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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.

Dr. Oz Fires Back at Critics: He ‘Will Not Be Silenced’ — Special Episode of His Show to Tackle the Controversy Today

TV’s Dr. Mehmet Oz is firing back at a group of 10 doctors who are trying to get him dumped from his faculty post at Columbia University. As we reported last week, the doctors have accused Oz of promoting “quack…

Undateable! Looks Like the $45 Billion Deal is Off. CNBC On-Air Report Today: ‘The expectation is, in fact, that Comcast…our parent company, will drop its pursuit of Time Warner Cable’

In an on-air report this afternoon, Thursday, April 23, 2015, the business news network CNBC reported, “The expectation is, in fact, that Comcast…our parent company, will drop its pursuit of Time Warner Cable, having faced too much opposition from regulators,…

Syfy Takes Wraps Off Three New Series, Unveils Summer Lineup

Syfy today announced plans for three new series as it took the wraps off a summer slate highlighted by “Summertime’s Must-Watch Event,” the premiere of “Sharknado 3.” The three new original series are “Dark Matter,” premiering Friday, June 12, “Killjoys,”…

Syfy Reveals 2015 Summer Programming Schedule

Press release from Syfy, April 23, 2105: Syfy continues to roll out an ambitious slate of original programming, with its Summer 2015 programming schedule announced today. The slate includes two new scripted series: Killjoys, from the producers of Orphan Black,…

Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal Hits Another Stumbling Block — Will the NBC Acquisition Come Back to Bite Comcast?

Less than a week after word surfaced that officials at the Department of Justice are leaning toward blocking the $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable by Comcast, the proposed deal appears to have hit another major hurdle. Bloomberg reports…

The Travel Channel Upfront: Armchair Travelers, Get Ready to Go to Every State, Every Continent and Almost 100 Countries

By Mike Reynolds — Special to TVWeek Travel Channel has greenlighted seven new series and ordered one pilot as the service looks to bolster its reach. Speaking in New York on Wednesday afternoon, April 23, 2015, at Alice Tully Hall,…

Regional Edward R. Murrow Award Winners Unveiled

The Radio Television Digital News Association — RTDNA — has announced the regional winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards for 2015. The awards recognize the best electronic journalism produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world….

PBS, Nat Geo, Fox and HBO Among the Latest Peabody Winners

The Peabody Awards program at the University of Georgia today announced winners of the 74th annual Peabody Awards in the documentary, education and public service categories. Among the winners are HBO’s “Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown,” National Geographic…

Nickelodeon Secures the Content Library of Two TV Icons

Two television veterans who are superstars among younger demos have made a deal with Nickelodeon that will ensure that their programming will have a home on Nick. The cable channel announced the deal with twins Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen….

20th Television Ramps Up Second-Screen Engagement

20th Television announced the formation of a new partnership that ramps up viewers’ ability to engage with advertisers’ brands. The company has partnered with the cross-platform mobile firm WiOffer to deliver enhanced second-screen engagement. “WiO’s mobile app features voice recognition,…