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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.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Who Played Theo on ‘The Cosby Show,’ Comments Publicly for the First Time About the Accusations Against Bill Cosby

Malcom-Jamal Warner, who played Theo on “The Cosby Show,” has made the following comments about Bill Cosby  to Billboard: “He’s one of my mentors, and he’s been very influential and played a big role in my life as a friend…

TCM (Turner Classic Movies) Officially Gets New General Manager

“Turner Broadcasting has named Jennifer Dorian general manager of Turner Classic Movies (TCM), it was announced today by Coleman Breland, President of Turner Network Sales (TNS), to whom she will report,” Turner Broadcasting has announced. It’s the confirmation of a story we first read…

Amazon To Air Its Golden Globe Winning Series For Free on Saturday Only

This Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, you can watch Amazon’s Golden Globe winning series for free. Normally, the series, “‘Transparent’ is only available to Amazon’s Prime members, who pay $99 a year for perks such as free shipping and access to…

EBay to Cut 2,400 Jobs, or 7% of Its Workforce, and Spin-off PayPal

“EBay announced it would cut 2,400 jobs, or about 7% of its total workforce, at the beginning of 2015, as it tries to simplify its structure in preparation for spinning PayPal into a separate business,” reports Business Insider. According to…

TV’s Longest-Running Scripted-Show Franchise Enters Its 64th Year (!) with Its Latest Production This Weekend. Quick, Can You Name the Franchise (and No Fair Asking Marc Berman)

TV’s longest running scripted-show franchise enters its 64th year this weekend with the televising of “Away & Back” this Sunday night on the Hallmark Channel. It’s being presented under the banner of the “Hallmark Hall of Fame,” which is the…

Quote of the Day: From Comic Patton Oswalt

Comic Patton Oswalt was asked by The Atlantic magazine, “What is the greatest upset in history?” Here’s Patton’s answer: “Mammals winning out over the dinosaurs. Whatever upset the balance—asteroid, climate change, clumsy time travelers—gave us the space to climb down…

Why Your TV Show Needs to Be an Always On Brand—a Must-Read Essay in B&C

“In this era of highly fragmented audiences and on-demand entertainment, the opportunity for success is less about developing a TV show, and more about building an always-on brand,” reports Paige Albiniak in a very smart piece for B&C. In her essay…

Jay Leno, Unlike a Number of Other Comics, Sides with the Women who Accuse Bill Cosby of Sexual Assault

“At the very end of an interview at NATPE/Content First, Jay Leno was asked about whether he thought the Bill Cosby situation was sad. ‘I don’t know why it’s so hard to believe women,’ he responded. ‘You go to Saudi…

Boxing Legend Oscar De La Hoya to Launch TV Channel

Boxing Legend Oscar De La Hoya, who has won ten world titles, is starting a TV channel called De La Hoya TV. It will be “a Spanish-language sports and lifestyle channel aimed primarily at Hispanic men who follow boxing and…

Whoa! Wasn’t He the Guy Who Invented ‘Star Wars’? Disney Reportedy Tossed Out All of George Lucas’ Ideas for Its New ‘Star Wars’ Movie

“It was revealed in a recent interview that George Lucas, the father of the Star Wars movies, had originally planned to make ‘Star Wars Episode 7’ before Disney purchased Lucasfilm. He even began developing some ideas for the next installment,…