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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.

Restructuring at Time Inc.: The Title of ‘Publisher’ Is a Thing of the Past at the Company’s Publications

One casualty as Time Inc. restructures is the title of “publisher,” which has been eliminated at publications companywide. The New York Post reports that the move is part of the third round of restructuring in five days by Time Inc….

Stephen Colbert and CBS Step Into Legal Hassle Over Recent ‘Late Show’ Broadcast

CBS has received a complaint about “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” from lawyers representing Colbert’s old Comedy Central show, “The Colbert Report.” The AP reports that the complaint came in response to Colbert’s revival of the character “Stephen Colbert,”…

Former Fox News Reporter Jailed on Rape Charges

A former Fox News correspondent was arrested this week on charges of rape and forcible sodomy, according to a report by WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Va. Orlando Salinas was being held without bond Wednesday on a direct indictment from a grand…

Cable Network to Rebrand in a Few Days — What This Means for Fans of ‘MTV Unplugged,’ the Buggles and ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’

A new cable channel with one decade squarely lodged in its wheelhouse is set to debut Monday, when Viacom-owned VH1 Classic will relaunch as MTV Classic. The new channel has a 1990s focus, with a programming lineup weighted heavily toward…

‘Live With Kelly’ Names Guest Co-Hosts for Week of Aug. 1 — Is the New Permanent Co-Host in the Lineup?

Fans of ABC’s syndicated morning staple “Live with Kelly” continue to closely follow the weekly lineup of guest hosts to look for clues to who might be named as the show’s permanent replacement for Michael Strahan. The lineup just released…

Report: Clippers, Who Share Staples Arena With the Lakers, Want to Relocate to a New Venue in L.A.

ESPN is reporting that the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers want to move out of the Staples Center, where they currently share their home court with the L.A. Lakers along with the L.A. Kings of the NHL. The Clippers are reportedly…

Cord Cutting on the Rise Again — Could It Be Even Worse Than Last Year’s ‘Epic Meltdown’?

Media stocks, which were hit hard last year by cord cutting, appear to be in for another rough go. Fierce Cable reports that subscriber metrics for the second quarter are “shaping up to look even worse than [the] epic 2015…

Netflix Renews Three Series, Picks Up a New Project, Announces Premiere Dates for Nine Shows … Plus Some Casting News — and Plenty of Beatles References; Here’s All the Info …

Netflix is anteing up with new content, unleashing a torrent of programming news covering a wide range of genres, including the news that Jennifer Garner — her voice, at least — will be a part of the animated preschooler series…

Oprah’s Historic Harpo Studios in Chicago Demolished

A Chicago studio facility where some historic television events took place — including Oprah Winfrey’s famous giveaway of hundreds of cars and an infamous leap by Tom Cruise onto Winfrey’s couch — has been demolished. TMZ.com reports that Chicago’s Harpo…

HBO Comedy Series Renewed

HBO announced today that it will bring back a comedy series that recently premiered its second season. The series is “Ballers,” which stars Dwayne Johnson. The show, created by Stephen Levinson, is two weeks into its 10-episode season two. The…