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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.

What Made Dan Rather Well Up at the Toronto Film Festival?

Former CBS News fixture Dan Rather got emotional during an appearance over the weekend at the Toronto Film Festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The occasion was a question-and-answer session following the premiere of a new film about Rather. The…

New Study Forecasts the Date When Online Spending Will Surpass TV — and Explains Why the ‘Perfect Storm’ Has Hit Television

The date when online will be the No. 1 ad category, surpassing television, will be 2017, according to a new forecast. Media Life reports that the new forecast comes from media analyst Michael Nathanson of MoffettNathanson Research. Nathanson “predicts online…

Cable News Program Records Its Lowest-Rated Month in History

August was not a good month, ratingswise, for one cable news show. TVBytheNumbers.com reports that the CNBC show “On the Money” averaged an all-time low in the key news demo. The program, hosted by Becky Quick, averaged just 5,000 viewers…

Basketball Great Moses Malone Dies at 60. Says One Report, He Was the ‘NBA’s most underappreciated great player’

“Moses Malone, one of the best centers to ever play in the NBA, died Sunday at age 60,” reports the Los Angeles Times. The story says, “No cause of death was listed but he was found dead in a hotel…

Whoa! Have You Seen the New Prius? The Redesign Was Unveiled Last Week, and It’s Now One Hot Looking Car. If You Haven’t Seen It, Check Out this Video

“Toyota’s new 2016 Prius was revealed at a splashy event in Las Vegas” last week, writes the Motley Fool. The story continues, “It’s expected to arrive at U.S. dealers early next year. But with gas prices in the U.S. stalled…

Playwright and TV Writer Who Won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Dies at 89. He Also Created Amos Burke, the Main Character in the Fondly Remembered 1960’s Police Drama ‘Burke’s Law’

He was a playwright, a TV writer, and a screenwriter. Entertainment Weekly (EW) notes that Frank Gilroy “wrote the 1964 play ‘The Subject Was Roses,’ which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. He…

Creative Arts Emmy Awards — Full List of Nominees and Winners for 2015

Here is the list of winners and nominees for the 67th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The awards were unveiled Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series Reg…

Arguably the Most Significant Creative Arts Emmy Given Out This Past Weekend Was For Outstanding Commercial, Which Went to a Spot About Empowering Girls. Watch It Now (Later This Morning We Will Post All the Creative Arts Emmy Winners)

Donald Trump Ends Lawsuits Against NBC — Here’s How They Resolved Differences Over Miss Universe

Donald Trump has called off his lawsuits against NBC stemming from their differences over the Miss Universe pageant. Variety reports that Trump bought out NBC’s ownership share in the organization and now owns it outright. In a Tweet, Trump announced:…

PBS Developing Drama Series Based on Book That Has Been Hailed as a Masterpiece

PBS has announced plans for a new drama series based on a bestseller that has been called a masterpiece. The broadcaster is joining forces with Ideate Media to develop “The Island at the Center of the World.” Written by Russell…