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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.

Latest Pixar Movie Sets Opening Weekend Box-Office Record

The new feature film from Pixar made a huge splash at the box office over the weekend. USA Today reports that “Finding Dory” delivered an opening weekend record for an animated film, pulling in $136.2 million in box-office receipts. That…

Showtime Offers ‘Ray Donovan’ Season Premiere for Free

Showtime has made the season four premiere of “Ray Donovan” available for free, releasing the program on YouTube and other platforms ahead of its June 26 premiere on the linear channel. The hit drama series stars Liev Schreiber as L.A.’s…

Advertisers Are Moving Money Back Into TV — and It’s Driving Ad Prices Higher

“After several years of moving money out of TV ad budgets to experiment with new digital outlets and social media, several big advertisers are spending more on the boob tube — and the result, according to ad buyers and other…

Was ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Inspired by ‘Chim Chim Cher-ee’ in ‘Mary Poppins’? Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page Was Asked That Question in Court This Week in the Increasingly Bizarre ‘Stairway’ Trial

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page fielded a barrage of questions in a contentious and increasingly bizarre trial to determine whether one of the quintessential hit songs in the rock canon, “Stairway to Heaven,” was stolen. Michael Skidmore, trustee of the…

The CW to Debut Two New Series Plus the Relocated ‘Supergirl’ — Here’s the Network’s Fall Schedule

The CW rolled out its fall schedule for the 2016-2017 TV season today, with premiere dates for two new series along with the CW premiere of the former CBS series “Supergirl.” “Supergirl” makes its CW debut on Monday, Oct. 10,…

Netflix Offers a Binge-Watcher’s Guide to Go Along With Today’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 4 Release — Here’s What You Need to Know

Netflix has compiled info to assist subscribers regardless of where they are in their viewing of its hit series “Orange Is the New Black.” The streaming service rolls out season four of the prison show today, and in recognition of…

NBC Hires Fox Development Veteran to Head Drama Department

NBC has landed a veteran executive who was behind the development of the Fox hit “Empire” as the Peacock Network’s new head of drama development. The network announced Thursday that Lisa Katz is its new Executive Vice President of Drama…

Female Singer Being Hailed as the Future of Indie Rock — See and Hear for Yourself

A 25-year-old female singer has been labeled as the future of indie rock. The singer, who records under the name Mitski and whose full name is Mitski Miyawaki, hails from New York and has put out four albums to date,…

Russian Track and Field Team Banned From Rio Olympics

In what The New York Times calls “an extraordinary punishment without precedent in Olympics history,” the entire Russian track and field team has been barred from competing in this summer’s Olympic Games due to a far-reaching doping scandal. The news is the latest blow…

Meat Loaf Hospitalized; Singer’s Collapse on Stage Shocks Concert Audience

Singer Meat Loaf was hospitalized Thursday night after shocking audience members when he collapsed in the midst of a concert performance. USA Today reports that the singer was “responsive and recovering well” following the incident in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His publicist…