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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.

Matthew Perry’s Remake of ‘The Odd Couple’ Casts Its Felix

The remake of “The Odd Couple” from CBS, which stars "Friends" alum Matthew Perry as the slob Oscar, has cast the neat-freak Felix, reports Deadline.com. Rounding out the new odd couple will be “Reno 911!” co-creator and star Thomas Lennon,…

Customers Sniping After Amazon Raises the Price of Its Prime Service

Amazon told its 25 million Prime customers that they’re in for a rate increase, with the online giant boosting the annual fee by 25% to $99, reports The New York Times. The new price will take effect April 17. While…

Report: The Most Expensive Cable Channels Aren’t the Most Watched

During the past 15 years, the average cable bill has increased by 4.5% each year, and now reaches more than $90. But the most expensive channels, which are a big part of those rising bills, aren’t always the most watched,…

Showtime Orders First Pilot of 2014

Showtime has made its first pilot order of the year. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the pay-cable channel ordered the finance drama “Billions,” with the script co-written by New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin. Sorkin will…

Broadcasters Find an Ally in Their High-Stakes Battle Against Aereo

With the broadcast networks’ case against Aereo in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, the broadcasters have found an ally in U.S. Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. TheWrap.com reports that Verrilli has asked to be allowed to argue…

He Did the Voiceover on Countless TV Promos and Movie Trailers. You’ll Recognize the Voice Instantly. Listen One More Time to the Dulcet Tones of Hal Douglas, Who Has Died at 89

"Chances are you don’t recognize his face, but you definitely know his voice," writes Elizabeth Durand Streisand at Yahoo Movies. Streisand continues: "It is the sound of Saturday matinees. Of action films. Heart-wrenching dramas. And slapstick comedies. The promise of…

CBS Renews 18 Prime-Time Shows at Once

CBS today announced it is bringing back 18 prime-time series for next season. The renewals include nine dramas, five comedies, two reality shows and two news programs. CBS said in its announcement: "The nine dramas picked up are: NCIS, television’s…

Target Apologizes for ‘Thigh Gap’ Photoshop Error on Young Swimsuit Model — Here’s the Video

Target has apologized after being caught in a Photoshop error that indicated the retailer went too far in touching up an ad for a girl’s bathing suit, ABC News reports. "The model in the ad has a thigh gap, the…

Fox Pulls Off a Narrow Win Over CBS, But ‘Survivor’ Pulls Off a Feat It Has Never Achieved Before

Fox got just enough out of its sputtering "American Idol" to claim a win for prime time Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Fox’s two-hour "Idol" served up a 2.4 average rating…

Two Dead and Almost Two Dozen Injured at SXSW Festival After Car Plows Into Crowd

An attempted traffic stop early today at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, ended in tragedy as two people were killed and almost two dozen others were injured, CNN reports. Authorities said an intoxicated driver fleeing police drove…