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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.

HBO Unveils Executive Lineup for HBO Max

The key creative and business operations and strategy teams responsible for original programming and acquisitions for HBO Max were announced today by Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max, and president, TNT, TBS and truTV. Rolling up to Robert Greenblatt,…

‘Fargo’: FX Announces Year Four Cast

Press release from FX, July 18, 2019: FX has set the extraordinary ensemble cast that will star with Chris Rock in the fourth installment of the Golden Globe(R) and Emmy(R) Award winning limited series Fargo, it was announced today by…

The Kennedy Center Announces Its Honorees for 2019

Press release from CBS, July 18, 2019: R&B Collective Earth, Wind & Fire, Actress Sally Field, Singer Linda Ronstadt, Children’s Television Program “Sesame Street” and Conductor and Musical Visionary Michael Tilson Thomas to Be Recognized on “The 42nd Annual Kennedy…

ABC’s “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” to Conclude After Thrilling Seventh Season, Set to Air Summer 2020

Press release from ABC, July 18, 2019: ABC announced today that “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” the longest-running Marvel television series, will end after seven seasons. The final 13 episodes are scheduled to air next summer. Season six is currently airing…

HBO Max Assembles Original Content Dream Team

Press release from HBO, July 18, 2019: The key creative and business operations and strategy teams responsible for the original programming and acquisitions for HBO Max were announced today by Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer, HBO Max and president, TNT,…

‘Bachelor’ Creator Under Police Investigation, Accused of Attacking His Pregnant Wife

The veteran television creator and producer behind a string of reality shows including “The Bachelor” and “Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire” is the focus of a police investigation. According to media reports, Mike Fleiss is under investigation over allegations…

City Uses Music to Drive Away the Homeless — and No, It’s Not Air Supply

Officials in one city are trying an unusual strategy in an effort to discourage homeless people from sleeping on the patio of a city-owned rental banquet facility. The AP reports that in West Palm Beach, Fla., they’re playing a continuous…

Criminal Case Against Kevin Spacey Is Thrown Out

A criminal case against two-time Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey was dropped Wednesday, one week after his accuser pleaded the Fifth on the witness stand, CNN reports. The report cites a court filing in the Massachusetts case by Cape and Islands…

Netflix Subscriptions Decline in the U.S. for the First Time in Eight Years; the News Follows Price Hike, But Netflix Has a Different Explanation

“For the first time in eight years, Netflix lost subscribers in the U.S. — dropping a net 130,000 for the second quarter of 2019 — and added nearly 2 million fewer international customers than expected, sending the stock tumbling,” Variety…

‘Gossip Girl’ Coming Back to TV

A new take on “Gossip Girl,” described variously as a reboot or a spinoff, has received a straight-to-series order from WarnerMedia for the HBO Max streaming service. “Eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New…