1. Alki David founded the Internet-based television provider FilmOn, streaming-video site BattleCam.
22 Facts About Alki David
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Alki David is said to be and has claimed to be a billionaire.
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Alkiviades David was born in May 1968, in Lagos, Nigeria, to a trading and shipping family of Greek-speaking-Cypriot origin.
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Alki David's father, Andrew A David, was born in Petra, Cyprus and went on to study business at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
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In 1957, Andrew A David joined the family business, the Leventis-David Group in Ghana, where he managed Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Accra.
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Alki David attended high school in Switzerland and studied film at the Royal College of Art.
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In 2006, Alki David partnered with veteran film producer Elliott Kastner to launch 111 Pictures Ltd.
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Also that year, Alki David started FilmOn, an online streaming site.
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Alki David has appeared in films, including a 2008 motion picture, The Bank Job, in which David played a tunneling expert hired by Jason Statham to help with a bank heist.
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In 2015, Alki David began working with rapper Chief Keef, who signed a record contract with Alki David and FilmOn.
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However, various news reports in 2021 quoted Alki David as noting billionaire claims were his own fabrications, and following multi-million-dollar judgements against him claimed he was "exhausted" of any funds.
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In 2024, Alki David was ranked, together with the Leventis family, as the 60th richest person in the UK, and 2nd richest Cypriot.
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Alki David has been married and divorced three times, and has two sons, Andrew and Alexander, with his first wife.
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Alki David met second wife Emma McAllister in 2004, marrying her in 2007, and separating in 2009.
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In 2024, Stano stated that Alki David was her "ex", and that they had children together during their marriage.
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In 2022, after failing to appear at multiple court-ordered appearances, Alki David's lawyer reported there were discussions underway to place him into conservatorship as his client was suffering from "downward spiraling mental health" issues.
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Alki 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.
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In June 2013, Alki David filed a countersuit against the four networks seeking a ruling that providing Internet technology for receiving over-the-air broadcast signals at no charge does not violate broadcasters' copyrights.
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Alki David was ordered to pay $100,000 in fines and was enjoined from being an officer in publicly held companies for a period of five years.
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In 2019, Alki David was arrested at the airport in St Kitts and Nevis for possession of over EC$1.3 million worth of cannabis after a search of his private jet.
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Alki David's complaint accused him of showing lewd photos to employees and hiring a stripper in the workplace.
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Alki David frequently erupted in profanity-laced outbursts while mocking his accusers and their attorneys, earning him nearly $10,000 in sanctions; he was ejected from the courtroom on several occasions.