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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.

Verizon Offers a Perk to Dodger Fans After Failing to Secure a Deal to Carry the Team’s Games

Verizon is seeking to pacify Dodger fans who can’t watch the team, given FiOS’ lack of a deal to carry SportsNet LA, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The service is offering three free months of HBO or Showtime, the story…

Los Angeles Mayor and Film Czar Ramp Up the Battle Over CBS’s ‘Late Show’

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and his film czar Ken Ziffren called CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves on Tuesday to pitch the idea of moving the network's “Late Show” to the West Coast, reports Dominic Patten at Deadline.com. The call…

Discovery Acquires Stake in Channel Aimed at Dogs

Discovery Communications has purchased a stake in a cable and online channel aimed at entertaining dogs, reports Variety. The size of the investment wasn’t disclosed, but DogTV said it would use the funding to help market the network. Discovery and…

Hearst TV Stations Go Dark on Dish

Hearst Television stations went dark on Dish Network starting Tuesday night, after the two companies “hit a wall” in their retransmission negotiations, reports Deadline.com. The deal between the two companies expired March 1, although they extended the deadline to 7…

Aereo Maps Out Aggressive Expansion Plan Even as Supreme Court Case Looms

The television streaming service Aereo plans to expand across the country just as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a case in which the service is accused of violating copyright law, reports the Boston Herald. The company is preparing…

OMG. They Are Killing Off Archie. You Know, Archie Andrews of Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica. But There’s a Catch, Which Leads Us to Believe It’s Mainly a Publicity Stunt

First, it's true. Comic character Archie Andrews will soon be killed off. But there's a catch, which leads us to believe this is mostly a publicity stunt. As Henry Hanks writes on the CNN website, "Archie Comics has revealed that…

DirecTV and Weather Channel Resolve Dispute That Dragged On for Months

DirecTV and the Weather Channel have reached an agreement that will put Weather Channel back on the DirecTV programming lineup, The Wall Street Journal Reports. The dispute had been dragging on for several months. "As part of the deal, DirecTV…

Cable News Net Takes Wraps Off Extensive Programming Changes

A major cable financial news network unveiled a batch of new programs today, along with an extended order for one of its existing shows. Deadline.com reports that CNBC greenlighted the new shows "Restaurant Kickstart" and "Filthy Rich Guide," and has…

CW Orders Comedy Series From Digital Studio

The youth-skewing broadcast channel CW is going digital for its next comedy series. The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed reports that the network has ordered the series "Backpackers" from its digital studio CW Seed. "The CW will reconstitute the online episodes…

NCAA March Madness Live Sets Streaming Record

Turner Sports announced that this year's NCAA March Madness Live set a record for video consumption with 69.7 million live video streams across all platforms. "This year’s live video streams are up 42% over last year’s tournament, far exceeding the…