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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.

Katie Couric Inks New $10 Million Deal

Katie Couric has just signed a new contract that will keep her in the news business. Re/code reports that the TV veteran re-upped with Yahoo, receiving a raise to $10 million, up from about $6 million. “A spokesman for Couric…

Letterman Reveals Two Guests Who Caused Him the Most Anxiety

Less than four weeks after stepping down as host of CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” the late-night fixture gave an interview to Indianapolis Monthly in which he named two of the many guests he had on the show who…

’90s Rapper Killed in Car Crash

A rapper best known for a 1990s hit died over the weekend in a traffic collision on California’s Pacific Coast Highway. The Los Angeles Times reports that Dewayne Coleman, who went by MC Supreme, was pronounced dead early Saturday following…

Why TV News Reporters Face an Increased Level of Explicit Taunting

An old problem has been getting worse for TV reporters who report on stories in public locations. TheWrap reports that the level of sexually explicit taunting has been increasing, especially in the past year. “The disturbing trend involves hecklers running…

Jordan Levin, Former Programming Guru for The WB, Becomes Chief Content Officer of the NFL. No Sports Experience Not a Hindrance

“Jordan Levin — who as a television programmer championed popular teen shows including ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and most recently was an executive vice president of Microsoft Corp.’s now-defunct Xbox Entertainment Studios — will become the NFL’s first…

Comcastic! The Universal Part of NBCUniversal Is Having a Stellar Year, as ‘Jurassic World’ Beats Opening U.S. Box-Office Expectations by Millions

Variety has five key reasons “Jurassic World” obliterated box office records over the weekend. Just last week estimates had “Jurassic World” making about $125 million to $135 million this past weekend. In fact, it made just under $205 million this…

Kid-Focused Channel Books Series About Traveling Cats

A new original series about two traveling cats has been greenlighted by the kid-focused cable channel Sprout. Variety reports that the NBCUniversal-run channel will roll out “The Ollie & Moon Show” in 2017. The show is based on the book…

More Ratings Records for NBA Finals

As LeBron James struggles to try to bring a championship to the city of Cleveland, the NBA Finals between his Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors — who now lead the series 3-2 — continue to set ratings records for…

Quentin Tarantino Announces He WILL Have a Movie in Theaters This Year

Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie “has been scheduled for release on Christmas Day, exclusively in 70mm in select theaters for the first two weeks, the Weinstein Co. announced Friday,” reports the Los Angeles Times. The film is a western, “The Hateful…

Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl Falls Off Stage, Breaks Leg and Then Returns to Finish the Show. See the Videos

“As if Dave Grohl hadn’t already sealed his place in rock ‘n roll history, the Foo Fighters’ front man made a statement Friday after breaking his leg during a concert and returning to finish the show,” reports CNN. According to…