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TV Provider Will Become Largest Company to Accept Bitcoin Payments

A major media firm is about to become the largest company that accepts bitcoin payments. Deadline.com reports that satellite provider Dish Network said it will start accepting the digital currency on mydish.com. “The No. 2 satellite company will process payments…

The Banned ‘Sin City’ Sequel Poster the MPAA Doesn’t Want You to See

A tip of our TVWeek cap to the Business Insider, the publication from which we borrowed our headline.  According to that publication, "Page Six reports the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rejected the "Sin City: A Dame to Kill…

The Latest: Donald Sterling Declared ‘Mentally Incapacitated’ So Cannot Stop Sale of Clippers, Report Says. Shelly Sterling Agrees to Sell Team to Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for Record $2 Billion. Sterling Bought Team 33 Years Ago for $12 Million

"Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling does not have the authority to stop a $2 billion sale of his team because he has been determined to be mentally unfit to make decisions related to the family trust, a person familiar…

Veteran Reporter Signs With Fox Business Network

A veteran financial reporter who is The Wall Street Journal's chief economics correspondent has inked a deal with Fox Business Network. Variety reports that Jon Hilsenrath will join the cable channel as a contributor. "Hilsenrath will continue his duties at…

9/11 Museum Pulls Gift Item From Shop After Outcry Over Insensitivity

"The National September 11 Memorial Museum gift shop has pulled an item that provoked cries of protest for its insensitivity: a U.S. shaped ceramic cheese platter marking the three spots where the hijacked airplanes went down, it said on Thursday,"…

Fox Wins Prime Time Against Mostly Repeats, Even as ‘Dance’ Notches Its Lowest Season Premiere

Fox claimed a ratings win for prime time Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. But TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the win came despite an all-time low for a premiere of the network's "So You Think You…

Marilyn Manson Joins ‘Sons of Anarchy’

The final season of the FX biker drama series "Sons of Anarchy" has added rocker Marilyn Manson to the lineup. Deadline.com reports that Manson will play a recurring role during season seven. "The shock rocker and part-time actor will play…

Hillary Clinton Books Interview on Fox News

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has lined up an interview in what could be hostile territory, scheduling a sitdown in June with Bret Baier and Greta Van Susteren for Fox News, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Clinton, who is…

Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly to Exit Network

Fox Broadcasting announced today that the chairman of Fox Entertainment, Kevin Reilly, will step down from his post, the Los Angeles Times reports. Reilly, who joined Fox in 2007 as entertainment president and moved up to chairman of entertainment in…

Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly’s Memo About His Resignation on May 29, 2014

To my friends and colleagues: I have decided to resign as Chairman of Entertainment at FBC, effective at the end of June. While difficult decisions have to be made every day, none have weighed more heavily on me than this….