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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.

Popular Judge on ‘The Voice’ Reveals Giant Tattoo on His Back That Took Six Months to Make — See It Now

One of the judges on the NBC singing competition “The Voice” is sporting a massive new back tattoo, and his wife sent out a photo of it on Instagram. The body art on Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine reportedly took…

Comedy Series Tackles Police Brutality

A popular prime-time broadcast sitcom is taking the plunge into the volatile issue of police brutality. Specifically, tonight’s installment of ABC’s “black-ish” tackles brutality targeting African Americans, the Los Angeles Times reports. The episode is titled “Hope.” The report notes…

In a First for Scripps, One of Its Cable Networks Hits $1 Billion in Ad Revenue

Lifestyle media company Scripps Networks Interactive, which owns Food Network, DIY, Travel Channel and Great American Country, marked a milestone when one of its channels reached $1 billion in annual revenue. But it wasn’t any of the above networks —…

Tribune Publishing CEO Abruptly Replaced

The chief executive of Tribune Publishing has been ousted in a shakeup among the company’s top ranks. The New York Times reports that Jack Griffin, who took over the job in 2014, is out. Griffin, who helped oversee the spinoff…

‘Dharma & Greg’ Star Lands Lead in ABC Project

A new comedy project in the works at ABC will mark the return to TV for “Dharma & Greg” star Jenna Elfman. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Elfman is returning to the small screen to star in an…

Demi Moore’s First Major TV Series Being Shopped to Networks

A drama series starring Demi Moore is being shopped to TV networks. The “Ghost” star, a two-time Golden Globe acting nominee and a Primetime Emmy nominee in 1997 as a producer on HBO’s “If These Walls Could Talk,” is attached…

Former ‘Top Gear’ Host Settles Lawsuit Over Off-Camera Brawl

Jeremy Clarkson, the former host of “Top Gear” who was booted from the show after punching a producer almost a year ago, has settled a lawsuit in connection with the scuffle, Deadline.com reports. Clarkson also apologized for the incident, which…

NBCUniversal Unveils Industry’s First National Programmatic TV Offering at Scale

“In another industry first, NBCUniversal announced today that it is expanding its programmatic media product by launching NBCUx for linear TV,” NBCU said in a press release sent out today. “Beginning this fall, advertisers can use data and automation to…

‘Creed’ Director Ryan Coogler, ‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay and Other Hollywood A-Listers All Have Something Else to Do on Oscar Night — Here’s Where They’ll Be

A number of A-list Hollywood personalities will be huddling in another state when the Academy Awards are handed out Sunday night in L.A., with a big draw being a benefit scheduled for the same night in Flint, Mich. The AP…

Late-Night Mainstay in Talks to Host Primetime Emmys

Negotiations are under way to bring a late-night regular aboard as the host of the 2016 Emmys, which will air on ABC in September. Variety reports that the network is in talks with one of its own, Jimmy Kimmel. “This…