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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.

Hasbro Maps Plans for a Decade’s Worth of ‘Transformers’ Movies

Hasbro is taking a page from the Marvel and DC superhero playbooks, making sure that plans for its big movie franchise make news years in advance. In fact, The Washington Post reports that Hasbro is upping the ante even further…

Pepsi Releases a Product That Was Predicted in ‘Back to the Future II’ — and for a More Reasonable Price Than Marty McFly Paid for It

It may not exactly be life imitating art — more likely just a soft drink company recognizing a good marketing opportunity — but Pepsi has decided to put out a limited edition soda that was predicted in 1989 by the…

It’s Early in the Fall Season, But Here Are the Four Shows Already Designated as ‘Most Likely to Be Canceled’

Just two weeks into the fall broadcast season, four shows on prime time already are in trouble, according to a new analysis by Toni Fitzgerald in Media Life magazine. Fitzgerald singles out three new drama series along with one third-year…

Top Agencies Accused of Forming TV ‘Cartel’

In a new court filing that brings two mega-agencies into a legal complaint, the agencies UTA and ICM Partners are accused of forming a “cartel” that also involves the mega-agencies William Morris Endeavor and Creative Artists, Dominic Patten reports on…

Disney Theme Parks Roll Out Whopping Price Hike — Annual Pass Hits Four Figures

Disney has pumped up the prices that visitors will pay to attend a number of its most popular theme parks, according to media reports. The Washington Post reports that an anytime pass to the company’s Southern California parks Disneyland and…

Tom Bergeron Takes a Leave From Hosting ‘Dancing With the Stars’ — and a Favorite ‘DWTS’ Celeb Contestant Will Fill In

Host Tom Bergeron, a fixture on the ABC competition show “Dancing with the Stars,” will hand off hosting duties on tonight’s show to Alfonso Ribeiro, People magazine reports. Bergeron is taking a break to be with his father, who is…

CBS News Refutes Allegation of Interview Questions ‘Planted’ by State Department

CBS News has issued a denial after an assertion surfaced in connection with a “60 Minutes” interview with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange suggesting that the State Department “planted” questions with the news organization to use in the interview. Politico reports…

ABC Developing Sitcom Based on Marvel Comics

A comic book series from Marvel is in development at ABC for a half-hour live-action comedy. The project is “Damage Control,” which Deadline.com reports is being adapted as a single-camera comedy. “Developed for TV by former ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Colbert…

TV Version of One of the All-Time Most Popular Cop-Buddy Film Series Is In the Works

“In a competitive situation, Fox has handed out a hefty put-pilot commitment to a TV reboot” of one of the most popular film series in movie history, Lesley Goldberg of The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog wrote last Friday afternoon….

Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon) Meets a Bartender Played by the Real Hillary Clinton in this Must-See Sketch on ‘SNL’