vzillion Names NBA Legend Mark Jackson Vice President of Sports Partnerships

MIAMI, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- vzillion, the personal utility, announced today NBA Legend and Golden State Warriors Head Coach Mark Jackson as Vice President of Sports Partnerships. In this capacity, Mark will provide pointed but critical operational guidance to the vzillion team to offer athletes and sport franchises the opportunity to bring fans brand new ways to experience the game as well as build new depth and revenue streams to their own business models.

"Sports just got personal," said Antonio Collier Founder and CEO of vzillion. "What we are designing for sports and fantasy sports fans is nothing short of revolutionary. Creating a new way for fans to engage, access and share their sports experiences is going to be magical. We see people not merely as consumers, but microstars who are an integral part of this insanely passionate global community," added Collier.

"When you sit with Antonio and hear what he sees not only for sports, but for people and the web it's simply amazing," said Jackson. "Those guys see technology as the disruptive force but start with mere mortals first. They love people and are inspired by them. To have guys who reach across the technology void and ask athletes to be a part of their crusade is beyond innovative and perhaps the new way."

The sports and fantasy sports environment is one of the fastest growing markets in entertainment. According to Plunkett Research, the estimated size of the entire sports industry in 2008 was predicted to be $441.1 billion, making it one of the top ten largest industries in the US, more than twice the size of the U.S. auto industry and seven times the size of the movie industry. The enormous television advertising marketing hovering around $500 billion dollars will also be a target for the vzillion model.

"We are looking at sports and fantasy sports as the biggest opportunity in interactive entertainment today," said vzillion Chief Strategy Officer Yves Bergquist. "It has everything we look for in a core market: size, passion, and the ability to be immediately and massively disrupted by the kind of technology we are designing."

About VZillion

vzillion, Inc. (VZIL) is the personal utility designed to create the personal web. vzillion stands at the intersection of culture and technology. vzillion's crusade is to place people at the center of the universe and to leverage technologies to engage, empower and give them ownership.

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