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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.

New York Congressman Apologizes for Threatening to Throw TV Reporter Off Balcony

A New York congressman has offered an apology after he was caught on camera threatening to throw a reporter off a balcony on Capitol Hill and warning that he would break the reporter in half. You can see the original…

Petition to Deport Justin Bieber Gains Momentum

A petition to deport pop superstar Justin Beiber — who’s Canadian — has gained enough signatures to warrant an official response from the White House, USA Today reports. So will the high-maintenance teen sensation be booted from the U.S.? No…

Report From NATPE: Turner President Predicts the End of Netflix

"The End of Netflix?" was the screaming headline of the main story in today’s NATPE Daily, a print publication available to attendees at NATPE’s annual convention this week in Miami Beach. The story says, "SVOD giant Netflix will be toppled…

NBC Cancels Series

NBC has pulled the plug on a series that has struggled to gain ratings traction this season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network canceled the new comedy “Sean Saves the World." The show stars Sean Hayes of…

Los Angeles Film Czar — Former Leading Exec at 20th Century Fox and Head of the Motion Picture Academy — Dead at 68

The man who was recently named by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the city’s film czar has died, reports the Los Angeles Times. Tom Sherak was 68 and had battled prostate cancer. Sherak “held high-ranking marketing and production jobs…

Hollywood Icon Working on a Series About 1970s Tinseltown

An iconic movie producer and former studio chief is working on a pay-cable television series with Television 360 set in 1970s Hollywood, reports Deadline.com. Robert Evans and Television 360 have a deal with Fox 21, with Evans executive producing along…

Disney Channel Introduces Its First Same-Sex Couple

The Disney Channel made LGBT history Sunday when it introduced its first same-sex couple, reports USA Today. In an episode of “Good Luck Charlie,” Charlie’s parents set up a playdate for her with a new friend, Taylor. Charlie’s dad believes…

TV Reporter Threatened by Congressman After State of the Union Address: ‘I Will Break You in Half’ — Here’s the Video

Television reporter Michael Scotto, who works for cable channel NY1, was threatened by New York Rep. Michael Grimm, a Republican, after the State of the Union address Tuesday, reports TheWrap.com. “The congressman accosted Scott after their brief interview on Grimm’s…

CBS Picks Up Its Sixth Comedy Pilot

CBS has ordered its sixth comedy pilot this season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network ordered “Save the Date” from married writing partners Jackie and Jeff Filgo of “That ‘70s Show." The project is about a 35-year-old…

This Year’s Emmy Awards Won’t Air on a Sunday

NBC is making some changes to the Emmy Awards broadcast, announcing that it will air the ceremony this year on Aug. 25, a Monday instead of the traditional Sunday, and a month earlier than usual, reports the Los Angeles Times’…