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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.

Why Pepsi Is Reintroducing Aspartame in Some of Its Beverages — It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

In a move that has echoes of the “Classic Coke” fiasco of several years ago, PepsiCo is bringing back aspartame and shuffling its beverage lineup. Diet Pepsi with aspartame will return as “Diet Pepsi Classic Sweetener Blend” starting in September,…

CBS Wrapping Up Its Upfront Ad Sales With Increases in CPMs and Total Sales

CBS is poised to be the first major broadcast network to wrap up this year’s upfront ad sales, and it should be pleased with its results. Deadline.com reports that total sales are headed for the $2.5 billion mark, up about 5%…

New Jersey’s Second-Largest Newspaper to Be Sold

The No. 2 daily newspaper in the state of New Jersey will be acquired by Gannett, according to a report by The New York Post. The report cites sources saying Gannett will buy the North Jersey Media Group, which owns…

How Google Plans to Shake Up the Smartphone Market by the End of This Year

Google plans to do something it has never done before that will shake up the smartphone market. The U.K. publication The Telegraph reports that the company will release its own Google-branded smartphone, bringing it into direct competition with the iPhone….

Warner Bros. TV to Bring Record Number of Shows to Comic-Con

Warner Bros. Television plans to flex its muscles at next month’s annual Comic-Con convention in San Diego, bringing a record 21 shows to the event. The company will bring 13 returning shows along with eight series making their debut at…

New York Yankees Sign $100 Million Ticket Deal

The New York Yankees have ended their feud with a ticket exchange company, signing a deal with StubHub that could bring in $100 million for the team. The New York Post reports that the landmark deal makes StubHub the team’s…

Story of Las Vegas Legends Siegfried & Roy Coming to Television

The story of Las Vegas tiger tamers Siegfried & Roy is headed to television as a miniseries, Deadline.com reports, with Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn on board as executive producers via their S&R Enterprises. Philipp Stozl, who directed “The Physician,”…

Warner Bros. Television Group Set to Bring a Historic 21 Shows to Comic-Con International July 20-24 in San Diego

Press release from Warner Bros. Television, June 27, 2016: Never mind the summer heatwave, it’s going to be a record-setting summer of different proportions when Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) heats up Comic-Con International: San Diego with 21(!) fan-favorite series….

Why Viewers in the U.K. Were Prevented From Seeing John Oliver’s ‘Brexit’ Rant Before the Election (You Can Watch It Here Now)

British TV viewers were prevented from seeing a segment on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” in which the host railed against the British exit from the European Union, until after Thursday’s vote on the issue. The episode aired…

George Lucas Scraps Planned Chicago Museum, Shifts Focus to California

“Star Wars” creator George Lucas is abandoning plans to build a museum on Chicago’s lakefront that would have showcased his art collection. The Chicago Tribune reports that Lucas will instead try to build the museum in California. The move ends…