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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.

Report: HBO Wants Out of Disney-Backed Streaming Platform

HBO wants out of its contract with a Disney-backed streaming platform, according to a report in The New York Post. The publication reports that the pay cabler will be trying to exit its deal with BAMTech sometime in 2017. “Officially,…

Trump Picks Wall Street Financier With Close Ties to Hollywood as His Treasury Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has picked a man with a history in Hollywood to be his Treasury secretary. NPR reports that Trump selected Steve Mnuchin for the post. “The Wall Street banker spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was…

NBC Staffs Up Judges’ Table for Its New Dance Program

Joining executive producer Jennifer Lopez at the judges’ table on the new NBC competition program “World of Dance” will be dance phenom Derek Hough and Grammy Award-Winning R&B Singer and Dancer Ne-Yo. NBC announced the signings Tuesday for the program,…

If Trump Tweets Something, Is It News?

Donald Trump’s tweets received rabid attention from the news media throughout the campaign, and now that he’s the president-elect, that coverage hasn’t let up. “Since Election Day, President-elect Donald J. Trump has proposed a U-turn in American diplomatic relations with Cuba,…

Dance Phenom Derek Hough and Grammy Award-Winning R&B Singer and Dancer Ne-Yo Join Jennifer Lopez at Judges’ Table on NBC’s ‘World of Dance’

Press release from NBC, Nov. 29, 2016: World renown dancer and two-time Emmy Award winner Derek Hough, who is set to co-star in the Dec. 7 production of “Hairspray Live!,” and NE-YO, an incredibly accomplished dancer, Grammy Award-winning singer, composer,…

CBS Announces Winter and Spring Scheduling Plans for 2016-2017

Press release from CBS, Nov. 30, 2016: CBS today announced several winter and spring scheduling moves, including the series premieres of RANSOM, TRAINING DAY and DOUBT. The Network will begin rolling out its new scripted programming on New Year’s Day…

Starz Greenlights ‘NUDE’ Documentary About Treats! Magazine Founder Steve Shaw and Photographer David Bellemere

Press Release from Starz, Nov. 29, 2016: Starz announced today that it has greenlit the documentary film “NUDE” from Director and Producer Anthony B. Sacco (DGA Award Winner for the STARZ Original series “The Chair”) and Producer Josh Shader (Television…

Report: Matt Lauer Extends ‘Today’ Show Contract. Read How Much He’s Making

‘Today’ show co-host Matt Lauer “has re-signed his contract with the NBC morning show — [the New York Post’s] Page Six has exclusively learned — which will keep him as co-host for at least two more years at $20 million…

‘Westworld’ Actress Exits Social Media After Revealing Sexual Assaults

An actress who stars on the HBO drama series “Westworld” revealed she was the victim of two sexual assaults, and later shut down her social media presence. E! News reports that Evan Rachel Wood made the assault revelations in an…

CBS Opts Not to Extend Order for Comedy Series

In a bit of bad news for a comedy series that has been airing on CBS since early 2015, the network won’t be extending the order for the third season of the Matthew Perry series “The Odd Couple” beyond the…