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http://www.FilmOn.com Alki David, the billionaire founder and CEO of FilmOn.com, has announced the appointment of three senior advertising executives who will spearhead a major expansion of the IPTV platform’s commercial activities.
Mr David said that he had headhunted a ‘dream team’ of top talent who will be responsible for boosting ad revenues by leveraging FilmOn’s position as the world’s largest provider of Web TV.
FilmOn currently serves 35 markets in the US with local television – significantly more than Aereo – and it also operates in the Europe, Middle East and Asia.
The FilmOn.TV free antenna farm services are now available in New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Miami, Washington and Boston, enabling users in 35 markets to watch live local TV on mobiles, tablets, PCs and connected devices.
Mr David announced that Marc Vill, former sales executive at buy.com, will join FilmOn’s growing team as West Coast Commercial Director based in Beverly Hills, where he will oversee FilmOn’s development of brand partnerships.
Jill Brook joins as International Sales & Commercial Director. Jill has a wealth of media experience gained working at companies such as Conde Nast, The Independent, Digital Cinema Media and, more recently, as Managing Director of Selective Media.
Erik Esfandiary joins as International Business Development Director. Erik brings 11 years of cross-media sales experience with him. Most recently, having spent 5 years at Blinkx Media, where he was part of the team responsible for introducing the brand to the UK market. Erik and Jill will be based in London.
Mr David also unveiled an impressive array of new global partnerships that will see FilmOn working alongside leading media companies such as Adap TV, BrightRoll, Crave, Evolve, Google and Rubicon. .
He said: “These appointments are our dream team that will oversee FilmOn’s continued expansion. They join us at a time when we are also delighted to announce new relationships with some of the world’s best media partners.”
FilmOn offers over 500 linear TV channels and podcasts plus over 45 000 VOD titles for free on an advertiser funded basis. FilmOn is also the exclusive PC desktop partner for Lenovo, the world's biggest PC manufacturer.
FilmOn licenses content from premium providers from all major markets in the TV industry and has data centers and distribution sites across the globe. Since its inception in 2007, FilmOn has established itself as the world's largest online IPTV platform, with more content than Netflix and Aereo combined… for free.
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