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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.

Breaking News Update: Explosions in Brussels at Airport and at a Metro Station. Reports of 31 deaths. Suspected Terror Attack

Updated with latest news from The Telegraph at 7:18 a.m. PT on March 23, 2016 ABC, CBS, NBC and the cable news networks all have gone on-air early Tuesday morning to cover the breaking news out of Brussels, Belgium of…

Now Jury Awards Hulk Hogan Millions More in Punitive Damages

A jury awarded former wresting star Hulk Hogan $25.1 million in punitive damages Monday in his invasion-of-privacy case against Gawker Media, the Los Angeles Times reports. The story adds, “The decision brings the total damages in the case to $140.1…

Major Summer Flick Sets Debut Date — on Netflix

A summer movie centering on some high-profile comedy stars will be premiering on Netflix. The streaming service announced plans to break out “The Do-Over” over Memorial Day Weekend, with the action comedy coming out Friday, May 27. The movie, directed…

‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners: Upcoming Season Six Is ‘the Best One We’ve Done … There Is Not a Weak Episode’

Season six of the HBO series “Game of Thrones” will be not only the show’s most mysterious season yet, but also its best, according to showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss. Entertainment Weekly reports that the Emmy winners talked about…

Vanity Fair Goes Inside the Legal Battle Over Sumner Redstone’s Final Days

In a new examination of the nasty legal battle swirling around CBS Corp. and Viacom majority owner Sumner Redstone, Vanity Fair reports that Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman and CBS CEO Les Moonves have been “dragged into the mess.” Redstone, 92,…

Andy Grove, Tech Pioneer, Former Intel CEO and Silicon Valley Icon, dies at 79

“Andy Grove, the brilliant Hungarian-born former chief executive and chairman of chip-making colossus Intel, and one of Silicon Valley’s most revered business leaders, died Monday at the age of 79,” reports the San Jose Mercury News. The story continues, “During…

Reality Show Winner Arrested

One of the winners of a popular TV competition program was arrested over the weekend. People magazine reports that Paul Qui, who won “Top Chef” in 2012, was arrested Saturday morning in Austin after being accused by his girlfriend of…

Will Hulk Hogan’s $115 Million Award in Sex Tape Lawsuit Kill Gawker?

Last week’s huge jury award for wrestler Hulk Hogan in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker has some observers speculating that the website might be dead. As we reported previously, Hogan was awarded damages of $115 million in the invasion-of-privacy…

CBS Finds Its New MacGyver

CBS has settled on the new MacGyver for its reboot of the 1980s ABC series, which starred Richard Dean Anderson. Lined up to play the title role in the “MacGyver” pilot is Lucas Till, Deadline.com reports. The 25-year-old actor is…

ABC Lines Up Star-Studded Cast for Event Series

ABC has an A-list cast set for a limited series created and written by Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Guy Pearce (“Memento,” “L.A. Confidential”), Mary-Louise Parker (“Weeds,” “Angels in America”) and Rachel Griffiths…