Photo via Mark ZuckerbergIt has been a busy couple of days for Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook.On Friday, Mr. Zuckerberg took his 8-year-old company public at a $100 billion valuation.As if that weren’t enough, on Saturday, the 28-year-old multibillionaire announced that he had married his long-term girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. The announcement was made, of course, on Facebook.Details of the ceremony were scarce, but according The Associated Press, “The ceremony took place in Zuckerberg’s backyard before fewer than 100 guests.”Mr. Zuckerberg did not wear his traditional hoodie for the ceremony, but instead chose a black suit and tie with a white shirt.The couple met almost a decade ago, while attending college at Harvard University.Mr. Zuckerberg and Ms. Chan also quickly updated their relationship status to ... Continue reading →

By Ros Krasny BOSTON | Thu May 17, 2012 7:42pm EDT BOSTON (Reuters) - The troubled video game company run by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling failed to make a promised payment to the state of Rhode Island on Thursday when it did not have sufficient funds to cover a check. The office of Governor Lincoln Chafee said that 38 Studios LLC, Schilling's company, hand-delivered a $1.1 million check to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation just before the close of business."Upon learning from the Chief Financial Officer of 38 Studios that there were insufficient funds to cover the payment, the check was returned. The EDC remains willing to accept readily available funds," the statement said.Thursday's moves are the latest troubles for the video-game ... Continue reading →

By Yinka Adegoke and Liana B. Baker Fri May 18, 2012 2:50am EDT (Reuters) - The big winner of this year's upfront TV advertising sales season was an old favorite: the sitcom. By the time the curtain came down on the network previews on Thursday, 16 of the 36 new scripted shows added to the programming lineups of the big four broadcast networks - CBS Corp, Walt Disney Co's ABC, News Corp's Fox and Comcast Corp's NBC - were comedies.Upfront week is the television industry's annual rite at which networks preview upcoming shows for advertisers and media buyers in hopes of persuading them to buy commercial time in advance.Broadcast networks invested heavily in original scripted programming, as opposed to reality shows. Much of the investment ... Continue reading →

By Jasmin Melvin WASHINGTON | Thu May 17, 2012 1:06pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp (DISH.O) told U.S. communications regulators on Thursday that their proposed timetable for Dish's planned wireless network was unrealistic and carried too harsh a penalty for failing to meet requirements. The second-largest satellite TV provider in the United States proposed that it have four years to reach an initial milestone, instead of the three years proposed by the Federal Communications Commission.That initial phase would reach 60 million people under the Dish proposal, rather than the 30 percent of the U.S. population that the FCC proposed, roughly 90 million people.Dish also urged the FCC to adopt more flexible sanctions for failing to meet buildout milestones, "rather than requiring a draconian ... Continue reading →