About the Author
Alx Klive is currently CEO of WorldTV.com and a recognized futurist, inventor, entrepreneur and publisher.
Growing up in London he ran a series of businesses in his teens including a software company for the Commodore VIC-20. Later he worked at the infamous Mud Club - London's answer to Studio 54.
In his 20s he moved to North America where he ran a successful events entertainment company. Details Magazine hailed his events "one of the best nights out in North America" and Klive is credited for starting the electronic music scene in Canada.
Following an appearance on North American TV show Electric Circus, he began working for Toronto based broadcaster CityTV/MuchMusic. He worked first in news as an Assignment Editor and later as a Videographer- someone who combines the role of reporter, cameraman and producer into one.
It was in this role that he travelled the world interviewing the likes of Hunter S Thompson, Dennis Hopper, Hilary Clinton, Isabella Rosellini, Andrea Bocelli, The Fugees, Diana Ross, Jeff Bezos, Sheryl Crow, The Bee Gees and many more.
Picking up an idea he'd conceived three years earlier, he left CityTV in 1998 and began working on WorldTV.com. He wrote a business plan for a 'global Internet news and content network produced by amateur videographers from around the world'. He raised $5 million in venture capital but later turned down the money when it became clear the Internet bubble was about to burst. He shelved his plans, vowing to relaunch WorldTV at a later date.
In its place he conceived an idea to document the turning of the Millennium through photographs. He created a website inviting photographers from around the world to contribute to the 'Millennium Photo Project'. His idea was to create a coffee-table book documenting the 24 hours at the turning of the Millennium. Dawn of the 21st Century featured amateur photographers from 117 countries and became the largest photojournalism project in history. It received widespread media attention.
Returning to the UK in 2001 he began working as a technology consultant and as a technology reporter for CNBC Europe. He has a patent pending for a virtual reality / augmented reality system, likes conceptualizing user interfaces, and believes that some things should be free.
Ten years on from his original idea, he is now relaunching WorldTV. You can be a part of it...
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