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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.

ESPN Fixture Exits the Network

ESPN has parted ways with an on-air personality who has been a part of the network since 2004. The Big Lead reports that Major League Baseball analyst John Kruk has moved on. The sports network issued a statement saying: “ESPN…

Ryan Lochte Picks Up a New Endorsement — and It Kind of Makes Sense

Embattled Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, whose antics during the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro created headaches for his sponsors and for the U.S. Olympic Committee, has picked up a new endorsement deal — for a headache remedy. The New York…

Why Kim Kardashian Had No Security the Night She Was Robbed

New details have surfaced about the incident over the weekend in Paris in which Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint, including an explanation for why Kardashian had no security. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that the robbery took…

President of Philippines to President Obama: ‘You Can Go to Hell’

The president of the Philippines unleashed some tough talk in a speech today, including threatening to “break up with America,” the AP reports. Rodrigo Duterte got personal in remarks about President Obama, telling him, “You can go to hell.” The…

FX Renews Series That Has Been One of the Cable Net’s Biggest Hits Ever

A series that has been a big hit for FX has been renewed by the network. FX Networks announced today that it has signed on for a seventh installment of “American Horror Story,” from co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk….

A+E Studios Names New President

On the heels of news that Bob DiBitetto was out as president of A+E Studios, the company has named Paul Buccieri to take over the position, Deadline.com reports. Buccieri has been president of A&E and History, and will now be…

MTV Lands a Big Name to Launch Its MTV Docs Unit

Viacom-owned MTV is launching its new MTV Docs unit, with the unit’s first production to be televised Oct. 11. Deadline.com reports that President Obama will be a part of the special, “Prescription for Change: Ending America’s Opioid Crisis.” Two more…

Netflix Sets Premiere Date for Highly Anticipated Marvel Project

Netflix has locked in the premiere date and released a brief clip announcing its eagerly anticipated “Marvel’s Iron Fist.” The series will premiere on March 17, 2017, at 12:01 a.m. PT in all territories where Netflix is available, the streaming service…

Did ‘Sherlock’ Star Benedict Cumberbatch Just Reveal When the Show Will End?

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who has been playing Sherlock Holmes in the acclaimed BBC series “Sherlock” since 2010, has been talking about “the end of an era” for the show. The Hollywood Reporter quotes Cumberbatch saying of season four, which…

Get Used to Simon Cowell on ‘America’s Got Talent’ — He Just Signed a Multiyear Deal

Simon Cowell will continue his onscreen role on NBC’s competition series “America’s Got Talent” for at least three more years. “The creator of the ‘Got Talent’ format has signed a new deal with NBC to remain a judge of the…