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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.

Justin Bieber Has Meltdown on Stage, Storms Out of Concert After One Song — Here’s the Video

Justin Bieber abruptly ended a concert in an ugly onstage incident — the singer’s second apparent meltdown in two days. CNN reports that Bieber became frustrated while interacting with fans as he was attempting to clean a spill at the front…

Was the Idea for ABC’s ‘Quantico’ Stolen From a CNN Documentary? That’s What a New Lawsuit Claims

A new lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court “claims the idea for ABC’s hit freshman FBI drama ‘Quantico’ was lifted from a 1999 documentary that aired on CNN,” Deadline.com reports. Deadline says the 35-page complaint filed by filmmakers…

Late-Night Hosts Hammer CNBC’s Presidential Debate — Here Are Some Clips

The recent CNBC debate among Republican presidential contenders has provided fodder for the late-night shows, with a number of them feasting on the at times seemingly out-of-control event. Among those getting in their digs were ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel and CBS’s…

Roman Polanski Avoids Extradition to U.S.

Filmmaker Roman Polanski is breathing a sigh of relief after a request by the United States to have him extradited from Poland was turned down by a judge in Krakow, The New York Times reports. Polanski, the director of “Chinatown”…

Court Determines Cox Violated Antitrust Laws, Hands ‘Landmark’ Win to Cable Subscribers

A federal jury has ruled against Cox Communications, saying the company violated antitrust laws and awarding $6.31 million in damages to subscribers who sued the company, Multichannel News reports. The Oklahoma jury reportedly deliberated for three days before returning its…

Telemundo Names New VP of Marketing

Telemundo Network announced the appointment of a new Vice President, Marketing. The network, a division of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, appointed Maria Isabel Figueroa to the post. Figueroa will be based in Miami and will report to Aileen Angulo Merciel, SVP,…

Big Week for Football in Broadcast Rankings — Only One Network Is Able to Crack the Top 5 With Entertainment Programs

Nielsen data for the week of Oct. 19-25, with three days of delayed viewing added in, shows NFL football holding down three of the top five positions among broadcast programs in total viewers, with two CBS shows — “NCIS” and…

Letter from RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to NBC News

Here’s the full text of the letter posted today, Oct. 30, 2015, on the Republican National Committee’s website, from RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack: Mr. Andrew Lack Chairman, NBC News 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York,…

High-Ranking Fox TV Executive Steps Down

A longtime Fox executive who’s a key player on the TV side is headed out the door. Variety reports that Joe Earley, chief operating officer for Fox Television Group, will exit at the end of this year. The company reportedly…

Documentary Series Attracts Top Hollywood Players

Some of the big names in Hollywood have climbed aboard an upcoming documentary series. The program is “Breakthrough,” which premieres this Sunday, Nov. 1, on National Geographic Channel. The six-part series has had episodes directed by Ron Howard and Brett…