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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.

Emmys to Try What the Oscars Did This Year

Following the lead of this year’s Academy Awards, Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier announced that this year’s Primetime Emmys won’t have a host. The AP reports that Collier indicated the move will allow the program to spend more time saluting…

Animation Domination Returns With A-List of Guest Voices on ‘The Simpsons,’ All-New Series ‘Bless The Harts,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Family Guy,’ Beginning Sunday, Sept. 29, on Fox

Press release from Fox, Aug. 7, 2019: Get ready to hear your favorite stars when a top-notch roster of guest voices line up this season for the return of FOX’s beloved Animation Domination, beginning Sunday, Sept. 29, on THE SIMPSONS…

FX Moves Forward With ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story,’ About Clinton Scandal; Monica Lewinsky on Board as Producer

FX has greenlighted a new season of its “American Crime Story” franchise focusing on the Clinton impeachment, with Monica Lewinsky on board as a producer, according to media reports. “Impeachment: American Crime Story” marks the third season of the franchise,…

CBS Makes a Case for the Broadcast Model

Even as audiences continue to fragment in this multiplatform world, there’s no question that broadcast network television has still got game — and lots of it. Making that point last week at the Television Critics Association summer press tour were…

Report: TV Network Headed to Auction

After a select group of potential investors took a pass last month on the opportunity to buy Univision, the Spanish-language TV network appears to be headed to auction, according to The New York Post. The publication cites sources saying the…

Fox Acquires Emmy-Winning Production Company

Fox Entertainment, a division of Fox Corp., has just acquired the Emmy Award-winning production company Bento Box Entertainment. The acquisition was announced by Charlie Collier, CEO of Fox Entertainment. Bento Box, which has studios in Los Angeles and Atlanta, is…

Cord Cutting Accelerates as ‘Tipping Point’ Arrives

With Americans cutting the cord on their cable, telco and satellite TV services at an accelerating rate, a forecast released today by eMarketer indicates that the number of households without a traditional pay-TV subscription could soon equal the number of…

Merger Announced That Will Create the Country’s Largest Newspaper Group

In a deal that will create the largest newspaper group in the country, it was announced that GateHouse Media has struck a deal with Gannett for a $1.4 billion merger. “As a result of the merger, the newly formed company,…

Director of the Long-Delayed Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Steps Down

The director of the long-delayed Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has stepped down, with the move coming just weeks after the museum’s opening was delayed again to sometime in 2020. Variety reports that Kerry Brougher is exiting the post, with…

Netflix Will Pull the Plug on Controversial Series

A series that has been one of the most popular shows on Netflix — and may be its most controversial — will end after season four. The streaming service is pulling the plug on “13 Reasons Why,” which unspools its…