&st=cse |work= The New York Times|date= August 19, 1979}}

McCall's and SUCCESS magazine as a “teen tycoon”.

Career

In 1987, Pelo co-founded Folio Corporation with his brother-in-law Curt Allen. The two partners met with success in 1988 when they struck a deal with Novell stipulating that the company would bundle Folio’s software with every NetWare operating system it sold.

Pelo served as the president of Folio until its acquisition by Mead Data Central, Inc., provider of the Lexis-Nexis computer-assisted research services, in 1992.{{cite news |title= Acquisition of Folio Corp. Is A Natural Match For Mead Data Central Inc.|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/268286/ACQUISITION-OF-FOLIO-CORP-IS-A-NATURAL-MATCH-FOR-MEAD-DATA--CENTRAL-INC.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024721/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/268286/ACQUISITION-OF-FOLIO-CORP-IS-A-NATURAL-MATCH-FOR-MEAD-DATA--CENTRAL-INC.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|work= Deseret News|date= January 4, 1993}}

Pelo later was one of the founding team members of Ancestry.com and served as CEO of Ancestry.com’s parent company, Western Standard Publishing.{{cite news |title= Who owns genealogy companies?|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/287181/SUCCESS-OF-SOFTWARE-BY-FOLIO-IS-FIRMLY-IN-VIEW.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230145/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/287181/SUCCESS-OF-SOFTWARE-BY-FOLIO-IS-FIRMLY-IN-VIEW.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |work= Genealogy’s Star|date= May 12, 2010}}

Pelo later served as president and publisher at Bookcraft, a Utah-based publishing house.{{cite news |title= 2 LDS publishers may join forces Deseret Book parent announces plans to acquire Bookcraft|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/678693/2-LDS-publishers-may-join-forces-Deseret-Book-parent-announces-plans-to-acquire-Bookcraft.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724020758/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/678693/2-LDS-publishers-may-join-forces-Deseret-Book-parent-announces-plans-to-acquire-Bookcraft.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |work= Deseret News|date= February 9, 1999}} He then founded NextPage, a compliance and information risk solutions provider.

After that Pelo served as executive producer of a number of feature films including The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003), Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy (2006), and Forever Strong (2008), co-starring Sean Astin. He continues to be a partner in the production company behind the latter two films, Picture Rock Entertainment.{{cite news |title= Local filmmakers' 'Forever Strong' opens nationwide |url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_664edfeb-fd02-57c6-a346-ead5773540b1.html |work= Daily Herald (Utah)|date= September 24, 2009}}

In 2008 Pelo co-founded i.TV, a social television and second screen company, where he serves as CEO.{{cite news |title= i.TV Launches Movie and TV Guide for iPhone and iPod |url=http://iphone.tmcnet.com/topics/iphone/articles/42099-itv-launches-movie-tv-guide-iphone-ipod.htm|work= TMCnet.com|date= October 7, 2008}} As CEO Pelo has secured partnerships for the company with AOL,{{cite news |title= AOL relaunches AOL TV with help from i.TV |url=https://venturebeat.com/2011/05/27/aol-relaunches-aol-tv-with-help-from-i-tv-cans-tv-squad/ |work= VentureBeat|date= May 27, 2011}} GetGlue,{{cite news |title= i.TV for iOS Update Brings TV Show Check-in Via GetGlue |url=http://socialtimes.com/i-tv-for-ios-update-brings-tv-show-check-in-via-getglue_b70166|work= Social Times|date= July 12, 2011}} Entertainment Weekly magazine{{cite news |title= Entertainment Weekly Adds Co-Viewing Platform for TV Shows from 'Glee' to Football |url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_664edfeb-fd02-57c6-a346-ead5773540b1.html|work= Social Times|date= September 16, 2011}} and Nintendo.

From 2004 to 2010, Pelo served as the senior executive producer of Utah’s largest annual event, the Stadium of Fire.{{cite news |title= Utahns Fired Up Over Provo Stadium Show |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705313981/Utahns-fired-up-over-Provo-stadium-show.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122011056/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705313981/Utahns-fired-up-over-Provo-stadium-show.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |work= Deseret News|date= July 1, 2009}}

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