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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.

Details Emerge on New Apple Online TV Service Bundling About 25 Channels, With Three of the Big Four Broadcasters on Board — and One Conspicuously Absent

Apple is putting together its own online television service and is assembling a bundle of about 25 channels, with launch plans for fall of this year, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources who are familiar with the situation. The…

Station Groups Going ‘Crazy’ for New Syndie Show — Clearances Reach 80% for Talker From NBCU

Station groups including the Fox Television Stations are climbing on board for the fall launch of NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution’s “Crazy Talk.” TVNewsCheck reports that clearances for the syndicated talk show have hit 80% of U.S. TV homes. Along with…

Low Mark for MSNBC Program

A prime-time show on MSNBC just turned in one of its worst ratings performances ever. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “The Rachel Maddow Show” dipped below the 100,000 mark in the key news demo Friday. The show’s 9 p.m. broadcast delivered 96,000…

War of Words Heats Up Between Elton John and Fashion Icons; Other Celebs Get In on It

Elton John has been called “ignorant” and a “fascist” in the latest round of name-calling between the rocker and fashion icons Dolce & Gabbana. Meanwhile, stars including Courtney Love, Martina Navratilova, Andy Cohen, Ryan Murphy and Ricky Martin have aligned…

Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Haley Joel Osment Join Michael Kenneth Williams and Will Ferrell in IFC’s ‘The Spoils Before Dying’

Press release from IFC, March 17, 2015: Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters), Maya Rudolph (SNL, Bridesmaids, The Maya Rudolph Show) and Haley Joel Osment (Entourage The Movie, Tusk) have joined the formidable cast of IFC’s six-part comedic miniseries, The Spoils Before…

Andy Cohen Gets a New Show and Another Channel– But It’s Not on TV

He’s known as Mr. Bravo, of course, but for Andy Cohen, who used to be a Bravo executive before blossoming into an on-air personality, his newest show won’t be on TV. According to Deadline.com, “‘Watch What Happens Live’ host Andy…

Shake-up at B&C and Multichannel. Both Get New Editors to Run Their Day-to-Day Editorial Operations

An editorial reorganization was announced today by New Bay Media, the owner of the well-known TV industry trade publications B&C (Broadcasting & Cable) and Multichannel News. At both publications the editors-in-chief will be replaced by the current executive editors to…

Cable Provider Breaks Rank, Will Offer HBO Now to Broadband Subscribers

The first cable provider has entered into an agreement with HBO to offer HBO Now. HBO and Cablevision announced the arrangement in a press release, which you can read by clicking here. Writing on Deadline.com, David Lieberman notes that the…

‘X Factor New Zealand’ Fires Judges for Bullying Contestant — Here’s the Clip That Got Them Fired

The judges on “X Factor New Zealand” make Simon Cowell look like a pussycat. Two of them — Natalia Kills and Willy Moon, who are married to each other — were fired from the show after what’s being called a…

Cable Series Gets Second Season

A scripted series that just wrapped up its first season will be back for another go-round. VH1 announced that it has picked up a second season of “Hindsight.” The season one finale aired Wednesday, March 11. Critics have greeted the…