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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.

Open Warfare at Viacom, as Two Longtime Confidants of Sumner Redstone Are Removed as Trustees

This past Friday, May 20, 2016, found two longtime confidants of Sumner  Redstone — Philippe P. Dauman, the chief executive of Viacom and George Abrams, a Viacom director —  “unexpectedly removed from their positions on the trust that will control…

A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course: Alan Young, Who Played Wilbur on Kid Favorite ‘Mister Ed,’ Dies at 96

Alan Young, 96, who played Wilbur on the baby-boomer kid favorite sitcom “Mister Ed,” has died, according to a number of media outlets. Alan Young as Wilbur on ‘Mister Ed’ He died at the Motion Picture and Television Home in…

HBO Programming Chief Steps Down

One of the top executives at HBO is exiting the pay-cable channel after 33 years. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that porgramming President Michael Lombardo is stepping down. HBO wasn’t commenting, but the report says the news was confirmed…

New ESPN Production — All 7-Plus Hours of It — Gets Special Theatrical Screenings Starting Today

A new documentary from ESPN Films is kicking off special screenings today at theaters in New York and Los Angeles. The theaters will show all seven-plus hours of “O.J.: Made in America.” The film is screening at Cinema Village in…

Fox Tweaks Fall Schedule, Bumps Veteran Drama to Winter

Fox announced a revised fall schedule today for the 2016-17 season, moving the new drama series “Pitch” into the lineup and bumping the farewell season of “Bones” to winter 2017. “Pitch” will air on Thursday nights starting in fall, with…

‘Fargo’ Signs Lead for Season 3 — Feature Film Actor to Play Dual Role

FX’s Emmy-winning anthology series “Fargo” has found its lead for season three, with feature film actor Ewan McGregor set to play a dual role, Deadline.com reports. McGregor, who has two Golden Globe nominations — for “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”…

Layoffs Expected in New York With the Acquisitions of Cablevision and Time Warner Cable

With Cablevision and Time Warner Cable both based in the New York area, the impending sale of Cablevision to European communications firm Altice and the sale of Time Warner Cable to Charter Communications, which has just closed, are expected to…

Long-Running Game Show Moves Production to Las Vegas

A long-running game show is moving its production after more than a decade of shooting on the East Coast. Disney-ABC Television Distribution announced that production of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” is moving to Las Vegas starting with the…

Shocker: Fan Favorite Exits ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ After More Than 10 Seasons on the Show

The season 12 finale of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” (SPOILER ALERT), which aired Thursday night, included a shocker as one of the show’s longest-running characters bowed out. The Shonda Rhimes series has already received the go-ahead for a 13th season, but…

Must-See Patent Illustration: If a Self-Driving Google Car Hits You, You’ll Be ‘Glued’ to Car

Accidents involving self-driving cars hitting pedestrians may be unlike traditional collisions after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent to Google this week for new “sticky” technology designed to keep pedestrians safe in collisions by keeping them stuck…