Viva Entertainment Group Appoints Two Industry Veterans to Its Board of Directors

Viva Entertainment Group Appoints Two Industry Veterans to Its Board of Directors

ORLANDO, June 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --



Viva Entertainment Group, Inc (OTC MARKET BRPC), a developer of an OTT system through
which television services are delivered using the Internet, is pleased to announce the
appointment of two industry veterans to its Board of Directors Mr. Anthony Hernandez and
Mr. Hector Marcano.  Both members will serve as independent directors of the Company.
 Viva's Board is now comprised of three, with Mr. Johnny Falcones, CEO, serving as
Chairman of the Board. Messrs. Hernandez and Marcano bring a wealth of experience and
industry knowledge to the team as the Company embarks on a Global rollout of its cutting
edge OTT platform.



Viva's CEO, Mr. Johnny Falcones expressed, "We are very pleased to have attracted two
such qualified directors with a breadth of knowledge in both the technical areas of
product development as well as subscriber acquisition and global distribution.  We look
forward to their guidance in our U.S commercial launch and other key international markets
encompassing the large Latino demographic.



In addition to our two new Board members, the Company has also created a new
Management Committee comprised of Viva's senior executive members Messrs. Johnny Falcones,
Alberto Gomez and John Sepulveda. The Committee is tasked with overseeing the near term
U.S. launch, as well as regions in LatAm and the Far East.  



Management Team and Board Member Bio's 



Johnny Falcones, Founder Chairman and CEO Viva Entertainment Group 



Johnny Falcones is an industry veteran with the strategic vision, the drive, and
connections to advance Viva's platform in the TV industry. His extensive experience in the
entertainment industry has guided the careers of Marc Anthony, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente and
Soleil J, India, Ivy Queen & Jose Alberto "El Canario."  He developed a successful record
label with Universal Music and Video Distribution, turning it in to a multi-million dollar
label.



Two decades ago, Falcones was just a Puerto Rican born, cool kid from Brooklyn, who
moonlighted as a DJ while attending LaGuardia College in New York .2 turntables & a keen
ear, Falcones quickly became the musical authority of NY's Latin House music scene of
90's. It was one faithful night at Palladium nightclub, where he had a chance encounter
with legendary music impresario Ralph Mercado, who recruited him to RMM Records. Together
they globalized the Latin record industry, converting starry-eyed local vocalist Marc
Anthony & India from buzz act, to icons. Within months, the young up and coming Falcones
was globe-trotting with Superstars, Celia Cruz & Tito Puente. Under Falcones' management,
these stars collected a bevy of international awards & were immortalized via 'Hollywood
Walk of Fame' slots. Falcones co-exec. produced the White House's 24th Annual Hispanic
Heritage Awards in Sep. 2010, which featured a luminaries such Alejandro Sanz, Juan Luis
Guerrera & Don Francisco.



Alberto Gomez President/Co-Founder, Viva Entertainment Group 



Mr. Gomez brings over 25 years of technical experience. He has proven success in
marketing, advertising and engineering. Through the years he has focused on the integral
development of production, content and segments for television. He developed multiple
radio stations and systems for Radio Atlantica in Argentina. He is an experienced leader
in media and content negotiation, has thorough knowledge of pay television, its content
and advertising in the South American countries of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile.
He began working on IPTV in 1998 and currently helping to perfect OTT projects for
multiple European and South American countries. He is a savvy tech that brings many years
of network licensing experience to VES. Mr. Gomez has a degree in Engineering from the
University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Advertising and Communications from the
University of Salvador.



John J Sepulveda Latin America President, Viva Entertainment Group 



John Sepulveda Joined Viva Entertainment Group 2013. A leader in the show business and
entertainment industry. He has been a director, producer and promoter of the most
important shows and concerts in the United States and South America during the last three
decades. He is an expert in developing alliances and successful association process with
key industry individuals, promoters, service providers and private enterprise, deep
knowledge of massive marketing within the Hispanic market. A successful and knowledgeable
market leader in the show business industry, able to negotiate and contract artists, visa
permits, ticket sales structure and strategies, event logistics and production, digital
and traditional media planning and management. John is also responsible for the developing
and execution of the most important and high profile latino concerts in the United States
in such venues as: Yankee Stadium, Citi Field Stadium, Madison Square Garden Arena, Radio
City, Prudential Arena, Nassau Coliseum,



Anthony Hernandez, Director, Viva Entertainment Group 



Mr. Hernandez is a seasoned executive with a specialized emphasis in Spanish Language
efforts.  Currently serves as CEO for Oi2, which he Co-founded and built into the largest
Spanish language radio network in the U.S.  Oi2's current footprint spans throughout the
digital space and across territorial broadcast and digital media presence in 33 countries
via a network of 1,700+ radio station affiliations and digital distribution on mobile and
satellite media platforms including iHeart Radio, TuneIn, SiriusXM Satellite Radio and
more.



As a premium provider of content, Oi2 operates a slate of 24x7 audio streams with a
diverse menu of music, news, sports, and entertainment genres.  Plus over 100+ daily
marquee branded content features, talk and specialty shows.  Some of the Oi2 menu of
brands include CNN en Espanol; FOX Deportes; AP News en Espanol; ESPN Deportes Radio; ALMA
Exitos Positivos; Escuchame Tu Show Prep Service



Mr. Hernandez was a previous Hispanic media voice to Congressional Hispanic Caucus and
FCC on advocacy for minority media interests. He Co-founded Spanish Broadcasters
Association to address Hispanic issues as an advocate group before the FCC and other
relevant organizations. Also serving as a member of the policy committee for the Minority
Media & Telecommunications Council and as Co-Chair of the finance committee for the
National Association of Multicultural Digital Entrepreneurs.



During his tenure in media related efforts he has been able to work-in, develop, and
manage various efforts in most communications disciplines: Broadcast & Satellite
Television and Radio; Print; Online; Mobile Media; Grass-roots/Event Marketing, and much
more. Launched over 23 of the most popular radio content brands in national Spanish radio
(ie: EXA, NFL en Espanol, E! Entertainment en Espanol, Billboard Radio en Espanol, El
Cucuy, El Chulo y La Bola, etc.).



Mr. Hernandez is attributed with launching the first ever Hispanic formatted satellite
radio channels on a global basis available by satellite radio to all of Europe, Asia,
Africa, and Australia. Under his management some of the most popular personality driven
Hispanic radio shows and branded Spanish language content have become globally syndicated.
He is responsible for repurposing several marquee general market brands into Spanish
language formatted radio brands and audio formats.



Hector Marcano, Director, Viva Entertainment Group 



Mr. Marcano currently serves as Vice President of Hispanic Operations East, for
iHeartMedia.  Mr. Marcano has more than 30 years of experience in the media industry and
as Vice President of Hispanic Operations East, Marcano works with iHeartMedia's Hispanic
radio stations, with a special focus in the Miami, Chicago, Orlando and Atlanta markets.
He has led the sales efforts with top prospects and develops custom strategies and
campaigns that leverage the unique multi-platform reach and power of iHeartMedia. Mr.
Marcano is also responsible for creating innovative advertising opportunities based on
iHeartMedia's unmatched national reach and local activation through its radio, digital and
mobile assets, as well as its event capabilities, to provide Hispanic advertisers with
targeted, effective, affordable and powerful ways to deliver their messages.



With over a quarter of a billion monthly listeners in the U.S., iHeartMedia has the
largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. The company owns and operates
858 broadcast radio stations, serving more than 150 markets throughout the U.S.  Plus,
iHeartRadio - a free, industry-leading, digital music service - gives users instant access
to more than 2,000 live radio stations and allows them to create custom stations inspired
by favorite artists or songs, anywhere they are.  



As the leading media company in America, iHeartMedia delivers music, news, talk,
sports and other content to diverse audiences across multiple platforms, including:
broadcast stations; online, via iHeartRadio and on its stations' hundreds of websites; HD
digital radio channels; satellite; smartphones; iPads and other tablets; in-vehicle
entertainment and navigation systems; and via live event



About VIVA Entertainment Group, Inc. 



VIVA Entertainment Group, Inc. is a global entertainment and technology company
connecting content owners and video distributors to deliver premium content on any smart
device with a screen. Viva has developed an OTT system through which television services
are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a network such as the Internet,
instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal and cable
television formats. Viva, your entertainment partner, provides subscribers access to the
content they want anywhere, anytime. With a WiFi connection our customers can watch Live
TV from around the world, TV shows, as well as movies on demand, Tele-video conference and
many other interactive features. Independent and Major film studios, television networks,
Telecoms, Cable Companies, and emerging ISPS partner with Viva for enhanced capabilities
in multi platform video distribution. The only true end-to-end provider of premium content
technology services, VIVA looks to license and deliver to traditional and OTT video
distributors across the world. On April 6th, 2016 Black River Petroleum entered into a
share exchange agreement to acquire 100% interest in VIVA Entertainment Group, Inc. VIVA
is a publicly traded company under the stock symbol BRPC.



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effects of continued geopolitical unrest and regional conflicts, competition, changes in
technology and methods of marketing, and various other factors beyond the Company's
control. 




 
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