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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.

Kellie Pickler to Co-Host Syndie Talk Show From Co-Producers Faith Hill and Legendary Television

Kellie Pickler, the country singer who was once a contestant on “American Idol” and a winner on “Dancing with the Stars,” will be co-hosting a daytime talk show that will be syndicated by Legendary Television, reports The Hollywood Reporter in…

Reality TV Personality Indicted on Fraud Charges

A woman who is known for her appearances on a hit reality TV show has been indicted on fraud charges. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reports that Abby Lee Miller, who stars on Lifetime’s “Dance Moms,” was charged with defrauding bankruptcy…

Former Rap Mogul Suge Knight Ordered to Stand Trial

Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has been ordered to stand trial along with comedian Katt Williams on charges of robbing a photographer of her camera, Reuters reports. The case is separate from another incident that is hanging over Knight’s…

Writers Return Awards in Protest Against India’s ‘Climate of Intolerance’

A growing number of novelists, essayists and playwrights — 41 so far — have returned the prestigious awards they received from India’s literary academy “to protest what they call a growing climate of intolerance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government,”…

Lamar Odom Hospitalized After Being Found Unconscious at Brothel

“Former NBA player Lamar Odom, who was married to reality TV star Khloe Kardashian, is hospitalized after he was found unconscious at a brothel in Nevada,” reports CNN. The story continues, “Odom was found unresponsive at the Love Ranch in…

Former Top Universal Pictures Exec Tapped to Run Participant Media by Its Billionaire Owner. Searching for a Strategic Partnership for Participant’s Pivot TV

Jeff Skoll, the billionaire former founding president of eBay and the owner of Participant Media, “the multi-faceted entertainment company that is reorganizing and seeking new film and television partners as it moves to reinvigorate its brand,” has picked a new…

Syfy Cancels Series

At this time of year most viewers usually hear about broadcast shows that get canceled, having not broken through the rush of new shows that premiere each fall. But today it’s a cancellation by a cable network. “Syfy has decided…

Moonves and Diller — Who Were Adversaries Over Aereo — Have Another Encounter

Two veteran TV executives with decidedly different priorities brushed up against each other this morning. Adweek’s TVSpy reports that CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves and IAC Chairman Barry Diller were among the guests on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” for a…

Drama Series Canceled

A broadcast drama series will be wrapping it up after one more season. Announcing the end game for “Beauty and the Beast” was the CW, which said the show will air a fourth season and then shut down. The series, which…

Harry Connick Jr. Readying His Own Entertainment Show

Award-winning musician, singer and actor Harry Connick Jr. is readying a show to roll out in fall 2016, with NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution announcing that the syndicated daytime program has already been sold to the Fox Television Stations. The show,…