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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.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Announces Changes to Senior Management Team and Reporting Structure — Doug Shapiro Named Chief Strategy Officer

Press release from Turner Broadcasting System, May 12, 2015: Turner Broadcasting System Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Martin today announced a reorganization of the Turner senior management reporting structure and changes to its senior management team. Doug Shapiro has…

Complete ESPN Press Release About Ed Erhardt and John Connolly

Two company veterans, Ed Erhardt and Justin Connolly, have been elevated to key positions within ESPN and Disney Media Networks, respectively.    Erhardt, now President, Global Sales & Marketing, will broaden his role to include oversight of consumer marketing, research…

NBCUniversal Hispanic Group Introduces ‘All Together. Latino.’ As the Only Media Company Uniquely Poised to Deliver U.S. Hispanic Audiences

Press release from NBCUniversal Hispanic Group, May 12, 2015: NBCUniversal Hispanic Group’s annual Upfront presentation was held tonight at New York’s Frederick P. Rose Hall and hosted by NBC’s “Today” news anchor Natalie Morales and TELEMUNDO entertainment anchor and “La…

‘SportsCenter’ Adding Two Live Morning Hours With New Fast-Paced Format

Press release from ESPN, May 12, 2015: ESPN’s signature news and information program SportsCenter will give sports fans a new way to start their days with two fast-paced hours of live programming starting in February. SportsCenter AM will air 7-9…

CBS Cancels Drama Series

CBS has pulled the plug on a drama series, while also announcing a batch of renewals. Variety reports that the network has canceled the thriller “Stalker” after its freshman season. The series stars Dylan McDermott and Maggie Q. The closely…

Netflix Drops New Trailer for ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season Three — Watch It Now

Netflix has just released a new trailer for season three of its acclaimed series “Orange Is the New Black.” Here it is:

TV, Broadway and Film Actress Dies — Known for ‘The Graduate,’ ‘9 to 5’

An award-winning actress whose TV career started with the Rod Serling drama “Patterns” in 1955 and wrapped up with a 2002 episode of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” has died. The New York Times reports that Elizabeth Wilson died Saturday…

NBC Greenlights Project Inspired by Dolly Parton Song

With legendary singer Dolly Parton making a surprise appearance at the NBC upfront presentation today in New York, the network announced that it has greenlighted its first original movie under a development deal with Parton. “Coat of Many Colors,” named…

Fox Pulls the Plug on ‘American Idol’

Fox announced the end of its long-running singing competition “American Idol.” The network rolled out its 2015-2016 prime-time schedule, which includes the 15th and final season of “Idol,” to premiere in January 2016. “A season-long celebratory event, ‘American Idol XV’…

ABC Decides Fate of the One Show It Left Off the List When It Announced 22 Renewals Last Week

When ABC announced a massive batch of programming moves last Thursday, one show was conspicuously absent from the list of renewals. Now the network has taken care of that last bit of business, announcing a renewal for “Last Man Standing.”…