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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.

New President of E! Looking Beyond the Kardashians

The new head of NBCUniversal’s E! Entertainment network, who has just been installed as part of a shakeup of the company’s cable programming division, hinted that he’s looking beyond the Kardashians as he plots a long-term strategy for the cable…

Viacom Chairman Philippe Dauman Ordered to Testify About the Mental State of Sumner Redstone

A judge has ordered that Viacom Chairman and CEO Philippe Dauman must give a deposition in an ongoing legal battle over the mental competency of Sumner Redstone. “Dauman had been trying to avoid providing testimony by arguing that he was…

Classic Stephen King Novella Being Developed for TV

A classic Stephen King novella is headed to television. Deadline.com reports that a project based on King’s 1980 work “The Mist” has received a pilot order from Spike. The project is from Dimension Television. “The Mist” first surfaced as the…

Madonna’s Problems in the Philippines Get Even Worse

First a Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines urged the faithful to boycott Madonna’s concert appearances this week in Manila, as we reported previously, and now Reuters reports that the singer may be banned outright from the country. Madonna, 57,…

Mark Zuckerberg Chastises Facebook Employees: Stop Crossing Out ‘Black Lives Matter’ on Facebook’s Free Expression Walls

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose company prides itself as an advocate of free expression, sent out a companywide memo Thursday chastising employees who have been crossing out the phrase “black lives matter” and replacing it with “all lives matter” on…

U.N. Study Warns of Mass Disappearance of Bees and Butterflies, What’s Causing It and Why It Matters — It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

A new United Nations scientific mega-report warns that the problem of shrinking populations of bees, butterflies and other pollinating creatures is taking place on such a wide scale that it risks harming the world’s food supply. The AP reports: “The…

Jason Bateman (‘Arrested Development’) Returns to Netflix to Executive Produce, Direct and Star in New Drama Series

A new drama series from Jason Bateman has landed at Netflix. Bateman will star in, executive produce and direct “Ozark,” Deadline.com reports. The project, which has been in talks at Netflix for a couple of months, is produced by MRC…

How Trump, Rubio and Cruz Did in Thursday Night’s Raucous Debate, as Seen by a Two-Time National College Debate Coach of the Year

According to a two-time college national debate coach of the year, there were definitely winners and losers in Thursday night’s debate among the candidates for the Republican nomination to be President of the United States. The coach, Todd Graham, in…

End Game Announced for One of Broadcast Network’s Longest-Running Prime-Time Series — After 246 Episodes

One of the longest-running prime-time TV shows in the history of the Big 4 broadcast network Fox will end its run after 246 episodes. The network announced plans today to wrap the procedural “Bones.” The show will return for its spring…

Showtime Rolls Out Plans for Scary Drama’s Third Season — Watch the Teaser and Set Your DVR

Showtime took the wraps off plans for season three of a dark drama series, unleashing an appropriately dark teaser for “Penny Dreadful.” The hit series will return Sunday, May 1, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The scary psychological thriller stars Josh…