Exclusive: Major League Soccer (Mls) is one of the fastest growing sports leagues in the U.S. and it’s now getting its own reality TV treatment.
Mark Burnett and MGM Television have teamed up with the booming soccer league and its newest expansion team Charlotte Fc for reality competition series Welcome To The Team (w/t).
The project, currently in development, will shine a spotlight into the journey of a group of players from around the globe as they compete for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the team, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of its debut season in 2022.
Charlotte Fc is owned by David Tepper and is part of Tepper Sports & Entertainment, which also includes Bank of America Stadium and the Carolina Panthers.
The team will include players such as Premier League Champion and former Leicester City player Christian Fuchs, Spanish midfielder Sergio Ruiz, Polish defender Jan Sobocinski,...
Mark Burnett and MGM Television have teamed up with the booming soccer league and its newest expansion team Charlotte Fc for reality competition series Welcome To The Team (w/t).
The project, currently in development, will shine a spotlight into the journey of a group of players from around the globe as they compete for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the team, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of its debut season in 2022.
Charlotte Fc is owned by David Tepper and is part of Tepper Sports & Entertainment, which also includes Bank of America Stadium and the Carolina Panthers.
The team will include players such as Premier League Champion and former Leicester City player Christian Fuchs, Spanish midfielder Sergio Ruiz, Polish defender Jan Sobocinski,...
- 10/6/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Epic Games, the publisher behind blockbuster title Fortnite, has announced today a seismic $1.78 million funding round, which it says values the company at $17.3 billion dollars.
The round includes a previously-announced $250 million investment from Sony, which gave it a 1.4% stake in Epic, and which execs at the time said paved the way for further collaborations in gaming and across the larger entertainment landscape.
Other participants in Epic's latest round include Baillie Gifford, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Lightspeed Venture Partners, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, and David Tepper. Existing investors Kkr and Smash Ventures also added to their 2018 investment. Epic, founded in 1991, has now raised a total of $3.6 billion in venture funding, per Crunchbase.
“Having the support of leaders in the financial community accelerates Epic’s efforts to build a new kind of digital ecosystem using real-time 3D technology,...
The round includes a previously-announced $250 million investment from Sony, which gave it a 1.4% stake in Epic, and which execs at the time said paved the way for further collaborations in gaming and across the larger entertainment landscape.
Other participants in Epic's latest round include Baillie Gifford, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Lightspeed Venture Partners, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, and David Tepper. Existing investors Kkr and Smash Ventures also added to their 2018 investment. Epic, founded in 1991, has now raised a total of $3.6 billion in venture funding, per Crunchbase.
“Having the support of leaders in the financial community accelerates Epic’s efforts to build a new kind of digital ecosystem using real-time 3D technology,...
- 8/6/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
NFL National Anthem Protests: Eric Reid Of Carolina Panthers Takes A Knee In First Game For New Team
Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, who was out of the National Football League until this week, has resumed his kneeling protest during the national anthem.
Reid, who was the first person to join Colin Kaepernick in the kneeling protests while both were with the San Francisco 49ers, had not spoken about what he would do during the song’s playing.
But he dropped to his right knee as the national anthem began playing before the Panthers’ game against the New York Giants.
Reid has a collusion case against the NFL, claiming he was essentially blackballed because of his activism. That lawsuit is still pending, but the Panthers, shorthanded in the defensive backfield, added Reid to the roster this week. He had been out of football since leaving the 49ers as a free agent.
The Panthers reportedly did not ask Reid about any potential protest before signing him and have not set any rules.
Reid, who was the first person to join Colin Kaepernick in the kneeling protests while both were with the San Francisco 49ers, had not spoken about what he would do during the song’s playing.
But he dropped to his right knee as the national anthem began playing before the Panthers’ game against the New York Giants.
Reid has a collusion case against the NFL, claiming he was essentially blackballed because of his activism. That lawsuit is still pending, but the Panthers, shorthanded in the defensive backfield, added Reid to the roster this week. He had been out of football since leaving the 49ers as a free agent.
The Panthers reportedly did not ask Reid about any potential protest before signing him and have not set any rules.
- 10/7/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Carolina Panthers owner and hedge fund mogul David Tepper has slammed President Trump regarding his national anthem protests stance.
Speaking to CNBC, Tepper – who bought the Panthers for $2.2 billion in May – said the attacks on players who protest during the national anthem is “the biggest pile of bull-dinky ever.”
Although Tepper didn’t specifically name President Trump, it was clear whom he was talking about, referring to “Howdy-Doody” and “the red-headed guy in DC” during the interview.
Tepper called NFL players the “most patriotic people” in the country, noting their substantial charitable contributions. He recited the Pledge of Allegiance, putting emphasis on the words “and justice for all.”
President Trump has been an outspoken opponent of players kneeling, raising a fist, sitting or otherwise protesting during the playing of the national anthem. On Sunday, Trump tweeted, “If the players stood proudly for our Flag and Anthem, and it is all shown on broadcast,...
Speaking to CNBC, Tepper – who bought the Panthers for $2.2 billion in May – said the attacks on players who protest during the national anthem is “the biggest pile of bull-dinky ever.”
Although Tepper didn’t specifically name President Trump, it was clear whom he was talking about, referring to “Howdy-Doody” and “the red-headed guy in DC” during the interview.
Tepper called NFL players the “most patriotic people” in the country, noting their substantial charitable contributions. He recited the Pledge of Allegiance, putting emphasis on the words “and justice for all.”
President Trump has been an outspoken opponent of players kneeling, raising a fist, sitting or otherwise protesting during the playing of the national anthem. On Sunday, Trump tweeted, “If the players stood proudly for our Flag and Anthem, and it is all shown on broadcast,...
- 9/14/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Was Diddy successful in his bid to buy the Carolina Panthers? Uh uh, uh uh. Despite teaming up with Philadelphia 76ers owner Michael Rubin, Diddy's ownership group was Not selected to purchase the NFL team ... instead, the new owner will be hedge fund manager David Tepper. Remember, Diddy publicly said he wanted to be the first black owner in the NFL -- and hoped the move would inspire and empower black America. He even got...
- 5/15/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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