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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.

James Bond Author Apologizes for Comment About Idris Elba

The author of the latest James Bond novel backpedaled after a comment about British actor Idris Elba created a bit of a stir. “In an interview with the Daily Mail newspaper published over the weekend, Anthony Horowitz, the author of…

‘Fashion Police’ Returns — and Former Co-Host Kelly Osbourne Has a Surprise Response

Kelly Osbourne, whose departure from the E! Entertainment series “Fashion Police” was marked by a bit of rancor, offered what some observers found to be an unexpected response to the show’s return after the rebooted series premiered its new lineup…

CBS Cancels Drama Series — Here’s How It Will All Go Down

CBS is pulling the plug on a prime-time drama series. The network announced that the season three finale of “Under the Dome,” which airs Sept. 10, will be the series’ last episode. The network promised that many of the mysteries…

Guest List for Week Two of CBS’s New ‘Late Show’ Reveals the Direction Stephen Colbert Appears to Be Headed

Stephen Colbert’s lineup of guests for the first couple of weeks of his new CBS late-night talk show reveals that the Comedy Central veteran intends to keep things political — maybe a bit moreso than his predecessor, David Letterman. After…

Netflix Adds Series That Was a TV Institution for Four Decades

A beloved TV series that aired in various forms for almost four decades has been added by Netflix. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that starting today, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, episodes of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” are being offered for the first…

Pandora to Mark Milestone by Turning Off the Ads

The pioneering online music service Pandora is coming up on a big anniversary, and will celebrate with a gift to users: a day without ads. The celebration is set for Sept. 9, the streaming service’s 10th anniversary. Pandora is billing…

Amazon Prime Breaks Ground With Downloading Feature

Amazon has announced an expansion of the services provided by its Amazon Prime video offering. The company announced today that subscribers to Prime “in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Austria will now be able to download movies and TV episodes,…

Station Group Reshapes Digital Leadership Team

The largest television station operator in the U.S. announced key changes this week in its digital leadership team. TVNewsCheck reports that Sinclair Broadcast Group unveiled three promotions Monday, elevating Kevin Cotlove, Ryan Moore and Ben Miller. The family-owned media company…

Amazon Expands Prime Video Downloads to iOS and Android Platforms — The First and Only Subscription Streaming Service to Offer This Feature

Announcement from Amazon, Sept. 1, 2015: Amazon today announced that Prime members in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Austria will now be able to download movies and TV episodes, including award-winning Amazon Original Series, to iPhones, iPads and Android phones…

‘Coach’ Reboot Not Going Forward at NBC

The return of “Coach” to NBC is not going to happen, according to a number of media reports. NBC had made a straight to series buy, for 13 episodes, though no premiere date had been announced. Only one episode had…