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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.

TV Meteorologist Commits Suicide

The death of a television meteorologist has been ruled a suicide. TVNewser reports that the Medical Examiner for Fulton County, Ga., announced that the death of Nick Wiltgen in a car crash Sunday afternoon was “an intentional act of driving…

Oprah Announcement Triggers Stock Surge

An announcement Tuesday by Oprah Winfrey is being credited with sparking a surge in the stock price of Weight Watchers, a diet company in which Winfrey owns about 10% of the stock — 6.4 million shares — and sits on the…

Two Big Scripted Syndie Hits of the 1990s Return as Nightly Strips on Digital Broadcast Network

Two drama series that were fixtures of 1990s television are returning as nightly strips. The Heroes & Icons digital broadcast net announced that it will be running “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” and “Xena: Warrior Princess” starting Feb. 8. “Joining the…

Showtime Drama Series Renewed

A Showtime drama series has picked up a renewal for another season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the pay-cable channel signed off on a second season of the Wall Street-focused “Billions.” The show is built around a high-stakes…

Relativity Television Emerges From Bankruptcy With a New Name, New Priorities

In the wake of a “bankruptcy brawl” last fall, the television division of Relativity Media that was acquired in October by the company’s major creditors has emerged as Critical Content, Variety reports. “Critical CEO Tom Forman and president Andrew Marcus…

Cashier Discovers Homeless Man Is Her Long-Lost Father — Watch the Video

In a story that has been getting a lot of attention over the past few days, a woman working as a cashier unexpectedly connected with the biological father she had been wondering about all her life. The connection happened when…

With Iowa Caucuses Looming, Trump Pulls Out of Debate — Here’s Why

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump is standing firm after declaring he will boycott this week’s debate on Fox News. The AP reports that the move comes amid a clash between Trump and the cable network over who should moderate the…

How Conan Conquered YouTube — and How YouTube Keeps ‘Conan’ Pumped Up

Conan O’Brien has been a YouTube success story, leveraging his TBS late-night show “Conan” into the thriving Team Coco YouTube channel. Adweek’s LostRemote reports that the channel, which has been up and running for five years, has reached 3.5 million…

‘Transparent,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ Among TV Winners at Artios Awards — Click for Highlights, Full List of Winners

In a ceremony marked by humor while also being touched by the entertainment industry’s recent focus on diversity issues, the Casting Society of America honored achievements in casting for television, film and other media at the 31st annual Artios Awards….

Scatter Market Flexes Its Muscle

Strong demand marked the TV scatter advertising market in the fourth quarter, and is holding up in the early stages of first-quarter 2016, according to MediaPost. The report cites MoffettNathanson Research for the fourth quarter indicating that national TV advertising…