It’s official! According to RumorFix, Chris Brown is game to fight Drake! The performer confirmed his thoughts on the Celebrity Boxing Federation fight when one of RumorFix’s photographers was catching up to him. “Yeah, I would. I would,” Brown said when asked whether he would take up the Federation’s offer. This news comes after FilmOn.com’s founder/CEO Alki David offered to pay the winner of the fight $9 million and the loser $1 million. You can see video of Brown talking about the fight at RumorFix and below the post. “We are very excited at FilmOn.TV that Chris Brown has accepted to fight his nemesis,” said David in a statement. “Should  [ Read More ]

FilmOn.com’s Alki David is doing everything he can to get a Drake-Chris Brown charity fight to happen. ShockYa has been reporting on the efforts to make the fight happen, and now there’s been an even bigger turn in the saga. David has just said that he will offer $9 million to the winner and $1 million to the loser if the two performers agree to fight in the ring. Will this get them to consider his offer? Only time will tell. What you can be sure of, however, is that ShockYa will be covering this developing story. As has been reported, W.i.P., the nightclub where the June 14 fight between  [ Read More ]

FilmOn.com founder and CEO Alki David is known for being loyal to his celebrity hosting family, and his staged intervention to help FilmOn’s “Andy Dick Live!” host Andy Dick proves that. According to Perez Hilton, David had a professional interventionist on hand while he broke the news to Dick on the live show. According to the site, David said to Dick on camera, “Everybody knows you have been going through your trials and tribulations…I told you the other day that if this continued we can’t carry on.” Thankfully, Dick agreed with David about his health troubles and was escorted off the set by a representative for Oasis Treatment Center in  [ Read More ]

Remember the recent story about FilmOn.com’s founder and CEO Alki David’s offer to music stars Chris Brown and Drake to fight for charity? Well, since there seemed to be no agreement from either camp, David has decided to sweeten the pot. According to the Detroit Free Press, Celebrity Boxing Damon Feldman has said that David has decided to add an extra $1 million to charity if the two will step in the ring. Feldman said he wants to stage three 1-minute rounds for August 25, and that date is coming up fast. As reported earlier, Brown’s representation have stated that the singer hasn’t heard anything about this offer; Drake’s representation  [ Read More ]

In 2011, FilmOn.com billionaire founder/CEO Alki David filed one lawsuit against CBS Interactive, then refiled with a group of over 100 artists and copyright holders. The lawsuit claims damages from “over [1000] copyrighted works pirated by millions of online users who were induced and indoctrinated by CNET/Download.com staff in a culture that fostered online privacy,” according to the press release. Now, David is being vindicated. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is now accusing CBS-owned CNET/Download.com of “vicarious liability by distributing known piracy tools.” David and The Artists For Justice Coalition’s representation Jamie Marquart from the law firm Baker Marquart, representing Alki David and The Artists For Justice Coalition,  [ Read More ]

If Chris Brown and Drake fought it out in the ring, would you watch? FilmOn.com founder/CEO Alki David is betting you will. According to NY Daily News, Celebrity Boxing promoter Damon Feldman has said that David is willing to pay the music entertainers big paychecks if they will agree to fight each other in the ring for charity. This agreement comes after the June 14 W.i.P. club fight between Drake and Brown. The fight revolved around Rihanna, the singer both Brown and Drake have dated (aftermath of the fight seen below). The club is not only being sued by Tony Parker due to an eye injury he received from the  [ Read More ]

Rodney King, the victim of the vicious 1991 videotaped police beating which led to the Los Angeles Riots, has died Sunday at the age of 47. According to The Hollywood Reporter and Capt. Randy DeAnda, King was found by his fiancee, Cynthia Kelley, at the bottom of the swimming pool at his Rialto, CA home. After law enforcement responded to a 911 call at 5:45 a.m. PST, King was removed from the pool and CPR was attempted. According to police reports, King was pronounced dead at 6:11 a.m. PST, a local hospital. King’s notoriety came after being brutally beaten by police March 2, 1991. Later in his life, King’s alcohol  [ Read More ]

Alki David is among the scheduled guest speakers at Digital Hollywood. Also among the speakers is Michael Bishara, the vice president and general manager of Synacor’s TV Everywhere, who is scheduled to speak at 10:45 a.m. PT at the Ritz Carton Hotel in Marina del Rey, California. According to Market Watch, Bishara is heralded as a “TV Everywhere visionary, innovator and pioneer” and is largely credited as the man behind the development and successful launch of the popular service HBO GO. Bishara will be a part of the panel “Over the Top Video–TV, iPad, Tablet, Smartphone, PC–Connecting into the Future,” and will discuss how services and connected devices are erasing  [ Read More ]

According to MarketWatch, Alki David of FilmOn.com has reached a deal with Byron Allen and his Entertainment Studios. The deal between the popular internet television service and the stand-up comedy star’s hit television studio, involves hosting the studios’six most popular channels on FilmOn.com. The channels include Comedy.TV, Pets.TV, Recipe.TV, MyDestination.TV, Cars.TV and ES.TV. Each of these channels are now streamed 24 hours a day, in HD, around the world. The deal between Allen and FilmOn is great news for FilmOn’s growing interactive comedy network, which includes BattlecamTV, the most popular channel on FilmOn.US. BattlecamTV is an interactive comedy channel which streams Battlecam-hosted stand-up comedy. Battlecam’s channels also offers a platform  [ Read More ]

FilmOn TV Networks has now gone public with their partnership with Minnesota based multiple systems operator FTTH and has unveiled a brand new OTT service available at FTTHweb.com, according to MarketWatch. According to the site’s press release, FilmOn agreed to a technology and content licensing agreement wtih MSO, FTTH to “enable its cable TV lineup within FTTH’s Minneapolis/St. Paul DMA.” FilmOn also offered over 150 linear live television channels, 10,000 movies on demand and FilmOn’s virtual public access platform Filmon.us.” Jeffery Feldman, president of FTTH Communications, said the deal with FilmOn will help differentiate them from other cable providers. “The FilmOn platform gives our subscribers the ability to see our  [ Read More ]

FilmOn.com already makes watching television online convenient by providing popular television stations to subscribers, but FilmOn is adding even more convenience through the FilmOn Live TV Free app. This app provides you with the same online viewing experience as you get from your standard FilmOn.com subscription, but for your mobile devices. “With roots in the film and television, FilmOn.com develops live television technology, producing original content and distributing an extensive library of films and television channels to Computers, Mobile Phones and IP Connected Devices,” states the app’s iTunes page. You can download the app either from iTunes or Facebook. FilmOn.com was created by billionaire Alki David. FilmOn is the first  [ Read More ]

Remember the story ShockYa reported last month about Allan Dixon, the Dublin web developer and skateboard enthusiast who was so intent on meeting his idol, billionaire Alki David that he shot a video about it? Well, it looks like he’s going to finally get his chance. To recap, Dixon, who works for NewsWhip.com made a video about why he wanted to work for David. Dixon also entered a blow up doll into “The Internet’s Next Hot Model” competition, spearheaded by Alki David’s wife, swimsuit designer Jennifer Stano. According to SiliconRepublic, Dixon sent the blow-up doll through FedEx to David. David did confirm that he received the doll, which is shown  [ Read More ]

Big news, everyone! According to MarketWatch, comedian Andy Dick has signed an exclusive contract with Alki David’s FilmOn.TV Networks to become a premiere show host. Dick, whose controversial past includes highly publicized lawsuits and drug abuse, is now sober and ready to star in his new live television show with FilmOn.com. Dick’s podcast, “The Shed Show,” was the second highest downloaded podcast on iTunes in 2011. Also, Dick and FilmOn have already gotten a huge response with three pilot episodes streaming live on the website. The new show, “Andy Dick Live,” is sure to be an explosive, break out success. “I love doing my show at FilmOn. It’s just like  [ Read More ]

If you’ve been keeping up with the Internet’s Next Hot Model? If so, make sure your schedule is clear this Thursday, March 29 at 12:30 p.m. PST/8:30 p.m. GMT. The live show with supermodel Janice Dickinson will also have judges Jennifer Stano-David, Lilly Ghalichi, Marianna Hewitt, and Erik Desando. The Internet’s Next Hot Model is a swimsuit model competition hosted by FilmOn.com which, as the title states, aims to find the best models in the country. The top final twelve finalists, chosen by internet voters, will appear in a May faceoff. At the faceoff, six winners will be chosen and walk the runway at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week for  [ Read More ]

According to the Independent, Julia O’Dwyer, the mother of Richard O’Dwyer, has stated that she really didn’t know what her son was doing on the internet, but she doesn’t want him extradited to the U.S. Richard O’Dwyer is accused of braking copyright laws due to the nature of his website, TVShack, which offered users links to American films and television shows. His site soon became popular, and, according to the site, TVShack began to gain advertisement. O’Dwyer’s mother was shocked when City of London police raided the O’Dwyer home and Richard’s place of residence in 2010. “Richard just had his student room and they said, ‘Well he’s got nothing has  [ Read More ]