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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.

Key Witness to Bill Cosby: ‘I’m Not on Your Team Here’

A key witness called by Bill Cosby’s defense team offered testimony that may have hurt the comedian’s case during a hearing today near Philadelphia, where the Cosby team is seeking to have sexual assault charges against Cosby dismissed. USA Today…

Yahoo! Eyes Job Cuts, Explores Possible Sale

Yahoo! confirmed that it will be cutting its workforce and that it is exploring “strategic alternatives” — generally interpreted as a possible sale. Deadline.com reports that the company said during its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings report today that it will…

Grammy Awards to Honor David Bowie

One of music’s biggest stars will perform a special tribute to the late David Bowie during the upcoming Grammy Awards. E! News reports that Lady Gaga will do the honors at the ceremony, which will air live on CBS on…

Halle Berry Reveals Theory on Hollywood’s Diversity Problem

Halle Berry, the only black actress to win an Oscar for a lead performance, unveiled her own take on the controversy that has enveloped Hollywood over the lack of diversity. The AP reports that Berry, asked about the issue during…

CBS Greenlights Reboot of Hit 2001 Movie

An Oscar-winning movie from 2001 that seems like a natural for a TV series remake has taken the first step in that direction. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that “Training Day” received a pilot order from CBS. Antoine Fuqua,…

New Show Joins TV’s Morning Wars

A new program launches next week that will compete for the morning audience NBC’s “Today,” ABC’s “Good Morning America,” MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and others have been fighting over. The show is ESPN’s “SportsCenter:AM,” which bows Feb. 8, the day after the…

Late-Night Personality Lands High-Profile Gig

A prestigious gig has been snared by one of the regulars on the late-night broadcast talk circuit. CBS announced that James Corden, who hosts “The Late Late Show” on the network, will host the 70th annual Tony Awards. The program airs…

Wrestling Hall of Famer Has Cancer

One of the biggest stars of professional wrestling has revealed that he is in a battle with cancer. Bret Hart took to social media to break the news across a number of platforms, NBC News reports. Hart, 58, wrote in…

Apple’s Reign as World’s Most Valuable Company May Be About to End

A recently formed company appears poised to end Apple’s run as the world’s most valuable company. Business Insider reports that U.S.-based Alphabet Inc., a multinational conglomerate created in October as Google reorganized under the Alphabet holding company, was closing the…

Cosby Appears in Court in Sexual Assault Case

Bill Cosby appeared in court today in connection with a sexual assault case against him in Pennsylvania. The Los Angeles Times reports that the comedian arrived a little before 9 a.m. at the courthouse in Norristown, near Philadelphia, as he…