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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.

Facebook Makes a Move Toward Gender Equality

Facebook has made a change that is seen as a move toward gender equality. The change concerns the site’s small “friends” icon, MSNBC reports. “Perhaps you never noticed that it’s a woman standing behind and in the shadow of a…

Italian Billionaire to Oversee Walgreens

An Italian billionaire has been named as the new permanent CEO of the giant global drug store chain Walgreens. Forbes reports that Stefano Pessina has agreed to become CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance. Pessina ran the European drug store chain…

NBCSN Launches New Reality Show

NBCSN, the NBCUniversal-owned sports channel, has been building much of its reputation in recent months on coverage of motorsports, and in keeping with that theme the channel is launching a car-focused reality show. Autoweek reports that the network today announced…

The Lifetime Original Movie ‘Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow’ Arrives for Thanksgiving Nov. 21, Starring Mary Steenburgen, Jay Harrington and Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges

Press release from Lifetime, July 9, 2015: Just in time for Thanksgiving, Lifetime joins forces with The Jim Henson Company on the Lifetime Original Movie, Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow, starrring Academy Award® and Golden Globe® Winner Mary Steenburgen (Orange is…

On Eve of Season Three Premiere, SundanceTV Renews Criticaly Acclaimed, Peabody Award-Winning ‘Rectify’ for Fourth Season

Press release from SundanceTV, July 8, 2015: On the eve of its season three premiere, SundanceTV announced today that the critically acclaimed and Peabody Award-winning series “Rectify” has been renewed for a fourth season. Season four of “Rectify” will premiere…

‘Twin Peaks’ Co-Creator Says Series Not Coming to Showtime Until 2017, Not 2016 as Previously Announced. Reason Might Be That There Will Be 18 Episodes Instead of 9. Showtime Not Commenting

“Twin Peaks” was created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. Frost recently said that the return of the  series will not be on Showtime until 2017, according to IndieWire’s The Playlist blog. The last time Showtime addressed this issue, it…

OMG: Breaking News — Report Says DeAndre Jordan Has Re-Signed with the Clippers After All

“In a stunning reversal that damages one franchise and puts another back in the championship chase, free agent center DeAndre Jordan backed out of a commitment to sign with the Dallas Mavericks and decided to return to the Los Angeles…

Keith Olbermann Leaving ESPN, Again

Keith Olbermann will be leaving ESPN. According to a tweet by Jim Miller, co-author, with Tom Shales, of the bestseller “ESPN: These Guys Have All the Fun,” “The second @KeithOlbermann era at @espn has come to a close. There will…

‘The View’ Has a New Host — But Not Without Drama

After saying goodbye to Rosie Perez, the ABC daytime talk staple “The View” has its replacement picked out. According to media reports, comedian Michelle Collins, who has appeared on Bravo and VH1, is poised to slip into the spot. The…

Cable’s Longest-Running Prime-Time Scripted Series Gets Three More Seasons

The longest-running prime-time scripted series on cable just received an extension from its network to run for another three seasons. Comedy Central announced that the extension will add seasons 21, 22 and 23 to the impressive run for the animated…