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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.

Mexican Music Giant Dead at 66

A singer who was Mexico’s best-selling artist of all time and one of the icons of Latin American music has died. Rolling Stone reports that Juan Gabriel died Sunday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif. Gabriel, 66, reportedly suffered…

Prospects Just Got Better That Viacom and CBS Will Be Recombined

Viacom and CBS, which split into separate companies in 2006, could be getting back together again. Bloomberg reports that with Shari Redstone now in control at Viacom Inc., the chances of a reunion for the companies just got better. “The…

One Reviewer Cautions: ‘Beyonce Aside, a Disastrous VMAs Reveals an MTV in Crisis’

After an MTV Video Music Awards ceremony Sunday that “felt thin, even by VMA standards,” reviewer Daniel D’Addario writes in Time magazine that it took an “electric performance” by Beyonce to eventually salvage a lackluster event. “Prior to Beyonce’s appearance,…

Anthony Weiner’s Wife Has Apparently Had Enough This Time After the Politician Gets Into Another Scandal

“Huma Abedin, the wife of the former Representative Anthony D. Weiner, announced on Monday that the couple were separating in the wake of a report that Mr. Weiner had been involved in another sexting scandal,” The New York Times reports….

Why the NFL Is Putting Tracking Sensors Inside Its Footballs

The NFL has quietly begun placing lightweight sensors inside each football used during games this preseason, Recode reports. While a decision has yet to be made on whether the quarter-sized sensors will be employed during the regular season, the devices…

After 45 Years at CBS – The Last 22 as Host of ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ – Charles Osgood Is Retiring

“Charles Osgood today announced his retirement as anchor of ‘CBS Sunday Morning,’ ending a 22-year run at the broadcast,” CBS said Sunday. The announcement adds: “Osgood’s award-winning 45-year career at CBS News will be celebrated during his final broadcast as anchor…

Big Night at MTV’s Video Music Awards Puts One Artist Over the Top — She Now Holds the Record for the Most VMAs

The Queen of Pop is dead — long live the Queen. A changing of the guard took place at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, where Beyonce became the most decorated artist in the awards’ history. Billboard reports that Beyonce’s six…

Trump Campaign Makes Biggest Ad Buy Yet

The presidential campaign of GOP nominee Donald Trump is making its largest ad buy of the election, with The New York Post reporting that the campaign will spend more than $10 million on television ads in the next week or…

Whoa! Report Says Fox News Kept a 400-Page File on Journalist Gabriel Sherman, Who Was Working on a Book About Roger Ailes

Former Fox News boss Roger Ailes, who viewed journalist Gabriel Sherman as a “political enemy,” according to a CNN report, apparently went out of his way to keep tabs on Sherman. The report references a lengthy memo dated Jan. 5, 2012,…

‘True Blood’s’ Anna Paquin Stars in New Series — for the CBC

Actress Anna Paquin, who starred as Sookie Stackhouse on the HBO vampire drama “True Blood,” has a new starring role. The Oscar winner for “The Piano” (1993) and Emmy nominee for “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” (2007) will star…