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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.

Kylie Jenner Urged to Get Restraining Order After Stalker Escapes From Psych Hospital

A man who reportedly tried to “strong-arm his way” into Kylie Jenner’s gated community and later escaped from a psych hold is considered dangerous enough that authorities are urging Jenner to get a restraining order against him, TMZ.com reports. The…

Two Entertainment Tech Companies Are Wall Street’s Big Winners of 2015

Two entertainment tech firms were the No. 1 and No. 2 performers of the year on the S&P 500. TheWrap reports that Netflix is wrapping up 2015 as the stock index’s top performer, with Amazon at No. 2. Both companies…

San Francisco Official Talks Tough in Justin Bieber Graffiti Probe

The city attorney in San Francisco is up in arms about a graffiti case involving pop star Justin Bieber’s latest album. The AP reports that Dennis Herrera is demanding that Universal Music Group, Bieber’s music publisher, cooperate in an investigation…

Two Big Media Firms Join Forces to Present Spanish-Language Super Bowl Telecast

In a rare example of high-level collaboration between two competing media giants, CBS is turning to rival Disney to ensure that the upcoming Super Bowl 50 has an official Spanish-language telecast. Deadline.com reports that the companies, along with the NFL,…

Retailers Enjoying a Healthy Bump in Holiday Sales

The holiday shopping season has been a good one for retailers, with an increase of 7.9% in domestic retail sales reported between Black Friday and Christmas Eve over year-ago figures, The Washington Post reports. The report cites figures from MasterCard…

Canceled Drama Series Resurfaces on Hulu

A canceled broadcast drama is finding new life on the Hulu streaming service. The series, “Wicked City,” was pulled by ABC soon after its debut this fall, but Variety reports that unaired episodes are turning up on the streamer. The…

Critics Pick the 10 Worst TV Shows of 2015

With TV critics rounding up their picks of the year, at least one list is naming the 10 worst shows. The Hollywood Reporter’s Tim Goodman and Daniel Fienberg put their heads together to create a list of 10 shows that…

What Was the Most Pirated Show of 2015? You Can Probably Guess the Answer (Here’s the Top 10)

In the least surprising news of the week so far, the most pirated TV series of 2015 was HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” TorrentFreak, which conducts the annual survey, reports that the fantasy series won the “coveted” title for the fourth…

CNN Anchor OK After Passing Out During Live Report

A CNN anchor reported that she is OK following a bizarre incident on the air in which she can be heard slurring her words before she passed out while describing a poll about the Obama administration’s handling of terrorism. Poppy…

AT&T Settles High-Profile Discrimination Suit

AT&T has agreed to terms that will bring to an end a lawsuit brought against AT&T and DirecTV in which Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios accused the distributors of bias against minority-owned services. Deadline.com reports that the companies have agreed to…