BattleCam and FilmOn to Broadcast Videogame "BattleCam Bowl" Event Live from Beverly Hills
Event Marks Second Live Videogame Event for BattleCam Community
LOS ANGELES, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Media Mogul Alki David will present BattleCam's first live videogame tournament entitled "BattleCam Bowl," Sunday, July 3 at 6:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. PDT live from Mr. David's mansion in Beverly Hills. Top video game players with more than 543,000,000 total video views on YouTube will compete for $10,000 in prize money.
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The first BattleCam Bowl will be broadcast free on BattleCam.com and will be simulcast on the BattleCam channel of the world's largest online cable TV provider, FilmOn.com. The interactive capability of BattleCam will allow users to vote up or down as they play Madden 11' and Call of Duty.
The gamers chosen for the inaugural event are among the most popular personalities on YouTube.
YouTube Name | Subscribers | Views | |
woodysgamertag | 375,013 | 74, 389,013 | |
whiteboy7thst | 507, 556 | 112,485,695 | |
freddiew | 1, 623,141 | 269,553,316 | |
xjawz | 499, 129 | 98,467,032 | |
wingsofredemption | 255, 856 | 51,244,829 | |
haloaholes | 100,000 | 11,566,938 | |
In addition to top gamers, guests will include Hollywood celebrities and the Have Faith Bikini Girls.
"We are continuing to grow our interactive online BattleCam.com community by adding live events in video gaming as well as MMA, hip hop and comedy," said Alki David, chairman, FilmOn and BattleCam.com. "BattleCam.com is the perfect platform for communities to interact online on a number of topics, well after the live events have ended."
BattleCam.com is the live interactive reality television channel and community of FilmOn.com launched in March 2010. The site was founded by billionaire and digital media entrepreneur Alki David. The television channel offers 24/7 real-time interactive access to the participants who put themselves on webcam. BattleCam.com is considered the community channel or social network of FilmOn.com where any internet user can broadcast live from any webcam to an audience of thousands. Audiences get to vote on whether they keep that person on or not by voting "I like it!" or "Poop." Returning guest appearances include personalities such as Wesley Snipes, Billy Zane, Barry Bonds, Gary Busey and Ron Jeremy to name a few.
About Alki David
Alki David is a digital media entrepreneur and shipping magnate. He is listed as the 45th richest man in the United Kingdom by Times Magazine's "Rich List." In addition to founding FilmOn.com and BattleCam.com, he is a writer, director and producer of feature films and TV shows. David wrote and stars in the upcoming film GUIDO, which also stars Billy Zane, Gary Busey, Lupe Ontiveros and Armand Assante. He has also starred in several films and television series, such as THE BANK JOB and THE GRID.
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