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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 Advertising Posts Its Best Month in Almost Two Years — What’s Behind It?

Television just posted its best month of ad spending in almost two years, with a 10% increase over a year ago pushing the October results for the segment to the highest monthly total since January 2014, Media Life reports. The…

Quentin Tarantino Explains His Comments About Police Violence — Here’s the Video

Director Quentin Tarantino, who continues to draw the wrath of police organizations for comments he made about police violence during a rally in New York, appeared on the ABC program “The View” to clarify his position and talk about his…

Long-Running Show Canceled — Finale Set for Dec. 18

A show that has been airing on cable for more than two decades has come to the end of its run. EW.com reports that E! has canceled “The Soup.” The network made the announcement today, scheduling the final episode for…

Donald Trump Names a Potential Running Mate

Donald Trump, who remains the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, said he’s interested in the possibility of a ticket that would include Texas Sen. Ted Cruz as his running mate. The New York Daily News reports that Trump was…

FX Developing Kurt Vonnegut Project

FX is developing a series based on a Kurt Vonnegut novel. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the channel has “Cat’s Cradle” in the pipeline as a limited series. The project comes from IM Global and FX Productions, and…

ABC Family Orders Horror Series

ABC Family, which is closing in on its January 2016 relaunch, has ordered the horror series “Dead of Summer,” Multichannel News reports. The network, which will become Freeform, announced the addition today to its original programming slate. The story reports…

Reality Star Sued by Porn Star

Things have taken a nasty turn for a former reality star who is already implicated in a sex scandal. People magazine reports that Josh Duggar, a former star of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” is accused of assault and battery in…

Rock Band That Was Performing When Terrorists Struck Paris Concert Hall Offers First Public Comments on the Attack

The Southern California rock band that was slamming out heavy metal riffs on stage when terrorists attacked the Bataclan concert hall in Paris has opened up about the siege for the first time. The New York Times reports that a statement…

Series Creator Cancels His Own Show

A drama series is going off the air, and the decision to pull the plug was apparently made by the show’s creator. Kurt Sutter is taking out ads in a number of industry trade magazines to officially announce the end…

People Names Sexiest Man Alive for 2015

People has revealed its Sexiest Man Alive for 2015, adorning the cover of the magazine’s Nov. 30 edition with “Tough & Tender” David Beckham. The 40-year-old father of four, an international soccer superstar, called the title a “huge honor,” but…