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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.

The Jackson Family Legacy Lives On in New Series, ‘The Jacksons: Next Generation,’ Premiering Oct. 2 on Lifetime

Press release from A+E Networks, Aug. 4, 2015: Lifetime’s all-new docuseries The Jacksons: Next Generation (#JacksonsNextGen) focuses on the third generation of the famed Jackson family — Taj, Taryll and TJ — Tito Jackson’s sons and nephews of the famed…

Sling TV Targets NBC After Stations Refuse to Run Ads (Here’s the Video)

Dish’s Sling TV service is ratcheting up the pressure on NBC after network-owned stations reportedly refused to air ads for the service. Sling TV CEO Roger Lynch appears in a new clip introducing the company’s ads, where he aims his…

Publication That Has Been Covering the Media for Almost 40 Years Shuts Down

A media watchdog publication that has been in business since 1977 is shutting down. USA Today reports that American Journalism Review said it has run out of money and will shutter its online operation. AJR, produced by the Philip Merrill…

How Apple Plans to Kill Voicemail

Apple is developing a service that may put an end to the need to listen to voicemails. Business Insider reports that the company is testing a voicemail service that lets Siri listen to voicemail for you and transcribes it into…

Longtime TV Executive and Former Studio Boss Dies of Heart Attack

A veteran television executive and philanthropist who had a hand in a string of hit TV series has died. Variety reports that Peter Grad, the former president of MTM Television, died Saturday of a heart attack while on vacation in…

Walt Disney Experts Address Allegations Against the Mickey Mouse Creator

Longstanding allegations against Mickey Mouse creator and iconic entertainment figure Walt Disney surfaced Sunday at a Television Critics Association summer press tour panel, with people behind a new documentary on Disney generally dismissing the accusations. Entertainment Weekly reports that Sarah…

In Wake of ‘Trainwreck’ Shooting, the Schumer Family — Comedian Amy and Her Cousin Sen. Charles Schumer — Takes Aim at Gun Violence

Comedian Amy Schumer has joined forces with a family member, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. — her cousin — to step up the fight against gun violence, CNN reports. The comedian and the senator held a news conference today to present…

Why Donald Trump Is Sitting Out Tonight’s GOP Candidates Forum

Almost all of the Republican presidential hopefuls — 14 of the 17 major candidates — are set to take part in tonight’s candidates forum in New Hampshire, The Washington Post reports, but one notably absent contender will be Donald Trump….

ESPN Personality Signs Extension

ESPN has extended its deal with a familiar on-air personality. The sports network today announced an extension with senior news correspondent Jeremy Schaap. A nine-time winner of national Sports Emmy Awards, Schaap has been a part of ESPN’s “E:60,” “SportsCenter”…

After Slaying of Cecil the Lion, the New Alpha Male Has His Own Security Team

After the killing of Cecil the lion by a Minnesota dentist made headlines, Cecil’s successor as leader of the pride at Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe isn’t taking any chances. TMZ.com reports that the new leader, Jericho, has a security…