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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.

Madonna’s Water Cooler Moment at Coachella — Here’s the Video

Madonna found a way to get herself talked about at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, held over the weekend. As the weekend’s performances drew to a close, the singer crashed the set by Drake and surprised the rapper…

Major Station Inks Deal With Rentrak

A TV station in the country’s No. 8 designated market area has signed a deal to use Rentrak’s ratings technology. TVNewsCheck reports that WUSA-TV in Washington, a Gannett-owned CBS affiliate, signed a multiyear pact with the measurement firm. “WUSA will…

Disney/ABC Television Group Announces Transition to an IP-Based ‘Virtual Master Control’ for Linear Broadcast Operations

Press release from Disney/ABC Television Group, April 13, 2015: After having successfully deployed its cloud-based WATCH services across the Disney|ABC Television Group of networks, the company is now transitioning its linear broadcast operations — global programming playout, delivery and network…

CBS’s ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ Announces Its Star-Studded Lineup of Guests for Dave’s Final 28 ‘Late Show’ Broadcasts, Beginnng Monday, April 13

Press release from CBS, April 13, 2015: David Letterman, the longest-running host in late night history at 33 years, will begin his final 28 broadcasts of the Late Show tonight, with a star-studded lineup of entertainment guests making their final…

CBS News Announces Political Director John Dickerson Will Become the Next Anchor of the No. 1 Sunday Morning Public Affairs Program ‘Face the Nation’

Press release from CBS News, Sunday, April 12, 2015: John Dickerson has been named the next anchor of FACE THE NATION, the number one Sunday morning public affairs program. David Rhodes, President of CBS News announced Dickerson will assume the…

The Most Influential Midnight Movie of All Time Is Headed to TV

The movie that is widely regarded as the quintessential midnight movie is getting an update for television. Time magazine reports that the 1975 musical comedy horror classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be made into a two-hour Fox TV…

News Corp., 21st Century Fox Eye Move to World Trade Center

Two media giants controlled by Rupert Murdoch — News Corp. and 21st Century Fox — are looking into relocating their headquarters in a new 88-story skyscraper in downtown Manhattan’s World Trade Center, The New York Times reports, citing real estate…

‘Veep’ Creator Leaves the Show

HBO has anointed a new showrunner for its acclaimed comedy series “Veep,” with the show’s creator, Armando Iannucci, leaving the series after four seasons, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Taking over will be David Mandel of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,”…

‘Gorgeous Morons’ Among the New Shows Greenlighted by ABC Family

ABC Family is giving the go-ahead to some new original programs, including “Gorgeous Morons,” a multicamera half-hour sitcom from Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (“The Office,” “Bad Teacher,” “Hello Ladies,” “Trophy Wife”), and former “The Office” head writer Danny Chun….

Hit Shows Brace for Cast Departures — or Worse

In the wake of the sudden exit earlier this week of star Nina Dobrev from CW’s “The Vampire Diaries,” Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com that a number of successful shows are bracing for cast departures and even premature cancellation. “While…