The NFL Makes $6 Billion Annually Just From National Television Contracts

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-national-tv-contracts-nfl-mlb-nba-nhl-2014-9

With five different broadcast partners all paying more than $1.0 billion annually to broadcast games, the NFL is now taking in more than $6.0 billion each year in national television broadcast rights revenue alone.

This figure does not include revenue generated from games broadcast on the NFL's own NFL Network. In addition, the NFL's deal with DirecTV is expected to increase from $1.0 billion per year now to $1.4 billion per year starting next year.

While the NFL dwarfs the other leagues in terms of national television revenue, the other leagues make up for it by selling television rights locally. For example, the Los Angeles Dodgers new television deal alone is worth approximately $300 million per year and several other teams own their own regional sports networks.

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Ricoh's WG-M1 is an action camera from the people that make Pentax

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/11/ricohs-wg-m1-is-an-action-camera-from-the-people-that-make-pent/

Dizzying first-person footage? Check. Skate/parkour/longboard adrenaline ride? Check. Ricoh (perhaps better known for its Pentak brand) knows what action camera buyers want. Or at least the category's marketing staples. Its latest cam is the Ricoh WG-M1, and it's aimed squarely at the Blanchards and Bruscos of this world. It shoots full HD, takes 14-megapixel stills, has WiFi, is waterproof to over 30 feet and sports an LCD display -- all good stuff. But there's one big question -- does it come with a carabiner-equipped strap for easy carrying? Glad you asked, the press materials say yes. The camera will cost $300 when it shoulders its way onto shelves in October, so plenty of time to look up what a carabiner is.

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Burger King Japan Is Selling Burgers With Black Buns And Cheese

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/black-burgers-at-japans-burger-king-2014-9

Burger King has gone to the dark side.

The fast food chain just announced the launch of two all black whoppers in Japan, according to Rocket News 24.

Their Kuro Diamond and Kuro Pearl ('kuro' is 'black' in Japanese) burgers will each feature black buns, black slices of cheese, and a black sauce.

The Kuro Diamond Burger is a little more colorful with onions, tomato, lettuce, mayonnaise, and a customized squid ink sauce. The Kuro Pearl (translated to The Black Pearl, aka the ship from Pirates of the Caribbean) burger, however, lacks the veggies, and could potentially pass as an edible black hole or a shadowy flying saucer.

In order to create their ninja-like facade, Burger King darkened the buns and cheese with bamboo charcoal and mixed the meat with scores of black pepper.

The peculiar patties will sell for approximately 690 yen ($6.40) and 480 yen ($450), and will be hitting Japanese stores on September 19th for limited time only.

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SanDisk's Ridiculous New 512 GB SD Card Costs $800

Source: http://gizmodo.com/sandisks-ridiculous-new-512-gb-sd-card-costs-800-1633455491

SD cards are everywhere now, and you can get them on the cheap. But SanDisk is not interesting "on the cheap" with the announcement of some crazy, insanely high-capacity flash memory that is more expensive than the camera you put it in.

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LG's superwide 105-inch 4K TV costs $100,000, but there are more affordable options

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/11/lg-4k-cedia-2014/

Remember that massive 105-inch Ultra HD TV LG brought to CES earlier this year? Today at the custom installer show CEDIA, LG has revealed it's going on sale, but fitting it into your budget will be tougher than squeezing one into your house. That's because this giant will cost $100,000 when it ships in November. Prefer mild over wild? You can get the 98-inch version (which still stretches more than 8 feet diagonally) for a mere $40,000 around the same time. For the rest of us, LG is introducing three new series of 4K TVs, with the 40-inch 40UB8000 available as the cheapest model for just $1,000.

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