Mindpix Announces Jon Vlassopulos, Mobile Media and Digital Entertainment Executive, Joins Advisory Board
April 28 2014 - 1:35PM
Marketwired
Mindpix Announces Jon Vlassopulos, Mobile Media and Digital
Entertainment Executive, Joins Advisory Board
The MPIX Advisory Board Continues to Take Shape With Industry
Leading Experts in Television, Music, and Mobile Media Distribution
and Content Creation
MIAMI BEACH, FL--(Marketwired - Apr 28, 2014) - Mindpix
Corporation (OTC Pink: MPIX) (PINKSHEETS: MPIX) ("Mindpix" or the
"Company"), a technology driven media services and entertainment
company focused on owning, creating or managing multi-platform
music/entertainment, sports and U.S. Hispanic media properties,
today is pleased to announce that Jon Vlassopulos has joined the
Mindpix Advisory Board. The MPIX Advisory Board currently consists
of Steven Marrs with exceptional television and digital media
expertise, Dick Wingate our Digital Music expert and now Jon
Vlassopulos in mobile media and digital content creation. All
are innovative leaders in digital media and entertainment,
providing invaluable counsel and guidance that is quickly
yielding top line revenue results for the Company. MPIX plans to
continue to selectively add world-class domain expertise to its
Advisory Board shortly in its key verticals such as Sports, US
Hispanic and Magazine/digital publishing
Jon Vlassopulos is the founder and CEO of Trailerpop, where he
leads a mission to connect people through entertainment. Jon has
spent the last 17 years building businesses in and around the
mobile media, entertainment and advertising industries and as a
founder, senior executive, investor and advisor, his work has
driven hundreds of millions of dollars worth of innovation and
delighted tens of millions of consumers.
Prior to founding Trailerpop, Jon has served as CEO of award
winning mobile entertainment studio skyrockit, where he managed
major US carrier content platforms for companies like Sprint and
built innovative branded entertainment products and experiences for
companies like GAP, Intel, Coca Cola, Kraft and Zippo. Dubbed a
digital media and advertising visionary by The Hollywood
Reporter, Jon has created successful industry firsts in the
areas of mobile, games, advertising, TV and music. Prior to
Skyrockit, Jon was the SVP of digital media and branded
entertainment for Endemol, the world's largest independent
production company, where he was responsible for its worldwide
digital & advertising business. Jon is credited with launching
interactive TV in the US with shows like Deal or no Deal
and 1 vs. 100 and with creating some of the first live,
multi-platform game formats for networks like BET and TBS. He
also produced games that were successful on multiple platforms
including Xbox, online, and mobile and sold and produced some of
the first online web series. Jon served as senior director of
business development & strategic partnerships at AT&T
Wireless where he established the first mobile marketing campaigns
with major brands and led the youth marketing team responsible for
tracking and implementing new applications and business
models. Jon also launched the first wireless music service in
the US integrating Shazam technology and was responsible for
partnerships with all major media and entertainment companies
helping them launch their first mobile applications. Prior to
AT&T Wireless, Jon served as an executive at Bertelsmann in the
US and Asia Pacific.
Jon Vlassopulos commented, "I have had the pleasure of working
with Victor Siegel and am extremely excited about bringing my
expertise and industry perspective to the Mindpix. My career has
always focused on connecting people with digital and mobile
entertainment. The shift to mobile is a global trend that will
continue to grow. It is critical that Mindpix stays at the
forefront of this curve with its service and products in mobile and
I'm excited to help Victor and the Management Team navigate this
complex and evolving ecosystem."
Victor Siegel, President and CEO stated, "Jon is an
extraordinary executive, a close friend and I am thrilled he's
joining the Mindpix Advisory Board. He has been at the
forefront of mobile media industry since we meet in 2000, when he
was at ATT and I was running Hello Network. I know Jon will
provide us with guidance and counsel required to take a leadership
in this marketplace."
Commenting further, Mr. Siegel stated, "Our Advisory Board is
quickly expanding into a diverse and dynamic group of senior
industry leaders in their respective areas of expertise providing
MPIX with a deep well of resources to draw upon. Jon is yet
another exceptional example of the world-class talent that MPIX
continues to attract to our Board of Advisors. I'm excited and look
forward to working closely with Steven Marrs, Dick Wingate and now
Jon Vlassopulos as we aggressively roll-out our expanded media
services offerings, top-line revenue and pipeline of
revenue-generating live and VOD media, music, sports entertainment
events worldwide."
About Mindpix Corporation Mindpix Corporation (OTC Pink: MPIX)
is a technology driven multi-platform media company focused on
owning, creating and/or managing multi-media entertainment and
sports and US Hispanic media properties across the globe. Through a
unique eco-system, MPIX provides the critical on-line video
technology, production, digital marketing, audience development,
payment services, sponsor acquisition, digital and traditional
media distribution services to drive revenue for live and VOD
(video on demand) events globally.
MPIX disclosure and financial information is published on OTC
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amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), and as such, may involve risks and
uncertainties. These forward looking statements relate to, amongst
other things, current expectation of the business environment in
which the company operates, potential future performance,
projections of future performance and the perceived opportunities
in the market. The company's actual performance, results and
achievements may differ materially from the expressed or implied in
such forward-looking statements as a result of a wide range of
factors.
For company Contact: Reina Ziegler info@mpixcorporation.com
Investor Relations: Howard Gostfrand info@amcapventures.com
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