Alki David
Encyclopedia
Alkiviades "Alki" David (born May 23, 1968) is a digital media entrepreneur
known for his adoption of social media as a marketing vehicle, such as FilmOn
, Battlecam and 9021go.com. David has also appeared in feature films, including The Bank Job, and on UK TV.
, Nigeria, to a Greek Cypriot family. His late father, Andrew A. David was a managing director of Hellenic Bottling Company S.A that merged in 2000 with Coca-Cola Beverages into Coca-Cola Hellenic
. Alki David attended Le Rosey and the Royal College of Art.
As of 2009 he is married to Jennifer Stano, a model and swimsuit designer. Alki has been divorced twice and has two sons from his first marriage.
, ABC
, NBC
, Fox Broadcasting and their studios won a temporary restraining order against David's FilmOn in November 2010 to prevent unlicensed use of their broadcast signals . David sued CBS, dropped the suit, and sued CBS Interactive in November 2011, alleging copyright infringement due to the CNET
website having editorially covered infringing uses of peer-to-peer file-sharing software.
known for his adoption of social media as a marketing vehicle, such as FilmOn
FilmOn
FilmOn.com is an internet based pay television provider owned by FilmOn.TV Inc. The service was founded by Alki David and features over 150 streaming IP television channels in a subscription package in addition to pay-per-view and video-on-demand titles....
, Battlecam and 9021go.com. David has also appeared in feature films, including The Bank Job, and on UK TV.
Background and family
David was born in LagosLagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
, Nigeria, to a Greek Cypriot family. His late father, Andrew A. David was a managing director of Hellenic Bottling Company S.A that merged in 2000 with Coca-Cola Beverages into Coca-Cola Hellenic
Coca-Cola Hellenic
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. is the world's second-largest Coca-Cola anchor bottler. It is the bottler in 28 countries, its well established markets include Greece, Cyprus, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, its developing markets include...
. Alki David attended Le Rosey and the Royal College of Art.
As of 2009 he is married to Jennifer Stano, a model and swimsuit designer. Alki has been divorced twice and has two sons from his first marriage.
Business
David's main projects are:- FilmOnFilmOnFilmOn.com is an internet based pay television provider owned by FilmOn.TV Inc. The service was founded by Alki David and features over 150 streaming IP television channels in a subscription package in addition to pay-per-view and video-on-demand titles....
, a video-on-demand website and mobile service which is an extension to his 111Pix distribution venture
- Battlecam, where Alki David offered cash to the first person who streaksStreakingStreaking is the act of running nude through a public place.-History:On 5 July 1799, a Friday evening at 7 o'clock, a naked man was arrested at the Mansion House, London, and sent to the Poultry Compter...
in a legal manner in front of US President Barack Obama with "Battlecam" written across the bare chest. Although a man did streak at a rally and was sentenced to probation, apparently the man failed to comply with the rules of the Battlecam.com challenge. The man appeared again in February on a Battlecam Special Event performing Mixed Martial Arts.. On July 29, 2011 David hosted a faked assisted suicide on Battlecam.
- Fight Night and other tournaments around mixed martial arts, gaming and comedy. Additionally, these events are streamed in a pay per view model.
- 9021go.com which mixes shopping and entertainment.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Character | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | |||
| The Freediver | Hector | Also producer and writer | |
| The Grid The Grid (TV series) The Grid is a 2004 television miniseries co-produced by the BBC, Fox TV Studios and Carnival Films. It starred Dylan McDermott and Julianna Margulies. It aired on TNT in the US and on BBC Two in the UK over three consecutive nights and is available on DVD in the UK, United States and Australia... |
Yussef Nasseriah | TV series (one episode) | |
| 2005 | Opa! | Spiros Kakogiannis | |
| Spooks Spooks Spooks is a British television drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 – 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, as the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a... |
Badrak Madjid | TV series (one episode) | |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon Hotel Babylon Hotel Babylon was a BBC television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones, that aired from 19 January 2006 to 14 August 2009, produced by independent production company Carnival Films for BBC One... |
Mr. Pappas | TV series (one episode) |
| 2007 | Living with Lew | Co-producer | |
| Flight of Fury Flight of Fury Flight of Fury is a 2007 American direct-to-DVD action film directed by Michael Keusch and starring Steven Seagal and Angus MacInnes. It was filmed in Romania and released on DVD in the United States on February 20, 2007.-Plot:... |
Rojar | Direct-to-DVD | |
| Voyage: Killing Brigitte Nielsen | Villain | Also director, producer, writer, and editor | |
| Fishtales Fishtales Fishtales is a 2007 family comedy film directed by Alki David, and starring Billy Zane and Kelly Brook about a widowed father who falls in love with a mermaid. The film was released theatrically in the UK on August 24, 2007.... |
Captain Mavros | Also director, producer, writer, and editor | |
| 2008 | The Bank Job The Bank Job The Bank Job is a 2008 British crime film written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, directed by Roger Donaldson, and starring Jason Statham, based on the 1971 Baker Street robbery in central London, from which the money and valuables stolen were never recovered... |
Bambas | |
| 2009 | Trial & Retribution Trial & Retribution Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police proceduraltelevision drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial & Retribution series is broadcast over two nights. The... |
Hikmet | TV series (one episode) |
| Waking the Dead Waking the Dead (TV series) Waking the Dead is a British television police procedural crime drama series produced by the BBC featuring a fictional Cold Case Unit comprising CID police officers, a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist. A pilot episode aired in September 2000 and there have been a total of nine series... |
Coban | TV series (two episodes) | |
| TBA | Guido | Guido | Post-production Post-production Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art... |
| Alki David vs Goliaths | Self | In Production |
Litigations
CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, Fox Broadcasting and their studios won a temporary restraining order against David's FilmOn in November 2010 to prevent unlicensed use of their broadcast signals . David sued CBS, dropped the suit, and sued CBS Interactive in November 2011, alleging copyright infringement due to the CNET
CNET
CNET is a tech media website that publishes news articles, blogs, and podcasts on technology and consumer electronics. Originally founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition...
website having editorially covered infringing uses of peer-to-peer file-sharing software.
External links
- Alki David on BattleCam
- Alki David's FilmOn.com live TV site FilmOn