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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.

ESPN Baseball Analyst and Former Big League Pitcher Diagnosed With Cancer

An ESPN baseball analyst and former Major League pitcher has disclosed that he’s battling cancer. The revelation was made by Curt Schilling, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I’ve always believed life is about embracing the gifts and rising up to…

Editor-in-Chief Ousted in Shakeup at TV Guide Magazine

TV Guide magazine is experiencing a shakeup, with the editor-in-chief among the casualties. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that editor-in-chief Debra Birnbaum is out, along with features director Carol Dittbrenner. Additionally, a member of the magazine’s public relations team…

CNN Abandons News and Entertainment Block a Year After Its Debut

CNN is shuttering a news and entertainment block just one year after its debut. Media Moves reports that the service is pulling the plug on the eight-hour syndicated block CNN Latino, which will cease operations later this month. “Apparently, not…

Report: Selena Gomez Left Rehab Early, Against Advice of Staff

Actress Selena Gomez has left a six-week rehab program after just 14 days, departing against the “strenuous objections” of the program’s staff, reports TMZ.com. Gomez, who starred in the Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place,” reportedly checked into The Meadows…

Social Media ‘Erupts’ When the Winner of NBC’s ‘The Biggest Loser’ Is Announced

"A day after Rachel Frederickson won the latest season of ‘The Biggest Loser,’ after shedding nearly 60 percent of her body weight, attention wasn’t focused on her $250,000 win — but rather the criticism surrounding her loss," reported The Washington…

ABC Greenlights Drama Series

ABC has placed a series order for a new drama. Deadline.com reports that the network gave a straight-to-series order for 10 episodes of the space-age drama “The Astronaut Wives Club.” The show is set for a summer rollout, the story…

Google’s YouTube Gets New Chief

In an appointment that demonstrates the importance of YouTube to Google’s growth, Variety reports that Google has named Susan Wojcicki, one of the company’s earliest employees, to run the YouTube unit. Wojcicki, currently senior vice president of ads and commerce,…

New Fox Business Show Gets Name — With a Familiar Ring to It — and Start Date; Launch Brings ‘a Slew of Changes’ to the Channel’s Lineup

A new show slated for the Fox Business Network now has a name and a debut date. TVNewser reports that the show centered on former CNBC host Maria Bartiromo will bow Feb. 24, and will be called “Opening Bell with…

History’s Next Big Miniseries Will Focus on Two Huge Conflicts

The next big miniseries from History has been set, and it will focus on a period of time marked by two global conflicts. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the project will span the 30 years that included…

CBS Unveils New Partnership With NFL

CBS and the NFL have taken the wraps off a new deal that will have the CBS broadcast network and the NFL Network joining forces to produce and televise "Thursday Night Football" for the 2014 season and possibly beyond. CBS…