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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.

Turner to Launch New Streaming Movie Service: FilmStruck

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and the Criterion Collection Collaborate to Develop Turner’s First Domestic Direct-To-Consumer Streaming Product, Launching in Fall 2016 FilmStruck Video Preview: filmstruck.com April 26, 2016 Global media company Turner is launching the company’s first direct-to-consumer product in the…

ESPN Shocker: Skip Bayless Leaving the Network

In the latest high-profile departure from ESPN, “First Take” co-host Skip Bayless is departing the network after 12 years, Deadline.com reports. “The news comes the day after the sports giant confirmed the exit of its longtime ‘Monday Night Football’ play-by-play…

TV Actress Is Trump’s Latest Target

Donald Trump has another war of words going on, and this time he’s squaring off against actress Lena Dunham, who stars on the HBO series “Girls.” Trump was asked about Dunham during a call-in to Fox News Channel’s “Fox &…

NBC Unveils Plans for Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony — and Plans to Get the Party Started This Week

NBC announced the lineup and schedule for the Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, with Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira and Savannah Guthrie slated to host the event on the network. The ceremony is set for Friday, Aug. 5,…

Former ESPN Personality Resurfaces With New TV Show

Onetime ESPN lightning rod Bill Simmons, who got the boot from the sports channel about a year ago after building a reputation for controversy, has resurfaced with a new show on HBO. In an announcement from HBO for “Any Given…

Chyna’s Brain to Be Donated to Science

The brain of pro wrestler and entertainer Chyna, who was found dead in her apartment April 20, will be donated for research into the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. CNN reports that reps for Chyna, whose real…

Ripa Returns to ‘Live!’ — Here’s How It Went Down (Watch the Video)

Kelly Ripa made her return this morning to ABC’s “Live! with Kelly and Michael,” proclaiming, “Our long national nightmare is over” as soon as she walked out on stage. She joked about the possibility that snipers might be positioned throughout…

Fox Takes Comedy Series Off the Schedule

A project that had been in the works as a comedy series at Fox has been put on the back burner. Deadline.com reports that the network is rethinking “Famous,” which had received a 10-episode straight-to-series order and was slated to…

Baby Boomers Are No Longer the Largest Living Generation in the U.S. — Here Are the Numbers

The generational balance has shifted, as baby boomers are no longer the largest living generation in the U.S. That title now officially belongs to millennials, according to The Washington Post. The report cites an analysis by the Pew Research Center…

Bill O’Reilly Explains the GOP Strategy for Derailing Donald Trump

Fox News star Bill O’Reilly used the “Talking Points” segment of “The O’Reilly Factor” Monday night to explain the strategy currently playing out in the Republican Party to try to derail the candidacy of Donald Trump. Here’s the clip …