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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

WGN America Promotes David Diederich to Senior Vice President, National Ad Sales

WGN America announced today that it has promoted David Diederich to the new role of Senior Vice President, National Ad Sales. Making the announcement was David Rotem, Executive Vice President, Ad Sales and Marketing, WGN America. “David is a talented…

CBS Tweaks Tonight’s Prime-Time Schedule

The CBS Network today announced changes to tonight’s prime-time broadcast schedule to make room for the announcement by Donald Trump of his Supreme Court nominee. The Trump announcement is scheduled to take place starting at 8 p.m. ET. “CBS Evening…

New Clip From CBS Puts ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ in Context

CBS posted a video clip today — you can watch it below — as part of the runup to the network’s newest “Star Trek” incarnation, “Star Trek: Discovery.” The short clip talks about the origins of the “Star Trek” franchise…

Veteran Sportscaster Brent Musburger Exits ESPN — His Final Play-by-Play Call Is Set for Tonight — and He Already Has His Bags Packed for His Next Gig

TV sports fixture Brent Musburger will call his final game for ESPN tonight as the longtime announcer packs his bags for a new job with the Vegas Stats & Information Network, a startup streaming outlet focused on sports gambling. ESPN…

Oprah Takes Job With CBS News

Broadcaster, producer, actress, philanthropist and cable network owner Oprah Winfrey is making room in her busy schedule for another job title: special contributor to CBS News’ long-running “60 Minutes.” Jeff Fager, who executive produces the newsmagazine, announced the hire today,…

Shakeup in Late-Night Ratings

Monday’s broadcast TV ratings figures for the late-night daypart indicate a departure from the usual pattern, with CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” beating its competition in households and fighting to a draw in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen…

Disney Channel Showcases a Beloved Fairy Tale Character With TV Movie and Series

A classic fairy tale character is at the center of programming that will be premiering on Disney Channel in March. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the original movie “Tangled: Before Ever After” and “Tangled: The Series” will bring Rapunzel — along with…

Small Colorado Ski Resort Has Special Lift Ticket for $700 a Day — See What’s Included

An “upstart” Colorado ski resort that’s not nearly as famous as neighboring resorts such as Vail, Breckenridge and Beaver Creek does have at least one claim to fame: a $700-a-day lift ticket. The ticket is new for this season at…

Senator Lets New FCC Head Know He’s Ready to Do Battle on Net Neutrality

With newly appointed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai having made it clear that he’s not a fan of net neutrality, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., sent a letter to Pai vowing to “fight to protect it every step of the way,”…

BBC America on the ‘Doctor Who’ Transition Plan, Upcoming Spinoff Series

After news broke Monday that series star Peter Capaldi is leaving “Doctor Who,” BBC America sent out a press release filling in a few of the details of its plans for the program — but stopping short of answering the…