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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.

How Sony Sanitized the New Adam Sandler Movie to Ensure a Warm Reception in China

The new Adam Sandler feature film “Pixels” received some tweaks from Sony Pictures to remove politically sensitive plot points and ensure the movie didn’t offend China, Reuters reports, citing internal Sony emails. Most notably, a scene in which aliens blast…

Supermodel Joins ‘American Horror Story’

A model who is a familiar face on television has signed on to be a part of the upcoming FX drama “American Horror Story: Hotel.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, Naomi Campbell will have a multi-episode arc on the series,…

ABC Wins Battle for Sought-After Drama Project

ABC has come out on top in what Nellie Andreeva, writing on Deadline.com, calls “a competitive situation, with two networks interested,” with the Alphabet Network securing rights to the family drama “Black Heart.” The project comes from playwright and screenwriter…

ABC Has Its New Hosts Lined Up for ‘The View’ — Network in Final Talks With Two TV Personalities

ABC appears to have settled on the new-look lineup for its daytime talk staple “The View.” Variety reports exclusively that the network “is in final negotiations to add Candace Cameron Bure and ‘GMA Weekend’ anchor Paula Faris as co-hosts of…

NBC News Chief Says MSNBC May Get a Name Change — and That’s Just the Beginning

Andrew Lack, the new head man at NBC News, says big changes are in the works for MSNBC, which has been struggling to keep pace with its cable news rivals. Among the changes that are on the table, according to…

Hulk Hogan, Fired by WWE and Ejected From Its Hall of Fame, Apologizes for Racist Rant

The WWE has severed ties with one of wrestling’s biggest stars of all time after an audio transcript was released in which Hulk Hogan makes racist slurs, People magazine reports. The wrestler, who went on to a career as an…

How Michael Jackson Almost Became a Hated ‘Star Wars’ Character

The actor who played one of the most hated “Star Wars” characters of all time talked in a recent interview about how Michael Jackson wanted to play the part. Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks in the 1999 prequel…

FCC Reportedly Clears Way for AT&T-DirecTV Merger

Sources are reporting that the Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve the $48.5 billion merger of AT&T and DirecTV, according to Reuters. “At least three of the five FCC commissioners have voted in favor of the deal with conditions,…

TNT Renews Veteran Drama Series

TNT has announced that it will bring back a drama series that has become one of the cable network’s most successful shows. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Rizzoli & Isles” is returning for a seventh season, due in summer 2016….

NBCU Courts New Media Firms for Possible Partnerships

In an effort to woo younger consumers, NBCUniversal has been talking with a number of online publishers about partnering up. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Comcast-owned company has already held preliminary discussions with Vice Media, BuzzFeed and Business…