Jean David Blanc

Jean-David Blanc (born 1968) is a French entrepreneur, founder of AlloCiné, business angel, film producer, writer and jazz musician.[1][2][3][4]

Jean David Blanc
Born1968 (age 51–52)
NationalityFrench
OccupationEntrepreneur, film producer, writer, jazz musician, investor
Known forAlloCiné, Molotov, Three Days in Nepal (book)
Partner(s)Melissa George (2011–2016)
Children3

Life and career

Blanc was born into a family of musicians; his father is the violinist Serge Blanc and his mother is a music teacher. His younger brother, Emmanuel Blanc, is a violist with the Orchestre National de France.[5] Blanc started his career in eBusiness from a young age.[2] At the age of 13, he designed video games for the Apple II and published articles in computer publications. At 15, he and Jean Marc Royer created Futura, a bulletin board system.[2] Blanc founded his first IT services company, Crystal Technologies, and introduced the first electronic information service supported on Minitel for the Marlboro Racing Service the following year.[2][6] At 17, he established his first company, Concerto Telematique, which provided interactive Minitel and phone services to brands such as Marlboro, Nissan, Elf and Coca-Cola.[2] At the age of 22, he had the idea of AlloCiné, a telephone and web-based film ticketing service, and launched the company with Patrick Holzman in 1993.[2][6][7] After 10 years as CEO and developing AlloCiné, Blanc sold the company to Vivendi Universal in 2001.[2][3]

After AlloCiné, Blanc has become an active business angel, consultant and strategic advisor for groups and venture capitals related to the internet and new technologies in Europe and the US.[3][8] He has invested in start-ups such as Appsfire, Square Inc., TheCools, Meetic, and Véoprint.[2] In addition, he mentors and sponsors the startup program at the SUPdeWEB school in Paris.[9]

In June 2015, Jean-David Blanc launches with Pierre Lescure and members of the prime AlloCiné team, a new online TV service called Molotov.[10][11]

In 2016 he was publicly accused by former partner Melissa George of physical assault against herself, which led to the termination of the relationship.[12] They both have been condemned by the Court for mutual violence.[13] In September 2016, George separated from Blanc following allegations of domestic abuse that purportedly occurred at their home in Paris.[14][15] George was hospitalised with head and neck injuries,[15] and both Blanc and George received domestic assault charges over the incident, with Blanc claiming George instigated the confrontation.[15] Blanc was ordered to pay George €1,000 in damages, and she, €1 to him.[15]

Other works and professional activities

Blanc has been a musician from a young age. He studied harmony and improvisation with the pedagogue Robert Kaddouch, and studied jazz piano at the American School of Modern Music in Paris, France.[1][2] He has worked with actors and directors on different films and projects, and produced the 2005 film, Cavalcade.[2][16] In 2012, Blanc authored his first book, Three Days in Nepal, which recounted Blanc's experience of a 2011 paramotoring accident that left him trapped in the mountains of Nepal.[2][17][18]

gollark: Sunlight doesn't have some sort of magic unfathomable quality. If you get a similar spectrum at similar intensity it's basically the same.
gollark: never trust an‫ message ‫
gollark: You can't go faster than light, it's unlegal.
gollark: "All future lightcones point inward" or something.
gollark: No, as far as I'm aware the definition of the event horizon is that you can't leave regardless of what you do when you go past it.

References
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  3. "Undercover angel slips in". The West Australian. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. Jérôme Bouteiller (16 October 2013). "Interview Jean-David Blanc: Un Nouveau Projet À La Croisée Du Net Et De La Télévision". IT espresso.fr. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  5. "Orchestre National De France" (PDF). Kimmel Center. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. "AlloCiné, sept ans de connexion". Économie. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  7. "Founders quit as AlloCine expands online ticketing". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  8. "Où investissent les parrains du Web français". Cadre et Dirigeant. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  9. "Formation Bac + 4 / 5 – Start-Up Digitale". Sup De Web. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  10. Dillet, Romain. "How A Team of Accomplished Entrepreneurs Plan To Revolutionize Your Television Experience". TechCrunch. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  11. "Molotov TV – La télé. Réinventée". Molotov TV. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  12. "Huff Post – Melissa George Breaks Silence On Alleged Domestic Abuse In Harrowing Interview". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  13. "Paris Match (fr) - Melissa George et Jean-David Blanc condamnés". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  14. Bitette, Nicole (8 September 2016). "'Grey's Anatomy' actress Melissa George hospitalized after alleged assault by partner Jean-David Blanc". New York Daily News. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  15. Pennells, Steve (18 March 2017). "Melissa George Interview" (Interview). Sunday Night. Interviewed by Steve Pennells. Seven Network.
  16. "Cavalcade". IMDb. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  17. "C L'Info : Jean-David Blanc, Le Miraculé De L'Himalaya". France 5. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  18. "Paramotor pilot returns favour". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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