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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.

AT&T Offering a New TV Service With 100 Channels for Low Price

AT&T is about to unveil a new subscription service that will include 100 channels for a monthly rate of $35, TechCrunch reports. The service, which will become available in November when the company launches DirecTV, will also include mobile streaming….

Netflix CEO Says He Has No Problem With AT&T Buying Time Warner, ‘As long as …’

Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings is no fan of cable consolidation, but The New York Post reports that Hastings indicated Tuesday he’s OK with the proposed AT&T-Time Warner mega-merger as long as his company is treated the same as Time…

Weinstein Television’s Epic Scripted Event Series ‘Waco’ Lands on Spike TV

Press release from Spike TV, Oct. 26, 2016: Weinstein Television has teamed up with Spike TV for their highly anticipated event series “Waco,” starring Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch. Previously announced in August, the six-part event series is based on…

Whoa! Must-See: Megyn Kelly vs. Newt Gingrich. Newt: ‘You are fascinated with sex.’ Megyn: ‘You can take your anger issues and spend some time working on them, Mr. Speaker.’

“There are times when words do not do complete justice to a moment. Tuesday night’s Newt Gingrich-Megyn Kelly showdown is one of those times,” writes Rebecca Sinderbrand in the Washington Post. The story says, “Gingrich, on Fox in his role…

TVWeek’s Media Buyer of the Year for 2016

This year’s Media Buyer of the Year is John Muszynski, chief investment officer for Mediavest Spark. In fact, Muszynski is the first person to ever nab this award twice. Back in 2000 he was our initial Media Buyer of the…

ABC Cuts Order for Drama Series — Is It an Omen That the Show Will Be Canceled? (Yes, It Probably Is)

The future just became less promising for an ABC drama series, which had its episode order trimmed from 13 installments to 10. Deadline.com reports that the freshman series “Notorious” has been cut back the network. “This is not an outright cancellation…

One of Television’s Biggest Ratings Successes Flirts With All-Time-High Numbers

One of the most-watched shows on television in recent seasons just chalked up some numbers that approach its all-time highs. Variety reports that Sunday’s season 7 premiere of AMC’s zombie drama “The Walking Dead” delivered a whopping 8.4 rating in…

James Corden’s Sisters Are a Hoot Covering the NFL in London — Watch the Video Now

CBS’s “The Late Late Show with James Corden” aired a special segment in honor of the NFL’s recent visit to London, where the Jacksonville Jaguars played the Indianapolis Colts. The segment, which you can watch below, featured Corden’s sisters Andrea…

‘Conan’ Lines Up Guest List for Road Trip to New York

Conan O’Brien is taking his TBS late-night show on the road, with a week of shows to be taped in New York Oct. 31-Nov. 3. “Conan” announced a number of guests for the week, including: Monday, Oct. 31: Musical guest…

Obama Reads ‘Mean Tweet’ From Trump — and Has a Strong Comeback; Here’s the Video

President Obama read a batch of “Mean Tweets” this week on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” capped off by one from Donald Trump. Check it out …