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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.

’60 Minutes’ to Air First Donald Trump Post-Election Interview

CBS News landed a big get this week with the announcement that it will air the first post-election interview with Donald Trump on Sunday’s “60 Minutes.” “The interview, which is set to take place sometime on Friday in Trump’s gold-plated…

Staff Cuts in the Works at NY Daily News

After weeks of rumors, New York Daily News Editor-in-Chief Arthur Browne revealed Thursday that the paper will be making deep cuts in its editorial staff, The New York Post reports. Browne said he will first seek volunteers before, if necessary,…

John Malone on Owning Sports: ‘It’s a Great Deal,’ Though It’s Also Like a ‘Bit of Cocaine’

Cable mogul John Malone, whose Liberty Media has been snapping up sports properties, explained his attraction to owning sports in a Q&A session Thursday with Liberty Chief Executive Greg Maffei. The New York Post quotes Malone, 75, saying: “Sports is…

Singer Leonard Cohen Dies at 82

“Leonard Cohen, the hugely influential singer and songwriter whose work spanned five decades, has died at the age of 82. Cohen’s label, Sony Music Canada, confirmed his death on the singer’s Facebook page,” reports Rolling Stone magazine. The story continues, “‘It…

Your Risk of Flu May Depend on the Year You Were Born. It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day.

“You might not realize that you could already have a higher risk of certain flu infections than others — and that risk may be linked to your birth year,” CNN reports. The story continues, “If you were exposed to a…

Will President Trump Take Another Page From the Howard Stern Playbook?

I have never seen an election that has upset more people who I know. Mainly because most of them are convinced that President-elect Donald Trump is a screwball. A nut. Peggy Noonan, the terrific writer, columnist, journalist and political historian,…

Why IMDb – Yes, the Internet Movie Database – Is Suing the State of California

“IMDb has sued the state of California to invalidate recently enacted legislation requiring subscription entertainment database sites to remove an actor’s age, if requested by the actor,” reports Dave McNary in Variety. The story adds, “‘IMDb shares the worthy goal…

Jerry Seinfeld Has a New Obsession — and He Vows to Keep Doing It

After finding success with two TV shows — first on NBC with “Seinfeld,” followed by a good digital run for “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” — Jerry Seinfeld says his latest obsession is his residency at New York’s Beacon Theater….

Billy Bob Thornton Offers Insight Into His Split With Angelina Jolie

Billy Bob Thornton talked about his short-lived marriage to Angelina Jolie, which ended in 2003 after three eccentric and highly publicized years. The actor suggests in a new interview with GQ that the woman whose blood he carried around in…

The One Thing That Was Missing From TV Political Satire During This Election Season

One thing that was missing during the long presidential campaign — and it may have helped Clinton lose the election, according to TV and film writer Joanna Robinson in an analysis for Vanity Fair — was Jon Stewart. “In 2016,…