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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.

Good Grief! After 30 Years of Fun TV Commercials — Not to Mention the Blimp — MetLife Has Fired Snoopy

MetLife has done what the Red Baron tried in vain for years to do: It has grounded Snoopy. “After more than 30 years of appearing in print ads, TV commercials, marketing materials, and on the sides of MetLife’s blimps at…

P&G Exec Says It’s Time to Ease Up on Agencies

Procter & Gamble’s chief brand officer held out an olive branch to creative and media agencies, talking about the pressure that marketers — including P&G — put on agencies and saying it’s time to ease up. In Thursday’s keynote address…

The Toughest Ticket on Broadway Comes to PBS

It’s the toughest ticket on Broadway, but now all of those who want a seat at “Hamilton” can get an inside look at the groundbreaking musical and the journey to bring it to the stage in PBS’s “Hamilton’s America.” TVWeek…

Wednesday’s Presidential Debate Ranks High Among Most-Watched Debates in History

The third and final debate of this election cycle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, which aired on multiple networks Wednesday night, reached 71.6 million total viewers, the AP reports. That means two of the three most-watched presidential debates in history…

Time Warner and AT&T Discuss Possible Merger

“Senior executives at AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. have met in recent weeks to discuss various business strategies including a possible merger, according to people familiar with the matter,” Bloomberg reports. “The talks, which at this stage are informal,…

Another Anti-Trump Documentary Surfaces

Just hours after Michael Moore’s new anti-Donald Trump movie came to light, another documentary attacking the GOP presidential nominee has surfaced. Deadline.com reports that “You’ve Been Trumped Too” will open in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Oct….

Viacom-CBS Merger to Be Set by Thanksgiving? That’s What They’re Saying; Also: a Top Candidate to Lead Viacom

The reunion of Viacom and CBS appears to be on a fast track, with Viacom shareholders expecting a merger agreement by Thanksgiving, The New York Post reports. “National Amusements Inc., the controlling shareholder of both Viacom and CBS, said on…

Whaat? Is This Classic Kids’ Story Worth Yet Another Adaptation? Warner Bros. Thinks So

A widely adapted children’s story that has already surfaced as two feature films, at least two video games, a theme park attraction, an opera, a radio production and countless stage versions is poised for yet another adaptation. The material is Roald…

Fox News Loses Favor Among Republicans

While Republicans as a whole are not fans of Fox News rivals CNN and MSNBC, their appreciation for Fox News also appears to be diminishing, at least by one consumer-focused measure. Citing new data from YouGov BrandIndex, Ad Age reports…

Cable Channel Goes Retro With New Programming Block — We’re Betting Some of Your Favorite Classic TV Shows Are in the Lineup

A new daytime programming block coming to cable will feature a lineup of classic TV shows consisting of  “M*A*S*H,” “All in the Family,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Andy Griffith Show.” The new block…