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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.

‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Loses It During Alien Abduction Skit — Here’s the Clip

Cast members on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” along with guest host Ryan Gosling, had trouble holding it together during a skit in which Gosling, Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong recount an alien abduction. Check it out:

Disney Doubles Stake in Digital Media Outfit

Disney has upped the ante to $400 million for its stake in the high-profile digital media company Vice Media. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney doubled its stake in Vice and now owns about 10% of the company. The deal…

Netflix Open to Streaming Live Sports — But There’s a Big Catch

Netflix would be open to streaming live sports, according to the company’s head of content, but there’s a huge catch. Ted Sarandos said the company would have to own and create the events itself, the New York Post reports. “The…

One Network Getting High Double-Digit Price Increases for Scatter

One of the major broadcast nets is getting price increases of up to 20% for commercial time sold in the scatter market. MediaPost reports that CBS is reaping the rewards of strong demand, with prices well above those set during…

New Fox Music Drama Casts Its Lead

The Fox Network’s new music project from “Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels has found its lead. USA Today reports that the project has cast Queen Latifah in the role. “The untitled pilot, which has at times been referred to as ‘Star,’…

Amazon Beefs Up Prime, Brings Pay-Cable Partners Aboard

Amazon today launched a new over-the-top streaming program that enables Prime members to add pay-cable channels such as Showtime and Starz. The company announced the Streaming Partners Program, “an over-the-top streaming subscription program for video providers that enables them to…

Netflix Claims One of Its Shows Is More Popular Than HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’

Netflix’s head of content made a bold claim during an appearance Monday at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York. Business Insider reports that Ted Sarandos hinted that the streaming service’s Pablo Escobar series “Narcos” is more…

Fox News Suspends Two Contributors

Two Fox News contributors appearing on two different channels got in hot water over crude remarks they made about President Obama. Variety reports that Fox News suspended both contributors. Military analyst Ralph Peters, appearing on FBN, blurted out an insult…

Audience at ‘Star Wars’ News Conference Cheers as Producer Announces Who WON’T Be in ‘The Force Awakens’

The announcement that a certain character won’t appear in the new “Star Wars” movie drew cheers and applause at a news conference Sunday. Reuters reports that the audience responded positively when producer Kathleen Kennedy revealed that Jar Jar Binks is not…

Why an ABC Series Is Putting Up ‘Eye-Popping’ Increases in Delayed Viewing — and Will It Last?

A new report by Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com examines huge gains in viewership that are being posted by the new ABC terrorism drama “Quantico.” The show posted the biggest gains of any series during premiere week in Live+3 viewing in…