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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.

Amazon Joins Exodus From TCA Winter Press Tour; Broadcast Nets Scale Back

January’s scheduled Television Critics Association winter press tour is shaping up to be a relatively sparsely attended affair, with The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reporting that Amazon will join Netflix and Starz in completely sitting out the event. “Additionally, NBC,…

Trump Airs His Latest Grievances Against CNN

Donald Trump has been ripping CNN in a series of tweets, targeting individual reporters along with the cable channel as a whole. The latest round of criticisms began Monday, when Trump tweeted: “.@CNN is so embarrassed by their total (100%)…

Why CBS Is Missing From the DirecTV Now Streaming Lineup

With almost every major media company taking part in this week’s launch of AT&T’s new DirecTV Now streaming service, the question is being asked why CBS appears to be holding out. The Hollywood Reporter put the question to Brad Bentley,…

Leah Remini Reveals What Happened When She Tried to Get Leslie Moonves to Kill a ’60 Minutes’ Scientology Story — and Who Put Her Up to It

Leah Remini revealed what happened in a phone call she made to CBS boss Leslie Moonves after being urged to do so by Tom Cruise. Remini, who takes her fight with Scientology to prime time tonight with the debut of…

Taylor Swift Gets Her Own Channel on Streaming Service

An Oscar-winning actress and one of the biggest stars in music have each signed deals to have their own channels on DirecTV Now, the new streaming service from AT&T. Variety reports that the service, which launches tomorrow — Wednesday, Nov….

‘Short List’ Emerges of Potential Trump Appointees for FCC Chairman

Donald Trump’s choice of a replacement for FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, a former cable lobbyist who has held the position for three years, has become the focus of increasing speculation in Washington. “Among the names being floated are Ajit Pai,…

Verbal Shots Fired in CAA-AMC War Over ‘The Walking Dead’

Tensions have escalated between cable network AMC and the CAA agency in what is now being called a “war” over the hit AMC zombie show “The Walking Dead.” The Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq., reports that the companies are fighting over $280…

Amazon Studios Orders Two New Original Series

Amazon Studios announced today that it has ordered two new series that will be part of the Amazon Original Kids Series on its Prime Video lineup. The streamer ordered the animated show “Bug Diaries,” based on a best-selling children’s book…

Lawsuit Prompts Director to Bail Out on ‘Buckaroo Banzai’ TV Series

A “Buckaroo Banzai” TV series project that has been in the works for a while and has hit a series of roadblocks has just run into another one, with the departure of “Clerks” director Kevin Smith from the project. Smith…

El Rey Network Names Chief Creative Officer

El Rey Network announced today that it has named a chief creative officer. The cable channel promoted Skip Chaisson to the position, Variety reports. “In his new role, Chaisson will oversee all creative and brand elements produced by the company…