According to a settlement brought about by U.S. District Court Judge Audrey Collins, Alki David–the billionaire owner of FilmOn.com–must stop using the names Aereokiller and BarryDriller.com for his broadcast streaming service. According to Deadline.com, the settlement seems to have ended not just one, but three lawsuits all at once. The three lawsuits include major Aereo investor and IAC chief Barry Diller suing David for creating BarryDriller.com last year. This February saw David suing Aereo for trademark infringement after he acquired the naming rights to a product called Aero. Finally, in March, Aereo sued David for creating Aero.tv. Both Aereo and FilmOn stream television online, which has created a big stir  [ Read More ]

Alki David is now catering to Bruce Lee fans by airing “The Legend of Bruce Lee,” an original thirty-hour biopic TV series exclusive to FilmOn. The entire series is free to everyone subscribed to FilmOn.com. The entire thirty hours is playing in the US for the first time on the online network; it was produced by Lee’s daughter, Shannon Lee. Lee is also the chairperson of the Bruce Lee Foundation. FilmOn acquired the exclusive US rights to stream the series from CCTV, China’s national broadcaster. The series, which was originally produced for Chinese audiences, has been dubbed in English for the US. FilmOn founder and CEO Alki David said of  [ Read More ]

Alki David’s streaming video service Aereokiller has gained support from digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation. According to MediaPost’s Online Media Daily, the group filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that the injunction held against Aereokiller to broadcast television programming should be lifted. The EFF states that television networks shouldn’t be able to “regulate personal, everyday uses of free television broadcasts.” The group also states that it’s nonsensical for Aereo to be legal in New York, when Aereokiller, which is basically the same type of service, is illegal in California. Both Aereo and Aereokiller offer subscribers streaming over-the-air broadcast channels to their digital devices in exchange for a fee. However, television  [ Read More ]

Fans of FilmOn.com and FilmOn’s creator, billionaire Alki David, should be excited for what’s coming down the pike this summer. David’s action film “Guido” starring Billy Zane, Gary Busey, Armand Assante, Lupe Ontiveros and Alki David is coming to DVD this May and even better, the film will make its US debut right on FilmOn.com! According to David, the DVD will be available in Walmart and other big-box retailers and is available right now for pre-order on Amazon.com. We’ve also gotten a glimpse the film’s cool DVD artwork, so make sure to check out that out below the post. “Guido” stars David as well as Gary Busey, Billy Zane, Armand  [ Read More ]

There’s more to discuss concerning FilmOn’s Alki David and his Aereo/Aero court case. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a California judge has denied without prejudice Aereo’s motion for a temporary restraining order against David and his use of Aero. The trademark infringement lawsuit, which was filed last week, contains Aereo’s opinion on the matter. “The public’s opinion, attitude and impression of Aereo will likely be irreparably harmed by Defendants’ unauthorized services or advertising in such circumstances,” the motion states. The motion goes on to say that harm to Aereo will increase each day “misconduct” is permitted to continue. Aereo, owned by FilmOn competitor Barry Diller, can try for a motion  [ Read More ]

British students who want their tuition paid might just have to run around naked. According to the Student Times, FilmOn founder and CEO Alki David is offering to pay the tuition fees of any full-time student who can provide video of themselves streaking in front of Deputy PM Nick Clegg. The reason for the “streak bounty” comes from David’s re-location to London and wants to help students who are suffering from the Coalition Government’s recent political move. “Many users of our social networking platform are students who are bitterly disappointed that the cap on tuition fees has been removed by the Coalition Government,” he said. “We intend to ease the  [ Read More ]

FilmOn.TV has started an amazing $100 million television ad campaign in New York and the Tri-State area offering viewers 500 live television channels and remote DVR storage space for free! What consumers can get from the free deal includes all local major networks (ABC, Fox, NBC, and CBS), huge range of American brands like Nickelodeon, MSNBC, ESPN, TMZ Live, Sesame Street and the Wall Street Journal. Other channels in the free deal include celebrity-driven channels and International and Latin content. FilmOn offers tons of other channels, including Disney, sports channels, and interactive content through FilmOn’s Los Angeles channel KILM. The free offer is subsidized with pre-roll and mid-roll commercials. The  [ Read More ]

The audience of “Big Brother”-style TV series “BattleCam House” were shocked and horrified as housemate Curtis Croft was attacked by a man who was making a guest appearance on the show. According to our exclusive information, the guests in the house were “chatting normally” when the man, wearing a black T-shirt who went by the name of Ayyone, came at Croft, “punching him in the face and beating him to the ground.” The assault went on for almost four minutes as contestants tried to separate the two. Croft, 49, is believed to have sustained broken ribs, an injured wrist and smashed teeth from the fight. Police arrived to the Beverly  [ Read More ]

Starting Feb. 8, FilmOn.TV Networks, including KILM Channel 64 in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas, will host the first of its kind live interactive anti-social TV show “BattleCam.com House” airing simultaneously online and on air! The UK will also get to see “Battlecam.com House” on Sky Channel 192 between 10 pm and 12 am every day. The 24-hour broadcast of an east Los Angeles house will allow viewers to see the crazy challenges the housemates have to go through thirty days and nights. The house will have six men and six women from the BattleCam.com community, competing for showers, food and the coveted temporary “Exit Passes” to the  [ Read More ]

February 8 is the day the BattleCam House comes back for your entertainment! This year, though, FilmOn founder Alki David is set to give away a plethora of prizes. “BattleCam House” will have six men and six women from the Battlecam.com community living amid the cameras 24 hours of day and battling funny challenges lasting thirty dirty days and nights within the East Los Angeles house of horrors. Watch the contestants fight for food, showers and their only way out being temporary “Exit Passes” to the outside world. Outside of the house, the winners of the Exit Passes will be followed around LA with a live streaming camera crew, continuing  [ Read More ]

Recently, ShockYa wrote about how FilmOn founder Alki David’s $5 million investment in streaming movie and TV company Quickflix is aiming at expanding his investment in IPTV and digital streaming. Now, according to The West Australian, the company’s monetary surge has given them a great time in the stock market. According to the site, shares in Quickflix have, to quote the site, “surged” upon the news of David’s large investment. At 8:10 a.m., shares in the company were up 0.8 cents, or 42.1 percent to 2.7 cents. Earlier, the shares were at a peak of three cents. After the market closed on New Year’s Eve, David would give his promised  [ Read More ]

Quickflix, a TV and movie streaming company has gotten an early Christmas gift. According to The West Australian, the company has received a $5 million lifeline from FilmOn’s billionaire founder Alki David. The money will be in the form of a convertible loan and bond facility which the company will use to advance their subscriber growth and restructure the business. David will also join Quickflix’s board along with FilmOn.TV Asia’s president, Tim Boyd. David said his investment in Quickflix has extended his already large investments in IPTV and digital streaming. “Quickflix represents a key invetsment for me and the growth potential for the company in the Asia Pacific market and  [ Read More ]

FilmOn.com’s Alki David is saying FilmOn will still be available in some areas of the United States after a ruling by Judge George Wu granted the Big Four–ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX–their tentative preliminary injunction against David and Aereokiller LLC, FilmOn.com, FilmOn.TV Networks,Inc. and FilmOn.TV, Inc. According to Deadline, the judge’s ruling will determine exactly whether the LLC will be shut down; that ruling will be sometime next week. David’s lawyers are refuting the idea that David and his service are in violation of the Copyright Act. They state that the service simply gives viewers the ease and convenience of watching their favorite television programs online. Judge Wu argued that  [ Read More ]

Beverly Hills, CA December 15, 2012 – Alki David, founder and CEO of FilmOn.tv Networks announced today a major shift in programming for his over-the-air (OTA) FilmOn.tv LA, KiLM (Channel 64) being carried on all major cable platforms in Los Angeles including Time Warner, Dish Network, DIRECTV, etc. Beginning immediately, the network will exclusively carry the Battlecam interactive format, which provides instant stardom to anyone who joins the Battlecam online community. Battlecam originated as FilmOn’s online community that allows registered members to broadcast live from any webcam to an audience of millions. The platform is true interactive television where the audience gets to vote and interact by webcam or mobile  [ Read More ]

RumorFix has the scoop on the new deal from FilmOn‘s bilionaire founder Alki David and celebrity boxing promoter Damon Feldman. According to the site, David and Feldman have offered “Liz and Dick” star Lindsay Lohan $1 million to fight Tiffany Mitchell, the woman Lohan is accused of attacking in a New York nightclub. “I am offering this to Lindsay [because] I like her and I know she needs the money,” said David to RumorFix. “I would like to see this match happen.” Feldman also told RumorFix that the match would be three one-minute rounds complete with a mouthpiece, headgear and 25 oz. boxing gloves. “We know Mitchell will take the  [ Read More ]