FilmOn.com has licensed content from leading football match producers like the Premiership and the Football Association, IMG and other premium content providers. Football Anytime will feature the best of Club and International football from soccer’s oldest institutions.
“This is the first deal of its type for us,” said Pitch International spokesman Dave Seckington. “As the market leader we feel FilmOn is the right partner for us to venture out into the brave new world of Internet TV distribution.”
“We are very excited about adding Football Anytime to our lineup,” said FilmOn founder and CEO Alki David. “It is only right that the beautiful game plays out on our beautiful platform, whilst our iPod/iPad App continues to score big in the European App Charts.”
iTunes store link to FilmOn TV App: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/filmon-live-tv-hdi-anytime/id427900675?mt=8 - currently Number One in three countries: UK, Netherlands & Belgium.
FilmOn has recently agreed on a number of major content deals from the world of soccer, promising to bring live and post-live international soccer on the FilmOn delivery platform, streaming high quality television to mobile devices, computers, set top boxes and IP-enabled televisions.
In the past two years the market conditions for Internet-based television have grown dramatically, and analysts' predictions of Over The Top (OTT) Television, including Keegan/Minerva, are being realized. FilmOn is not only positioned to be the leader in this space but to dominate a large market share over its competitors.
FilmOn Global delisted its German offering in 2009 and has returned to the market almost two years to the day offering its European Division with an initial market capitalization of 59 Million Euros. Top-tier Frankfurt market specialist 886AG (886AG-Specialist) is handling FilmOn.com PLC stock.
FilmOn Founder and CEO Alki David, who is listed as the 45th richest man in the UK by the Times Rich List, stated in a keynote speech at the recent Credit Suisse Cable TV Conference in London, "Our Apple App is still topping the charts in Europe and as we conclude deals with more U.S. networks we expect our app's power to grow a deeper reach into the U.S. virtual cable TV space.”
Other exciting FilmOn Players include the Free FilmOn HDi player with DVR functionality and super high quality streaming at low bit rates. Available at Cnet.com.
Free Windows FilmOn HDi Player: http://download.cnet.com/FilmOn-HDi-Player/3000-13632_4-75451974.html
Free MAC FilmOn HDi Player: http://download.cnet.com/FilmOn-HDi-Player/3000-13632_4-75451324.html
About FilmOn.com Plc.
FilmOn.com Plc. is a Frankfurt-based company (corporate symbol is FMX) and is operated independently by a dedicated British and U.S. management team with offices in Los Angeles, London and Dubai, and datacenters in San Diego, Amsterdam and Geneva.
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Shuttle Mission to PC and Mobile
FilmOn.com Inc., (http://www.FilmOn.com/), the first and largest internet-based high-definition television service, announced today that the much publicized final Space Shuttle Launch will be carried on its Web and Mobile Based IPTV platform for free on the NASA HD Channel.
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Webmasters and site owners can embed the free FilmOn Stream using the embed taghttp://www.filmon.com/channel/export/330.
Or viewed from the Web on the NASA HD Channel on http://www.FilmOn.com
iPad, Blackberry and Droid users can also watch without an app by simply surfing tohttp://www.FilmOn.com and selecting NASA HD.
NASA HD will continue to run follow-up footage to the launch along with their ongoing programming after the Shuttle Launch. NASA HD programming can be accessed on the electronic program guide on FilmOn.com. Along with NASA HD content carried for free on FilmOn.Com, The Pentagon Channel, Weather Nation, France 24 and Russia Today are also carried at no charge on the Filmon.Com channel lineup.
"The last Space Shuttle launch is a momentous occasion that we are privileged to stream in HD to our online television audience. We want to be part of space history that will live in American hearts forever," said Alki David, founder and chairman, FilmOn.com.
Completing their heavy focus in news, FilmOn.com just created and launched the Associated Press Breaking News Channel (AP Breaking News) on its network. FilmOn.com is the first network to create a branded Associated Press channel exclusively utilizing direct feeds from Associated Press TV. Other News Networks FilmOn carries includes France News 24, Al Jazeera, Russia Today and several European and Spanish speaking news channels.
"The AP Breaking News channel provides news the way consumers want news-in realtime from live feeds, without interruption from news anchors or hosts," said Alki David, "Just as we are changing the way consumers watch live TV, we are helping redefine the idea of a 24 hour news channel."
About AP News
AP Television News is the international television division of The Associated Press (http://www.ap.org), the world's oldest and largest newsgathering organization. It is the world's leading video news agency, delivering breaking global news, sport, entertainment, technology and human interest video content to broadcasters, online and mobile platforms.
About FilmOn.com Inc.
FilmOn also provides subscribers with the ability to download up to six movies per month from FilmOn's 40,000+ title film library.
FilmOn currently carries more than 60 channels of live content including Fashion TV, Cultra TV, Jewish Life TV, Soundtrack Channel, Weather Nation, My Combat Channel, RockOn TV, X-Treme Sports, NASA HD, Flaunt, Motorz, Wine Channel TV, Macabre theatre and Al Jazeera. FilmOn also carries a number of their own exclusive content channels including FilmOn Movies, Sports, Docu (Documentary), Drama, Horror, and adult content.
FilmOn.com Inc was founded in March 2009 by FilmOn.com Plc, a Berlin-listed company (2F0A-BER) and is operated independently by a dedicated U.S management team with offices in Los Angeles and London.
About Alki David
FilmOn.com's founder and CEO Alki David is a digital media entrepreneur living in London and Beverly Hills. He is a technologist and movie maker who has also acted principal roles in The Bank Job and The Grid. Most recently he produced and stars in the title role of Guido, along with Armand Assante, Billy Zane and Gary Busey. Mr. David is married to swimsuit designer and fitness model Jennifer Stano.
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press@filmon.com ]]>of Channels for any Computer or Mobile Device PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, April 5, 2011 LOS ANGELES, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FilmOn.com Inc., ( http://www.FilmOn.com/ ), the largest internet-based high-definition television service, today announced it has added 22 cable channels, expanding its content offerings for consumers as the largest and first online and mobile cable company. The additional content provides consumers with a diverse list of programming of all genres and interests. The channels include: * Biz Television – A national television network committed to airing original, high quality, educational and inspiring programming for and about real business people. * BVM ( Bohemia Visual Music ) – Music videos that are Collective and Diverse - covering all genres of music * Create TV – Instructional programs provide expert advice on cooking, arts & crafts, gardening, home improvement and travel. * Dayton Area Sports Television – Regional and national sports * Fashion TV – Entertains and inspires its audience by providing an insider's view of the fashion industry in a highly desired clip-based content with over 100 hours of new programming each month showcasing the latest trends, major fashion shows, designer events and highlights of fashion industry professionals * Frost Cutlery – Shopping network features collectable cutlery, bowies, customized pieces, dealer assortments, kitchen cutlery, swords, & tactical knives. * Havoc TV – Offers the best in the indie music genres of: Punk, Electronic, Hip Hop, Metal, Alternative and Reggae, as well as the very best in core action sports genres: Surf, Skate, Snow, Moto/Bmx. * I Urban TV – Lifestyle programming that defines the urban experience * Jewelry TV -- Opens the world of fine jewelry and gemstones to as the largest retailer of loose gemstones and one of the top 4 electronic jewelry retailers in the United States * Motorz – A DIY automotive television show * My Family TV --Provides 24/7, G rated content, to television broadcast stations using a unique incentive structure. The content includes programming from an ever-expanding library owned by MFTV comprised of over 900 films, series and titles. * NASA TV – Provides live coverage of missions and other agency events as well as resources for news media, educators and students, and the general public. * R Squared Films – Channel dedicated to the very best in horror feature programming * Rockstation TV – An original television channel dedicated to all things rock related * The Pentagon Channel – Broadcasts military news and information for the members of the U.S. Armed Forces * UCTV (University of California) Television – Official channel of University of California * Wine Channel TV – Created to build and foster the love of wine, people and conversation thru original video content and programming With hundreds of thousands of hours of original programming content, FilmOn has also created four original channels including: * Supermodels Uncovered * Brain Damage (horror genre) * Girls Gone Crazy * Xtreme Sports * Music Legends "My team and I worked extremely hard to sign and add 22 new channels to our existing line-up—providing consumers with the widest offering of cable content available from any computer or mobile device," said Alki David, founder and chairman, FilmOn. "FilmOn continues create the largest online cable network, providing new revenue opportunities for our content provider partners." FilmOn subscriptions start at $14.95 ($19.95 with adult added) or $149.95 yearly ($199.95 yearly with adult added). The FilmOn Web cable television service is delivered through the freely downloadable multi-platform HDi player or in Flash or app free to mobile devices. FilmOn.com streams videos in high definition and utilizes proprietary video compression technology to achieve high quality even over basic broadband connections. In addition, FilmOn will provide subscribers with the ability to stream up to six movies from FilmOn's nearly 40,000-title film library per month. FilmOn currently carries more than 40 channels of live content including KOEC (PBS), KTLA (The CW), WPIX (The CW), Ion Life, 4 Music, Scuzz, Flaunt, Rai Sport, Dubai Sports, Viva, Russia Today, BBC News, TVE Spain, Clubland TV, and Al Jazeera. FilmOn also carries a number of their own exclusive content channels including FilmOn Movies, Sports, Docu (Documentary), Drama, Horror, and adult content. ABOUT FilmOn.com Inc. FilmOn.com Inc was founded in March 2009 by FilmOn.com Plc, a Berlin-listed company (2F0A-BER) and is operated independently by a dedicated U.S management team with offices in Los Angeles and London. Battlecam.com ( http://www.Battlecam.com ), is the 24 x 7 live reality community TV channel of FilmOn.com
MIAMI, Jan. 26, 2011 In the news release, FilmOn.com Expands Live Content Offering, issued 26-Jan-2011 by FilmOn.com Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that FilmOn has corrected the following release, removing The Documentary Channel and The Ski Channel from completed deals, as originally stated inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: FilmOn.com Expands Live Content Offering Premier Internet-based High Definition Television Provider Signs Deals With KFLA and Luken Communications' Retro Television Network (RTV) and Tuff TV MIAMI, Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FilmOn.com Inc. ( http://www.FilmOn.com/ ), the premier internet-based high definition television service, today announced it has signed content agreements with Los Angeles based KFLA to showcase Retro Television Network (RTV) and Tuff TV. “The deal we’ve struck with KFLA gives our customers an excellent line-up of live television options in addition to our existing channels –all from their mobile device or computer,” said Alki David, founder and chairman, FilmOn. “We’re happy to partner with content owners who see the tremendous opportunity in building large audiences by not restricting broadcasts to just TV sets.” KFLA-LD is a digital low-power television station licensed to Los Angeles, California. In addition to RTV and TUFF TV, it currently broadcasts video programming from BIZ Television, America One Network, CornerStore TV and TV Centro Commercial and the audio programming of Kings Rock LA. Chattanooga-based Luken Communications owns RTV and is part of a joint venture for TUFF TV with TUFF TV Media Group LLC. From its launch RTV's main concept is to provide a round-the-clock schedule of shows that aired between the 1950s and the late 1980s/early 1990s. The network's current roster of shows includes longtime classics such as Leave it to Beaver, Kojak, McHale's Navy, Adam-12, Emergency!, and The Rockford Files; rarely seen shows such as Ellery Queen; and horror film showcases like Off Beat Cinema. RTV also occasionally airs classic commercials to help fill in the ad breaks of older programs. TUFF TV is the first digital broadcast network to offer first run original programming targeted at men. The channel features news and syndicated Sports, Lifestyle, Drama, Reality, Talk, Special programming and Movies. ABOUT FilmOn.com Inc. FilmOn.com Inc. was founded in March 2009 by FilmOn.com Plc, a Berlin-listed company (2F0A-BER) and is operated independently by a dedicated U.S. management team with offices in Los Angeles and London. Battlecam.com ( http://www.Battlecam.com ),is the 24 x 7 live reality community TV channel of FilmOn.com.
MIAMI, Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FilmOn.com Inc., the premier internet based high definition television service, today announced it has formed a strategic alliance with TVCatchup.com, a top UK-based, advertising supported IPTV provider.
The strategic alliance between FilmOn and TVCatchup will incorporate both subscription and advertising-based revenue models from the two companies to increase overall profits. The alliance will also incorporate marketing, technology support and combine the collective content available on the two platforms, expanding the programming for all subscribers.
"TVCatchup has done a tremendous job in raising company revenue on an advertising model while FilmOn has focused its attention in bringing a quality product to market through a low subscription rate," said Alki David, founder and CEO, FilmOn. "We are combining the best of both companies to ensure the very best IPTV product with the most content to UK audiences."
Under the strategic alliance, the two companies will join efforts on its legal battle to defend its right in transmitting UK content via the Web. FilmOn will also help TVCatchup expand its reach to include North America and beyond.
"FilmOn is an excellent partner as our business models and efforts are very complementary to each other and our combined efforts will make us the world's largest IPTV carrier," said Adam Smith, vice president of business development, TVCatchup. "We have both proven through millions of subscribers that there is a tremendous incremental audience for live TV over the Web and our collective hard work will continue to make it available for our subscribers."
FilmOn and TVCatchup will announce its new subscription model and newly configured line-up of content shortly.
ABOUT FilmOn.com Inc.
FilmOn.com Inc was founded in March 2009 by FilmOn.com Plc, a Berlin-listed company (2F0A-BER) and is operated independently by a dedicated U.S management team with offices in Los Angeles and London. Battlecam.com, is the 24 x 7 live reality community TV channel of FilmOn.com
]]>From next month their playing field at Wests Renault Park on the Grantchester Road will bear the logo of filmon.com, the video-on-demand business, which is only one of David´s interests in the entertainment industry. It is not, when all is said and done, a sponsorship that will transform the club overnight but it has the potential for growth that has brought club and businessman together. READ MORE >>
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Under the terms of the deal, 4DS will manage third party online advertising for the website, including onsite media and sponsorship opportunities. The newly launched website, which went live in January, has already reported 8m unique users and more than 100m page impressions in the first month alone.
The website, which is part of the independent film and production company 111Pix Group, was founded by Alki David, a billionaire businessman. David has appeared in a string of films and TV shows, including BBC One hit "Spooks" and more recently gangster movie "The Bank Job". READ MORE >>
]]>Alki David, founder and chairman of FilmOn.com, an online video streaming website, and Rich Crosby, a television engineer from Miami, have developed what they call HDi, a turbo-charged streaming technology that they say will transform the broadcasting industry.
Thanks to services such as BBC iPlayer, Hulu.com and YouTube, Gartner, the technology analysts, predict that almost 20 million people will be subscribing to internet TV platforms by the end of this year, a rise of 64 per cent in 12 months. READ MORE >>
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The site, which launched in January 2008, inked its first deal with a Hollywood major earlier this month with a distribution pact with Paramount Digital Entertainment Intl.
Par titles, including "Iron Man," "Transformers," "Cloverfield," "No Country for Old Men" and "Mission: Impossible III," will be available for download in the U.K. on the same day they hit retail shelves.
FilmOn already has deals with several indie distribs, including Granada, CBC, Playboy, Screen Media, Revelation Films and Cinetel Films. The site, which claims more than 200,000 unique visitors a day, has more than 3,500 titles available for download. It enables content owners to sell pics direct to the consumer via the site, allowing them to control price and availability territory by territory. FilmOn also produces its own content, including comedy shows and documentaries.
Advertising on the site is marketed by 4DS, a subsidiary of U.K. broadcaster Channel 4.
FilmOn is owned by filmmaker and actor Alki David, who was ranked as the U.K.´s 47th richest person last year by London newspaper the Times. It estimated his wealth at $2.2 billion, mostly derived from his family´s Athens-based Leventis-David group, which owns Coca-Cola bottling plants in 23 countries.
David also runs production shingle 111 Pictures with producer Elliott Kastner and modeling agency Independent Models.
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