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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.

NBA Game to Pit African Team Against World Team — Here’s Where and When to Watch

Plans are set for a special NBA game billed as the league’s first game to be played in Africa. ESPN and the NBA took the wraps off details for NBA Africa Game 2015, set to be aired Saturday, Aug. 1,…

‘The View’ Breaks Ground, Names Its First Female Director

The changes continue for the ABC daytime talk staple “The View,” which is working to regain its ratings momentum after the May 2014 retirement of show founder Barbara Walters. In the latest development, ABC News announced that the show has…

Showtime Unveils ‘Homeland’ Premiere Date and Key Art, Sets Season-Two Debut for ‘The Affair’

Showtime announced two premiere dates today, including the debut of the eagerly anticipated fifth season of the Emmy-winning drama series “Homeland.” Both “Homeland” and season two of “The Affair” will bow Sunday, Oct. 4 — “Homeland” at 9 p.m. ET/PT…

Oprah Winfrey Presents Landmark Seven-Night Television Event

Oprah Winfrey announced plans today for a major television event set for this fall. Premiering on Winfrey’s OWN cable channel on Sunday, Oct. 18, will be “Belief,” a seven-night documentary series on the search for deeper meaning and connection among…

Campy Shark Movie Makes a Big Splash

Syfy’s third installment in its thriving “Sharknado” franchise, “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!,” continued the social media feeding frenzy spawned by the first movie — and the cable channel confirmed that another sequel is on the way. The movie topped…

Reality TV Attorney Found Slain; Boyfriend Arrested

The death of a reality television show attorney was being investigated after her body was found Wednesday in the home she shared with her boyfriend in Redondo Beach, Calif. The Los Angeles Times reports that Loredana Nesci, the star of…

Jerry Seinfeld and David Letterman Demand That Their Endorsements on a 2014 Biography of Bill Cosby Be Pulled From Future Editions of the Book

“When Mark Whitaker’s ‘Cosby: His Life and Times’ debuted on Sept. 16, 2014, it hit shelves with an enviable roster of A-listers singing the praises of the first major biography of the veteran comedian — as well as its subject,”…

Ex-MSNBC Host to Return With a New Show

A former host on MSNBC who has a high-profile job on NBC is set to return to the cable news channel with a new program. Variety reports that “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd will anchor a one-hour show. “Todd,…

MTV Programming Chief Out the Door, Will Lead High-Profile Online Content Initiative

The veteran TV executive who has been head of programming for MTV for the past three years is headed out the door. The Los Angeles Times reports that Susanne Daniels is leaving the network to take on a key position…

Major U.S. Studios Accused of Antitrust Violations

Formal antitrust complaints have been filed against six major Hollywood studios along with U.K.-based Sky TV. BBC News reports that the European Commission is accusing the companies of blocking access to movie content in some European Union countries in violation…