Chuck Ross

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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.

Epix Orders Its First Original Series — With a Familiar Face From the Movies on Board

The premium TV network and VOD service Epix, which is a joint venture backed by Viacom, Lionsgate and MGM, is taking the plunge into original scripted series with orders for “Graves,” starring Nick Nolte, and “Berlin Station,” from executive producer…

TV Station in DMA 29 Sold for $4 Million

A TV station in the country’s 29th-largest designated market area has been sold for $4 million. TVNewsCheck reports that Bryant Broadcasting is selling WJFB-TV in Nashville to Dove Broadcasting. WJFB is a religious-formatted station broadcasting on Channel 44. The JFB…

E! Turns Up the Heat With Summer Programming Slate

Press release from E!, May 21, 2015: Pop culture powerhouse E! today unveiled its “E! Summer Here” programming line-up, including a dynamic slate of new series premieres and popular returning franchises that will continue to sizzle all summer along. Kicking…

Comcast Opens Up Access to HBO Go, Showtime Anytime on Amazon Fire TV

Comcast has ended its holdout and made HBO Go and Showtime Anytime available to Comcast Xfinity subscribers via Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Digital Trends reports. “The new availability for subscribers of Comcast Xfinity on Amazon’s streaming video…

NBC’s Brian Williams Pulls Out of Hosting Gig

Suspended NBC News anchor Brian Williams has withdrawn from a hosting job he had scheduled. The AP reports that Williams opted out of the PBS presentation of the inaugural Lincoln Awards, which is set to air Friday. First lady Michelle…

Conan O’Brien’s Emotional Sendoff to David Letterman

Conan O’Brien paid an emotional tribute to David Letterman on his TBS talk show “Conan” Wednesday night, the same night Letterman aired his final installment of CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman.” Here’s Conan’s tribute:

Letterman Hits a 10-Year Ratings High With Final Episode

Wednesday night’s final installment of CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” is expected to be among the long-running show’s three or four most-watched episodes ever when the final numbers are in, Variety reports. The early figures, based on Nielsen ovenights…