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For Immediate Release
Contestants will compete for a spot on a professional sports team
that is created over the course of the show. The 13-episode series will
select seven athletes per team to create two new teams to found the
Zero Gravity Sports League (ZGSL). The first teams created will be
named the "Toronto Astronauts" and the "Los Angeles Invaders." An
additional six teams will be cast subsequently, for three more
13-episode series, depending on the success of the first Space Champions
show and the strength of the channel subscription revenue. Once the
first eight teams are founded, the ZGSL will play a regular season of
about 35 games.
The producers are looking for men and women of great athletic
ability and fitness that are above the age of 18. Athletes from a wide
variety of backgrounds are welcome. Instructions on how to apply may be
found on http://www.spacechampions.com.
The football-like game will be set aboard a Boeing 727 operated by
the Zero Gravity Corporation. Flown in a parabolic flight pattern, each
dive of the aircraft at a 45 degree angle creates approximately 30
seconds of weightlessness, simulating motion as experienced by
astronauts in space orbiting the Earth. This environment will allow for
30-seconds downs played in Zero Gravity. Each game will be 30 or more
downs.
The rules of the game are still a secret. Contestants will not
learn the game rules until they appear on the show. Over the course of
first 13 episodes, the "Toronto Astronauts" and "Los Angeles Invaders"
will each cut a player per episode until only seven remain on each
team. One player will be awarded a cash prize as the Space Champions
Most Valuable Player Award. Team players will be offered a two-year
contract to play professionally in the Zero Gravity Sports League,
consisting of an initially eight-team tournament for a million dollar
cash prize and the Space Champions Cup. The contract salary per player
will depend on official ranking achieved during the Space Champions
show.
Another six teams, from North America, Europe and Asia, will be
created this year, for three more 13-episode series. The specific
cities chosen for the homes of these teams will largely be determined
by viewer interest and owner's preference. Episodes will be available
as video-on-demand on SpaceChannel.tv, which will begin taking advance
subscriptions this spring.
Sports agents and advertisers may inquire about opportunities through president@ipxentertainment.com.
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