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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.

Oops: Grammys’ In Memoriam Segment Gets Late Actor’s Name Wrong

The Grammys ceremony had an embarrassing flub when it was trying to honor stars who died in the past year. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the late "Glee” star Cory Monteith had his name misspelled in the segment. Screen shots…

Report: Susan Boyle Applies for Minimum-Wage Cashier Job

Susan Boyle, who shot to stardom during “Britain’s Got Talent,” has reportedly applied for a cashier job at her local betting parlor in Scotland, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Boyle applied for a $10.65 minimum-wage job at Ladbrokes,…

NBC Moving Forward With Remake of 1986 Movie

NBC has greenlighted a comedy project remaking a 1986 movie. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network ordered a pilot for a remake of “The Money Pit,” which starred Tom Hanks and Shelley Long as a couple who…

Report: Comcast in Talks With Charter to Buy Parts of Time Warner Cable

Comcast, the top cable provider, is in discussions with Charter about a deal to buy parts of Time Warner Cable, with interest in a pact to provide Comcast with its New York market and parts of New England, reports Reuters….

Emmy-Nominated Comedian Joins Tina Fey’s Fox Comedy Series

A comedy at Fox from Tina Fey and Matt Hubbard has added a popular comedian to the cast. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the untitled project cast Emmy nominee Margaret Cho as the president of a women’s college…

Longtime TV Partners Re-Up: 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Television; What Does the Deal Mean for the Future of ’24’ and ‘Arrested Development’?

20th Century Fox Television has signed Imagine Television to a new two-year deal, keeping one of the TV industry’s longest production relationships in place, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Imagine has been with 20th Century Fox TV for the past…

Viacom Boss Sumner Redstone Gets a Huge Bump in Pay

Sumner Redstone, the 90-year-old controlling shareholder of Viacom who “rarely makes it into the office these days,” received a 50% pay increase from his 2012 compensation, reports Meg James on the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Redstone’s 2013 pay…

Starz Orders Drama Series From ‘Breaking Bad’ Writer and Producer

Starz has ordered a drama series from a writer and executive producer on "Breaking Bad" — although the subject matter for the new project would seem to be a long way from the gritty world of meth depicted in the…

Elizabeth Vargas’ Return Helps ’20/20′ Hit a Ratings High

With Elizabeth Vargas’ return as co-anchor of “20/20” after treatment for alcohol addiction, the ABC News magazine hit a four-year high, reports TVNewser. The show drew 8.3 million viewers Friday evening, its biggest audience in almost four years, the story…

ABC Orders Four Drama Pilots

ABC has given pilot orders to four dramas. Deadline.com reports that the network ordered “The Astronaut Wives Club," "Warriors," "Agatha" and an untitled project from Richard LaGravenese. “The Astronaut Wives Club” comes from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Fake Empire…