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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.

After the Gawker Trial: Drawing the Line on Gossip?

The recent ruling that the gossip site Gawker must pay $140 million for publishing the Hulk Hogan sex tape has industry watchers posing the question of whether the limit on gossip has finally been reached. The New York Times explores…

ABC Announces May Sweeps Programming and Season Finale Dates

Press release from ABC Entertainment, April 4, 2016: The ABC Television Network announces upcoming May sweeps programming, featuring season finale dates for “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “black-ish,” “Castle,” “The Catch,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “The Family,” “Fresh Off the Boat,”…

His Latin Jazz Sound was Instantly Recognizable: Grammy-winning Saxophonist Gato Barbieri Dies at 83

Gato Barbieri, 83, “a saxophonist whose highly emotional playing helped expand the audience for Latin jazz, and whose music for the film ‘Last Tango in Paris’ won a Grammy Award, died on Saturday in New York,” reports The New York…

Caitlyn Jenner Joining Cast of Golden Globe-winning Scripted Show

Caitlyn Jenner is joining the cast of an award-winning series, reports the Associated Press. The series is the acclaimed Amazon streaming show “Transparent.” The AP story adds, “The show’s creator and executive producer Jill Soloway called the news ‘a dream come…

‘This Old House’ Has New Owner

“This Old House” is under new ownership. The AP reports that the home-improvement brand, including its flagship TV series, was acquired by former Time Inc. executive Eric Thorkilsen and the private equity firm TZP Group, who announced today that they…

Virgin America Redesigns Its Logo — OK, It’s Only an April Fools’ Joke, but Still … Check It out

Virgin America posted a video announcing its new logo design, which it turns out is an April Fools’ joke. Check out the fun video …

CNN Notches a Win in News Demo Among Cable News Nets

CNN scored a win over its cable news rivals in the news demo of viewers 25-54 with last night’s telecast of the premiere episode of “The Eighties.” The two-hour premiere, “Raised on Television,” delivered 598,000 viewers in the demo, according…

Netflix Goes All In on John Stamos for April Fools’ Day

Netflix is touting a “Netflix Original Documentary” about John Stamos with a new trailer — but viewers should note that the video was posted today, April Fools’ Day. Here’s the trailer promoting “Stamos: A Human, Being” …

‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Joins Fox News

Fox News Channel has hired one of the regulars from the A&E reality show “Duck Dynasty.” Deadline.com reports that Willie Robertson is on board as a contributor to the TV channel. Robertson, who has endorsed Donald Trump, will also be…

Donald Trump Poised to Make History — and Not in a Good Way

Donald Trump could be on the verge of a history-making achievement, but it may not be what he had in mind. The Washington Post reports that if Trump wins the GOP nomination for president, he will begin the general election…