Don Garber, New Commissioner of Major League Soccer, Nominated to Princeton Video Image Board of Directors.LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1999-- Princeton Video Image, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : PVII; www.pvi-inc.com), the global leader in virtual advertising solutions for television, announced that Don Garber, the recently named commissioner of Major League Soccer (MLS See multilevel security. ), has been nominated to serve on the company's Board of Directors pending his election by PVI See Present Value Index. shareholders. Before being appointed as the commissioner of MLS, Mr. Garber, a 15 year veteran of the National Football League (NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga ), was the Senior Vice President of the NFL International, where he was responsible for managing the NFL Europe League and global television distribution, marketing and sales. Dennis P. Wilkinson, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Princeton Video Image, said, "Don's sports marketing expertise is exceptional, and we look forward to his guidance across the whole spectrum of our sports activities." "It's a privilege to join the Board of Directors of a market leader such as Princeton Video Image," Mr. Garber said. "Princeton's virtual advertising solutions have added a new dimension to the world of sports marketing and broadcasting. I am excited to offer my strategic direction as the company enters the next millennium." Prior to being appointed head of NFL International, Mr. Garber was the Vice President of Business Development and Special Events for NFL Properties, where he was responsible for all NFL event and entertainment television programming, event marketing and grass roots activities. During his tenure at the NFL, Mr. Garber created the NFL Experience, the League's interactive football theme park at the Super Bowl. Mr. Garber began his career at NFL properties in 1984 as a marketing manager responsible for corporate sponsorship, and was promoted to Director of Marketing in 1988. Prior to joining the NFL, Mr. Garber worked in public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most at Ruder & Finn, and helped launch a sports marketing division at Burson-Marsteller, a Young & Rubicam subsidiary. Princeton Video Image, Inc. has developed and is marketing a real-time video insertion system that, through patented pattern recognition technology, places computer-generated electronic images into television broadcasts of sporting events as well as other programming. These electronic images range from simple corporate names and logos to sophisticated 3-D images and animated effects. In virtual advertising, broadcasters insert advertising messages into telecasts so that the ads appear as part of the live stadium scene. PVI has provided video insertion services for over 1,200 live telecasts worldwide, including broadcasts of Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. , the National Football League, professional soccer, motorsports, and other live events. The Company is headquartered in Lawrenceville, New Jersey Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,081. Lawrenceville is located roughly halfway between Princeton and Trenton. , with offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and Brussels, and licensees' offices in Mexico City, Johannesburg and Madrid. Any statements contained in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, those relating to market acceptance, dependence on strategic partners and third party sales, contractual restraints on use of the Company's technology, a rapidly changing commercial and technological environment, competition, possible adverse regulations, need for additional financing, intellectual property rights and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , and other risks identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results, events or performance may differ materially. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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