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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.

Fox News Host Settles Lawsuit Over Toy Hamster

A Fox News Channel host who filed a $5 million lawsuit last year over a toy hamster has settled amicably with the toy’s manufacturer, Hasbro. Harris Faulkner, who’s seen on FNC’s “Fox Report” and “Outnumbered,” sued over the “Harris Faulkner”…

Local TV Stations Are Reporting Creepy Clown Stories

TV stations have begun reporting on what’s described as an outbreak of creepy clowns who are causing trouble around the country, Adweek’s TVSpy reports. “Some markets are reporting clowns using social media to threaten violence and even kidnapping at schools….

Is Taylor Swift Trying to Steal the Super Bowl Spotlight From Lady Gaga?

On the heels of news that Lady Gaga will headline the Super Bowl halftime show, word surfaced that Taylor Swift will also be getting a piece of the Super Bowl action. E! News reports that Swift will headline a pre-Super…

AMC Gives New Drama a Straight-to-Series Order

AMC is moving forward with a new drama series from a production team that includes Peter Ocko (“Pushing Daisies,” “The Office”), Jim Gavin (author, “Middle Men”) and Paul Giamatti (“Billions,” “Sideways,” “Outsiders,” “Hoke”). The series is “Lodge 49,” written and…

Intense Trailer for Brad Pitt’s New Movie — Watch It Now

Paramount Pictures released the official trailer today for its upcoming movie starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard, which is due in theaters Nov. 23. “Allied” is a World War II-era romance and spy thriller, directed by Robert Zemeckis. If the…

Report: Yahoo Secretly Did a Massive Search of Its Customers’ Emails for the U.S. Government

Yahoo secretly created a custom software program and used it to do a massive search of all of its customers’ incoming emails, Reuters reports, citing sources who are familiar with the situation. The search was for specific information provided by…

Unusual Request by Father of 12-Year-Old Breakout Star Raises Eyebrows

The father of a young actress who stars in a breakout role in a new series has reportedly demanded a payment of $100,000 up front from agencies that are interested in signing her. The actress is 12-year-old Millie Bobby Brown, who…

Salaries Revealed for TV’s Top Stars

A new report reveals the salaries of the highest-paid actors and actresses in scripted TV series along with the annual salaries of reality, news and talk hosts. The report by Variety shows the highest per-episode salary is $1 million, which is…

Details Surface About Alleged ‘Inappropriate’ Encounter Between Lena Dunham and TV Producer

Details have come out about what’s being described as an “inappropriate” encounter that “Girls” creator and star Lena Dunham experienced involving a male TV producer and director. Variety reports that “Girls” co-showrunner Jenni Konner wrote about the incident in the…

Scratch Anderson Cooper Off the List of Potential Kelly Ripa Co-Hosts — The CNN Fixture Just Re-Upped With the Cable News Channel

Anderson Cooper will be staying put at CNN — and won’t be wandering off to join Kelly Ripa as her co-host on her morning show “Live.” Cooper has just signed a new long-term deal with CNN and has taken himself…