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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.

Kim Kardashian, After Some Indecision, Now Says Which Presidential Candidate She Backs

We finally know who Kim Kardashian will be voting for in the presidential election. Kardashian, who was backing Hillary Clinton more than a year ago, appears to be back in the Clinton camp, The New York Post’s Page Six reports….

He Drew Millions of Americans to the Game He So Loved: Arnold Palmer Dies at 87. Read Our Tribute

By Chuck Ross “Arnold Palmer, the champion golfer whose full-bore style of play, thrilling tournament victories and magnetic personality inspired an American golf boom, attracted a following known as Arnie’s Army and made him one of the most popular athletes…

The NY Times Profiles Gabriel Sherman, the Reporter Who Doggedly Covered Roger Ailes

Reporter and author Gabriel Sherman, whose coverage of the fall from grace of former Fox News chief Roger Ailes has been almost as big a part of the story as the story itself, is profiled in The New York Times,…

Verizon ‘Livid’ Over Not Being Told of Yahoo Hack During Bidding Process

Verizon’s $4.8 billion deal to acquire Yahoo could be scuttled over Yahoo’s handling of a massive 2014 hack that came to light last week. The New York Post cites sources saying Verizon only learned of the hack last Tuesday, a…

Tonight’s Debate Is Expected to Be the Most-Watched Political Event in U.S. History

Tonight’s presidential debate, the first of three scheduled debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, is expected to be the most-watched political event in U.S. History, Time reports, with as many as 100 million viewers expected to tune in. “While…

Matt LeBlanc Re-Ups for Two More Seasons on Trouble-Plagued ‘Top Gear’

Former “Friends” star Matt LeBlanc is getting back in the cockpit with BBC’s “Top Gear,” which has struggled to get back on track after the departure of mainstays Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. “The BBC has confirmed that…

Report: Disney Mulls Bid for Twitter

“The Walt Disney Co. is working with a financial adviser to evaluate a possible bid for Twitter Inc., according to people familiar with the matter,” reports Bloomberg. The story continues, “After receiving interest in discussing a deal, Twitter has started…

CNN Has Its Best Quarter in Eight Years

CNN had its most-watched quarter in eight years in the third quarter of 2016, both in total viewers and in the key news demo of adults 25-54. The quarter officially ended Sunday. In prime time, it was CNN’s second-best quarter…

Roku Revamps Its Lineup of Streaming Players, Rolls Out Low-Cost Models

Roku today rolled out a lineup of five new streaming players with a starting price as low as $29.99. “It’s one of Roku’s biggest device revamps yet, and could help the company to keep up with increased competition from Apple,…

Report: Univision Pushing Back Date of Its Public Offering

The upcoming public offering by Univision Communications, which had been expected to take place in 2016, now won’t be conducted this year, according to The New York Post. “Univision’s board is said to have met last week and decided that…