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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.

She’s the Most Popular Celebrity on Instagram — for Two Years Running — and She Just Signed a $10 Million Endorsement Deal … Not Bad for a 24-Year-Old

A young woman who just signed a deal that will pay her $10 million to be the face of the luxury accessory line Coach is the most popular celebrity on Instagram for the second year in a row. The New…

Barbara Walters Reportedly Thinks ABC Execs Have Ruined ‘The View’

Barbara Walters, who launched the morning talk institution “The View” in 1997, thinks executives at ABC have ruined the show, according to a report by The New York Post’s Page Six, which cites an unnamed source. Walters “fears the show…

Trump Lashes Out at NBC News

Donald Trump offered a harsh critique of NBC’s news coverage Sunday night after the network criticized the president-elect. NBC “put him on blast for not taking daily intelligence briefings and his blatant dismissal of the CIA’s findings of Russian interference…

AXS TV Executive Dies

A high-ranking executive at Mark Cuban’s AXS TV died Sunday. The network announced the death of Darrell Ewalt, Vice President and Executive Producer of Event Programming and Production. He was 58. “The 15-year-veteran of the company was responsible for overseeing…

Golden Globe Nominations Announced — ‘People v. O.J.’ Leads All TV Nominees, ‘La La Land’ Tops Film Contenders — We Have the Full List of Nominees

FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” led all TV programs in Golden Globe nominations with five nods and “La La Land” led the film categories with a total of seven noms as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association…

‘Silicon Valley,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ Top TV Honors at Critics’ Choice Awards

The 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards were presented Sunday night, with the film and television awards presented in a single ceremony. In television, “Silicon Valley” won Best Comedy Series while “Game of Thrones” was named Best Drama Series. Other top…

Critics’ Choice Awards Host T.J. Miller Comments on ‘the Elephant in the Room’ — But It’s Not His Arrest … Here’s His Opening Monologue

In a quirky opening bit at Sunday’s Critics’ Choice Awards — which some in the celebrity-filled audience appeared to greet with blank stares (not unlike a year ago) — host T.J. Miller, one of the stars of “Silicon Valley,” avoided…

New Trailer Features ‘Fast and Furious’ Newcomers Charlize Theron, Scott Eastwood — See It Now

A high-octane trailer released Sunday for the next installment in the blockbuster “Fast and Furious” franchise announces the arrival of franchise newcomers Charlize Theron and Scott Eastwood. The movie, “The Fate of the Furious,” is due in theaters April 14….

Viacom Appoints Bob Bakish CEO — Board of Directors Discontinues Exploration of Potential Combination With CBS

Press release from Viacom, Dec. 12, 2016: The Board of Directors of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) announced today that it has discontinued the exploration of a potential combination with CBS following receipt of National Amusements’ letter and request, and…

‘La La Land’ Named Best Picture, Takes Eight Awards at 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards

Press release from the Critics’ Choice Awards, Dec. 11, 2016: The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced the winners of the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards tonight, live from the Barker Hangar in Santa…