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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.

Bette Midler Apologizes for Tweet That Angered the Twittersphere

Singer Bette Midler has apologized after getting blowback over a tweet that is being called “transphobic.” People magazine reports that Midler took a shot at Caitlyn Jenner in the tweet, which read: “Now that @IAmCait has been cancelled, will she…

Pandora to Challenge Spotify and Apple With Its New Service

Pandora will expand beyond its Internet radio service as soon as next month, offering two new monthly subscription options that will take the company into on-demand music streaming, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources who are familiar with the…

Not a Joke: State of New York Adds an Unusual Parole Requirement for Sex Offenders

We’d be surprised if you’re able to guess the new requirement that has been added to the list of items that most sex offenders must agree to in order to be granted parole in New York state. The New York…

Can a Fictional Character Be Used to Set a Legal Precedent? The U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide

In a case focusing on a novel that has been adapted into feature films, TV movies, stage productions and a radio play, the U.S. Supreme Court will examine whether a fictional character can set a legal precedent. The novel is…

The Class Tyra Banks Will Be Teaching at Stanford

Supermodel and “America’s Next Top Model” guru Tyra Banks is about to begin her new life as a professor. Fortune magazine reports that Banks will be teaching a business course at Stanford. “In May, the former Victoria’s Secret model will…

Sponsors Dump U.S. Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte

The fallout from a gas station bathroom incident in Rio continues for 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte, with sponsors Speedo and Ralph Lauren announcing today that they are severing ties with the swimmer. The moves come after Lochte lied about…

How Local TV Stations Do in a New Metric: Social Media Rankings

A new power ranking has come out that lists all local stations in the U.S. by social media rating. Adweek’s TVSpy reports that the ranking from Share Rocket has WNEP-TV in Scranton at No. 1 in the country with a…

Veteran Sitcom Actor Dies

An actor who was a familiar presence on TV sitcoms from the 1960s into the 2000s — even though his name may not have been familiar to most viewers — has died. The AP reports that Jack Riley died today…

More Execs Are Out at Fox News

The casualties continue to pile up in the wake of the Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal at Fox News. Deadline.com reports that the latest high-profile departures as the new leadership team of Jack Abernethy and Bill Shine cleans house are…

Swimmer Ryan Lochte Apologizes for Rio Scandal — Here’s What He Said, and Why He Waited

U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has finally been heard from after leaving a scandal in his wake in Rio when he flew home to the U.S. Lochte took to Instagram to post an apology for his role in the incident,…