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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.

Instagram Gets Tough on Nudity

Social media site Instagram dealt a setback to the “Free the Nipple” movement, issuing new guidelines that include a ban on nudity. PCMag reports that the site, owned by Facebook, is taking a “stronger stance against photos that it deems…

Breaking Up the Bundle: Verizon Takes a Leap Toward True a la Carte TV

Verizon has taken what may be the single biggest step toward true a la carte television, even as a growing number of competitors line up to challenge the traditional TV bundle. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company’s new…

The End of an Era: Broadcast Net Pulls the Plug on the Longest-Running Variety Show in TV History

A television program that has been airing since 1962 has been canceled. After 53 years on the air, “Sabado Gigante” will wrap it up in September, Univision announced. The Spanish-language program, hosted by Chilean TV star Mario Kreutzberger — who…

Country Star Stirs Up a Hornet’s Nest Over Sandy Hook Concert

One of the biggest stars of country music has fired up advocates on both sides of the gun control issue. Tim McGraw is being accused by gun rights advocates of turning his back on the Constitution, while he also appears…

Physicians Want Dr. Oz Removed From Post

TV doctor Mehmet Oz has come under fire for what his critics are calling an “egregious lack of integrity” and for promoting what they call “quack treatments,” the AP reports. The host of the syndicated program “The Dr. Oz Show,”…

WE tv Yanks Controversial Reality Show

WE tv has pulled a reality show from its lineup midway through a run that brought attention, and controversy, to the cable channel. B&C reports that the channel pulled “Sex Box” from the schedule. The channel had ordered nine episodes,…

News Anchors Who Are Competitors on the Air Tie the Knot

Two news anchors who compete against each other in the No. 33 DMA recently got married. The San Antonio Express-News reports that Isis Romero, an anchor on KSAT-TV, and Phil Anaya, who co-anchors weekends on KENS-TV, tied the knot over…

‘Real Housewives’ Personality Arrested — Did She Fall Off the Wagon?

One of the stars of the “Real Housewives” franchise was charged with battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, trespass and drunk in public, TMZ.com reports. The website reports that Kim Richards, known for her role of “Real Housewives of…

‘Sex and the City’ Star Back at HBO With New Comedy Series

“Sex and the City’s” Sarah Jessica Parker will return to HBO as the star and executive producer of a new single-camera comedy series, “Divorce.” Media reports confirmed that the pay-cable channel gave a series order to the project Thursday. HBO…

UPDATE: ESPN Reporter Suspended Over Incident with Towing Lot Attendant. See the Video

Updated at 5:20 p.m., PT on April 16, 2015: According to NBC Sports, “ESPN reporter Britt McHenry has been suspended by the network [for one week] for a nasty and bizarre tirade against an attendant for a towing company. “McHenry,…