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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.

Nickelodeon Acquires Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen Library of Series, Movies and Specials

Press release from Nickelodeon, April 23, 2015: Nickelodeon is bringing the content library of beloved TV and style icons Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen to its screens through the acquisition of four series, seven TV movies and two music video…

20th Television and WiOffer Partner to Deliver 2nd Screen Engagement Experiences for Advertisers

Press release from 20th Television and WiOffer, April 22, 2015: 20th Television, a division of 20th Century Fox Television, announces a partnership with WiOffer, a New York based cross-platform mobile company, to deliver television advertisers 2nd Screen engagement experiences. WiO’s…

RTDNA Announces 2015 Regional Murrow Awards — Winners Advance to National Competition

Press release from RTDNA, April 23, 2015: RTDNA has announced the 2015 regional winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. The awards recognize the best electronic journalism produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world. This year,…

74th Annual Peabody Award Winners — Announcing Documentary, Educational, Children’s and Public Service Programming Winners

Announcement from the Peabody Awards, April 23, 2015 (Noel Holston): An out-of-sight biography of James Brown and an out-of-this-world tour of the heavens were among the diverse documentary, education and public service winners of the 74th annual Peabody Awards announced…

Robert Downey Jr. Walks Off of TV Interview Promoting the Latest Avengers Movie (‘Age of Ultron’) When He Says Interviewer Is Getting Too ‘Diane Sawyer-esque’

“When Robert Downey Jr.’s done, he’s done,” reports the Los Angeles Times, adding, “And it appears that he’s done answering questions about things that happened years ago. “The ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ star simply walked out of an interview with…

Syndicated Show Accused of Discrimination

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has “filed a complaint with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, alleging [that in February during a taping of the syndicated show “The Real”] “two women wearing hijab head scarves [were asked] to…

Comedy Series Canceled

A cable channel has pulled the plug on a comedy series. Writing on the website Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that USA Network will not go forward with a third season of “Sirens.” The series from Denis Leary and Bob Fisher…

Viewers Now Prefer Online Streaming to Live TV

A new survey shows that online streaming has overtaken live television as the preferred form of entertainment among U.S. consumers. A report in Variety cites the new study by consulting firm Deloitte, and says viewers are more inclined now to…

‘Parks and Recreation’ Group Heads to Netflix With New Sitcom

A number of the key players from NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” have a new comedy project in the works for Netflix. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that “Parks” co-creator Mike Schur, co-exec producer Alan Yang and star Aziz Ansari…

‘SNL’ Performer Will Be the First Female Comedian to Perform at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Since 2009

One of the regulars on the NBC late-night staple “Saturday Night Live” will become the first comedienne to perform at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner since Wanda Sykes in 2009. The Los Angeles Times reports that Cecily Strong will…