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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.

Jimi Hendrix Guitar at Center of Lawsuit

A guitar that was once owned by the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix is the focus of a new lawsuit. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the estate of Hendrix, who died in 1970, is suing to get the instrument back….

Cinemax Developing Project From ‘Game of Thrones’ Author

Cinemax is working with the author of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” on a project about werewolves. EW.com reports that the pay-cable net ordered a script for a pilot based on George R.R. Martin’s novella “The Skin Trade.” “Kalinda Vazquez (co-executive…

CBS Cancels Series Featuring High-Profile Star

CBS has pulled the plug on a series, with the show’s high-profile star moving on to another project with the network. Deadline.com reports that the network is canceling the summer sci-fi thriller “Extant,” which aired for two seasons. The show’s…

Comedy Legends Dish on Comedy Legends

Two comedy legends got the ball rolling Tuesday night on the Arts & Ideas series running this fall at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, where Mel Brooks and David Steinberg delighted the packed house…

Two Dramedies Are in the Works, One at ABC and One at NBC

“Former ‘The Office’ executive producer/showrunner Paul Lieberstein has sold a second broadcast project, the hourlong ‘Negotiations.’ Set up at ABC through ABC Studios, ‘Negotiations’ is a comedic drama about life, politics and romance in one of the world’s largest law firms. Lieberstein will…

Landmark Building in Chicago Up for Sale. Plus a Short Video Showing What Makes This Building Different From Any Other in the World

In a poll of favorite architecture in America, this building ranked No. 2 among all the architecture in Chicago. A wonderful example of neo-Gothic architecture, it’s the 36-story Chicago Tribune Tower, and it’s up for sale, reports the Chicago Tribune….

Four People Shot at Northern Arizona University

Editor’s Note: In the email that went out earlier today alerting many of our readers to this story, the word “rampage” was used to describe this item. We apologize to our readers, for that word does not describe this incident…

ABC O&O Shuffles News Anchors

The situation is described as “musical anchor chairs” for a major-market ABC-owned TV station. The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that KGO-TV in San Francisco continues to shuffle its on-air personnel. “Kristen Sze and Eric Thomas are reportedly being…

‘HBO Now’ Has Just Arrived on a Major Streaming Platform

One of the major streaming platforms has announced that it is now carrying HBO Now, available for a 30-day trial period and then for $14.99 a month. “Roku customers in the U.S. can now visit the Roku Channel Store to…

Legendary Announcer Vin Scully to Miss Baseball’s Postseason

It’s time for Dodger baseball, but the team’s legendary announcer won’t be around. Vin Scully, who has been calling the plays for the Dodgers for 66 years, will sit out the postseason this year even though the Dodgers are in…