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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.

Disney Television Studios Restructures Leadership Team

Press release from Disney, July 10, 2019: Disney Television Studios today announced the restructuring of its leadership team. At ABC Studios, Jonnie Davis has been named president. At 20th Century Fox Television, Carolyn Cassidy has been promoted to president, Creative…

CBS News Names Correspondent

CBS News has named a new correspondent, with Deadline reporting today that the company named Nikki Battiste to the post. Battiste, who has been a correspondent for CBS Newspath, will be based in New York and will report for all…

IMDb Producing Its First-Ever Scripted Series — With a Lineup of TV Veterans

IMDb, the website movie fans know as a reference source for details about films, TV shows and celebrities, announced that it is producing its first-ever scripted series. The animated show, “You’re Not a Monster,” is set to premiere this fall…

Key Programming Execs Upped at AMC Networks

Two of the top players in programming at AMC Networks have new titles after receiving promotions. The company announced that Marco Bresaz was named senior vice president of non-fiction and alternative programming, and Kelly Nash is now vice president of…

California’s Strict Privacy Law Under Scrutiny

Lawmakers in California’s senate judiciary committee were expected today to consider amending the state’s tough new privacy law, including changes that could significantly weaken the measure, MediaPost reports. “The law, slated to take effect next year, allows consumers to learn…

Nicole Kidman to Produce TV Series

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, whose performance on the TV series “Big Little Lies” earned her a Golden Globe last year, is producing a new drama series for WarnerMedia’s streaming service. Variety reports that Kidman is attached to executive produce “Crime…

Disney Ad Sales Chief Rita Ferro to Be Honored

Rita Ferro, the president of ad sales for The Walt Disney Co., will be honored at the Center for Communication’s annual luncheon this fall in New York, Deadline reports. The event is scheduled for Oct. 23 at the event space…

‘Friends’ Leaving Netflix, Finds New Streaming Home

Netflix has lost another of its most popular shows to a rival streaming service, with “Friends” headed to WarnerMedia’s new direct-to-consumer service in 2020. WarnerMedia and Netflix both announced the news, which comes just a few weeks after news broke…

Within Two Years TV Will No Longer Be the World’s No. 1 Medium for Ads

TV is about to lose its dominant share of global ad spending within the next two years, MediaPost reports, citing a revised outlook released this week by Publicis Media’s Zenith unit. “TV is projected to lose more than four percentage…

Drama Series Renewed

Production is set to begin later this year on a new season of the drama series “The Society,” with Netflix announcing the show’s renewal for season two. The season will roll out in 2020. Chris Keyser will return as showrunner…