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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.

Report: Philippe Dauman’s Lawyers Are Talking Settlement With Sumner and Shari Redstone

With the future of Viacom on the line, high-stakes talks are under way to settle the dispute between CEO Philippe Dauman and the Redstones — Sumner, the company’s 93-year-old founder, and his daughter Shari. “Dauman accuses Shari Redstone of stepping…

NBC Greenlights New Tyra Banks Show — Series Is the First for Newly Formed Uni Studio

NBC is moving forward with a new program that brings together high-profile entrepreneurs Tyra Banks, Rob Dyrdek and Rohan Oza as mentors to start-up companies. The project, which has the working title “Funded,” is the first series from the newly…

ESPYs Get Serious About Gun Violence and Race

The NBA’s biggest star led a plea to end gun violence at ESPN’s annual ESPY Awards, held Wednesday night in Los Angeles in a ceremony televised by ABC. The AP reports that LeBron James, who won five trophies during the…

New Series from Sitcom Guru Chuck Lorre Picked Up by Netflix. Here’s Who It Stars and What It’s About

A new sitcom from comedy specialist Chuck Lorre (“The Big Bang Theory”) has been picked up by Netflix, reports The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. The series is called “Disjointed,” and it will star Kathy Bates. Twenty episodes have been…

Full List of Winners at the 2016 ESPY Awards

Here’s the complete list of honorees at the ESPY Awards, held July 13, 2016: Male Athlete: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers Female Athlete: Breanna Stewart, UConn Record-Breaking Performance: Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors Breakthrough Athlete: Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs Play: Aaron…

Entrepreneurs With Start-Up Companies on the Verge of Huge Growth Get Down to Business With World-Class Mentors in New NBC Series ‘Funded’

Press release from NBC, July 13, 2016: Entrepreneurs with revolutionary and disruptive business ideas that are primed to explode into the next game-changing innovation will have the opportunity to team up with three of the brightest business minds of today…

Bikers for Trump to Patrol Cleveland During Republican Convention

So reports Breitbart.com. The story continues, “Bikers for Trump aren’t going to Cleveland looking to cause trouble but will be on hand to counter thousands of professional left wing agitators planning to disrupt the Republican nominating convention. “‘We will be…

FYI Names Executive VP of Programming and Development

A+E Networks announced the appointment of a new executive vice president of programming and development for FYI. The network promoted Gena McCarthy, who has been FYI’s senior VP, Programming & Development. “Going forward, McCarthy will continue to oversee all programming…

New York Times Editorial Says Donald Trump is Right About Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The New York Times agrees with Donald Trump in an editorial published today about recent comments by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “Three times in the past week, Justice Ginsburg has publicly discussed her view of the presidential race,…

Champion Boxer Ends Retirement for Another HBO Fight

After ratcheting up his political career, the only fighter in history to hold titles in eight weight divisions is headed back into the ring. Deadline.com reports that Manny Pacquiao announced he’s ending his short retirement and will fight again this fall. Promoter…