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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.

FCC Chairman Takes the Case for Open Internet Rules to an Unreceptive Cable Crowd

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler took the case for Open Internet rules into hostile territory today, delivering a speech at the Internet and Television Expo — INTX — in Chicago. “The FCC chief received a frosty reception at the gathering, which…

Nathan Lane’s Musical Tribute to David Letterman — Watch It Now

Nathan Lane paid a visit to “Late Show with David Letterman” as the late-night veteran winds down his long-running CBS show, and Lane captured his feelings in a Broadway-style tribute to Dave. Here it is:

Amazon Prime Takes to the Sky on JetBlue

Amazon and JetBlue have launched a partnership that will give Amazon Prime members access to their Prime Instant Video content during flights. The innovative program, Fly-Fi for Amazon Prime, is being billed as the future of not just in-flight entertainment,…

Lifetime Announces Initiative to Put More Women Behind the Camera

Lifetime has taken the wraps off a new initiative aimed at increasing the opportunities for women to create, produce, write and direct programming for the channel — with a goal of also improving the media landscape overall for female creatives….

Breaking News: Cablevision Boss Seeks Deal With Time Warner Cable in New York Market

The CEO of Cablevision Systems revealed today that he’s looking to do a deal with Time Warner Cable to consolidate the New York cable market. James Dolan made the comment during a panel discussion at the Internet & Television Expo…

Sports Emmy Awards Announced — We Have the Complete List of Winners

NBC had a big night as the Sports Emmys were awarded Tuesday night, leading all networks with nine trophies for the broadcast net, while the NBC group — including NBCSN, CNBC, MSNBC, USA and nbcolympics.com — took home 17 Emmys…

Scientific Study Determines That the Impact of the Beatles and Stones Has Been Eclipsed by … (Spoiler Alert) — If You’re Old School, You May Not Want to Find Out; Otherwise, Read On …

A new scientific study that included a computer analysis of 17,000 songs determined that the impact of the 1964 British invasion led by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones has been eclipsed by the impact of hip-hop, The New York…

Jamie Foxx Explains His ‘Off-Script’ National Anthem

After being ridiculed for his performance of the National Anthem before the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight, Jamie Foxx offered an explanation. The actor and singer, who won an Oscar in 2005 for playing Ray Charles in “Ray,” told Access Hollywood…

TV’s Hold on Live Sports Faces New Threat

Live sports, which has been a stronghold for traditional television even as online streaming and on-demand viewing gain market penetration, is facing a serious threat from new technology. The Washington Post reports that new live-streaming apps including Periscope and Meerkat…

List of Nominees for the 5th Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards

Nominations for the 5th annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards: BEST COMEDY SERIES Broad City (Comedy Central) Jane the Virgin (The CW) Mom (CBS) Silicon Valley (HBO) Transparent (Amazon) Veep (HBO) You’re the Worst (FX) BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES…