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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.

Amazon Introduces Free Shipping on Small, Inexpensive Items

In a move that should make it easier for customers to pull the trigger on small purchases, Amazon announced that it will offer free shipping on items priced below $10 and weighing less than 8 ounces, CNN reports. Unlike other…

CBS Announces the Launch of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ Website, iOS App and Social Media Accounts

Press release from CBS, June 3, 2015: The countdown to the premiere of THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT on Tuesday, Sept. 8 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) begins today with the launch of the show’s website, ColbertLateShow.com, the Colbr App…

ABC Pulls Fall Drama Series From Lineup

ABC has decided to pull a new drama series from the lineup while the show undergoes retooling. Deadline.com reports that the biblical series “Of Kings and Prophets” was yanked from Sunday nights as producers work on casting changes and other…

Television Academy Honors Recognize Six TV Shows

Six TV shows have been awarded Television Academy Honors in a ceremony held in Beverly Hills last week. The shows are “Transparent,” “Virunga,” “Paycheck to Paycheck,” ”black-ish,” “The Normal Heart” and “E:60.” Please click here for all the details in…

‘Real Housewives’ Personality Inspires Comedy Series

One of the stars of the “Real Housewives” franchise has landed a sitcom based on her life. Variety reports that Kyle Richards of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” will co-executive produce the untitled half-hour single-camera project, which is headed…

Cult Comedy Series Airs Its Final Episode — Or Does It?

A cult comedy series — which was already brought back to life once — today aired what may or may not have been its final episode. “Although the season six finale of ‘Community,’ which debuted today on Yahoo Screen, felt…

Apple TV Puts New Subscription Service on Hold

The announcement of the eagerly anticipated new subscription television service from Apple, which had been expected next week, has been postponed, re/code reports. An announcement had been anticipated at the company’s upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference. Citing sources with knowledge of…

The Internet Has ‘Voted’: Caitlyn Jenner Looks a Lot Like a Certain Oscar- and Emmy-Winning Actress — Here’s Her Response

The world got its first look at Caitlyn Jenner this week — when Vanity Fair revealed former Olympian Bruce Jenner’s appearance in his new identity as a woman — and many Internet users quickly determined that Jenner bears a resemblance…

Comedy Series Renewed

A sitcom airing on cable has been picked up for another season. Deadline.com reports that Adult Swim renewed “Childrens Hospital,” greenlighting the show’s seventh season. The Emmy-winning live-action comedy comes from creator and executive producer Rob Corddry. “The series explores…

Pay TV Subscriptions Falling, Along With Customer Satisfaction With Cable — Another Survey Names the ‘Most Hated Cable Company in America’

A report published today by the American Customer Satisfaction Index shows a decline in customer satisfaction with cable companies, and names what MarketWatch calls the “most hated cable company in America” — or maybe the two most hated. Coming in…