FB pays mllions for Lynch show
Luck out for week 2
Facebook Inc is paying Time Warner Inc’s Bleacher Report millions of dollars for a reality show on NFL player Marshawn Lynch, the sports site told Reuters - a sign that the social media firm is willing to pay top dollar to lure viewers and ads to its Watch video service.
The reality show about the Oakland Raiders running back, called “No Script,” launches at a time when Facebook and other web giants including Amazon. com Inc and Netflix Inc are spending billions on original content in a pitched battle for viewers. Facebook is planning to spend up to $1 billion on original shows, the Wall Street Journal reported. Facebook did not respond to requests for comment on its spending.
Facebook’s Watch was rolled out to US users last month. The company has initially been paying for a handful of shows to attract viewers to the platform.
It has paid $10,000 to $35,000 for shorter-form shows and up to $250,000 for some longer-scripted shows, sources told Reuters in May.
“No Script” will start streaming this month and consists of eight 10- to 15-minute episodes featuring various antics by Lynch, who is returning to football as a running back for the Raiders.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck was ruled out for week two of the NFL season against the Arizona Cardinals, coach Chuck Pagano announced.
Luck has been sidelined while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery. He was placed on the physically unable to perform list in July and missed all of training camp.
Although he was removed from the list on Sept 2, Scott Tolzien started in Sunday’s 46-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
Tolzien completed 9 of 18 passes for 128 yards and two interceptions before being benched in favor of Jacoby Brissett.
Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson has a dislocated wrist and is likely headed to injured reserve, coach Bruce Arians said. Johnson’s injury could require surgery, Arians said.
The coach added that the initial prognosis for Johnson is the same as it was for rookie running back T.J. Logan, who was expected to miss 12 weeks after suffering a dislocated wrist in early August.
Ezekiel Elliott and the NFL are not finished fighting over his six-game suspension.
The NFL filed an appeal on Monday of an injunction that put on hold Elliott’s suspension. The running back, who played Sunday night, had been found by the NFL to be in violation of the personal conduct policy and his appeal through league arbitration channels was denied.
Structural engineers are expected to inspect the Miami Dolphins’ stadium after a possible tornado was reported in the area during Hurricane Irma, the Miami Herald reported.
The stadium recently underwent a $500 million renovation and a brand new canopy was added to withstand a Category 4 storm.
The NFL said a decision on where Sunday’s game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and
Tennessee Titans will be played is pending after Hurricane Irma hit Jacksonville, Fla, over the weekend.
The game is scheduled for EverBank Field but, according to reports, the city is dealing with “record storm surge and immense flooding.” Additionally, many downtown areas, including streets near the stadium, are under water.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said the three extra days off made it worse for the defending Super Bowl champions to get over their seasonopening loss.
Brady said it was harder to move on after last Thursday night’s 42-27 setback to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick suffered a broken hand in Sunday night’s 19-3 win against the New York
Giants.
Scandrick will have a plate put in his left hand to stabilize a broken third metacarpal, according to ESPN.
He will not play in week two against the Denver Broncos.