Peter Guber to Lead NextVR's Newly Formed Advisory Board

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NextVR, a technology company pioneering capture and delivery of live and on-demand virtual reality experiences, today announced the launch of their Advisory Board with three inaugural members who will provide strategic guidance to NextVR through their next phase of growth. Representing the worlds of entertainment, sports and broadcasting, the board will be chaired by Peter Guber, Founder and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, who will also make a strategic capital investment. The board will also include Scott Teissler, formerly of Turner Broadcasting, and Doug Perlman, Founder and CEO of Sports Media Advisors.

After successfully working with numerous sports, news and entertainment groups including the NBA, the NHL, Fox Sports, NASCAR, the band Coldplay and more, NextVR is preparing for a stage of dramatic growth. These industry luminaries will provide strategic advice through NextVR's expansion as virtual reality becomes a mainstream consumer digital platform in 2015. 

"For those who haven't experienced it yet, it's hard to imagine what NextVR is capable of delivering with their live virtual reality technology. They have engineered the closest thing to putting you in the best seat in the house virtually that is possible," said Peter Guber, Founder and CEO, Mandalay Entertainment. "It's a game changer for live sports, festivals, concerts, shopping, and travel."

The Advisory Board members include:

• Peter Guber has a storied career in sports and entertainment. As Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment and former Chairman of Sony Entertainment, Guber's personal films have earned more than $3 billion worldwide and racked up 50 Academy Award nominations. Guber's sports resume incalso an owner and Chairman of Dick Clark Productions, the world's largest producer of televised live event ludes co-ownership of three professional sports teams: the Golden State Warriors of the NBA, the Los Angeles Dodgers of MLB and the Los Angeles Football Club of Major League Soccer. Guber is entertainment programming, which includes the Golden Globe Awards, the American Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards and Miss America.
• Scott Teissler is former executive vice president, chief technology officer and chief digital strategy officer for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company, that creates and programs branded news and entertainment on television and other platforms. He was instrumental in the formation of technology strategy and policy development for the network and represented TBS in all technology matters. Prior to TBS, Teissler was senior vice president of new media strategy and chief technology officer for CNN. He joined CNN in 1993 from the University of Chicago where he served as the vice provost for technology and the University's chief technology strategist.
• Doug Perlman is a veteran sports media executive and media rights expert. He held leadership roles with the National Hockey League and IMG before founding Sports Media Advisors, an advisory firm focused on the intersection of sports, television and digital platforms. Perlman has been named to the Sports Business Journal's "Forty Under Forty" three times, earning a spot in their Hall of Fame and has been recognized by The Sporting News as one of the most 100 Most Powerful People in Sports.

"We're thrilled to formalize our relationships with these three individuals who are each outstanding in their own fields," said Brad Allen, Executive Chairman, NextVR.  "As we prepare for NextVR to play a leading role in live-action Virtual Reality, the Advisory Board will support our mission to bring world class entertainment and sports media properties into this new medium."

About NextVR
NextVR is a technology company that captures and delivers live and on-demand virtual reality experiences. From rock concerts to sporting events to fashion shows, and everything in-between – viewers are transported into life-like experiences with true broadcast quality. It's better than being there. Launched in 2009, NextVR has a vast IP portfolio with more than twenty-three patents granted and pending for the capture, compression, transmission, and display of virtual reality content. NextVR also allows content to be streamed with pristine quality using current home and mobile Internet connections. Founded by veterans in stereoscopic imaging technology, software development and an award-winning filmmaker – NextVR provides a deeply immersive experience. You're in it, not watching it. For more information, go to http://www.nextvr.com/

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