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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.

High-Profile CBS Series Heads to Amazon

Under a new deal between CBS and Amazon, a high-profile CBS drama series will be offered for streaming four days after it airs on the broadcast channel. TheWrap.com reports that the agreement involves the new Steven Spielberg-Halle Berry series “Extant.”…

Hulu Rolls Out Slate of New Original Series

Hulu has taken the wraps off a slate of new original programs to roll out this year. USA Today reports that the lineup includes "Hotwives of Orlando," which the story describes as "a spoof of Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives’ franchise that…

NBC to Revisit Notorious Figure Skating Incident With Its Newest Employee: Nancy Kerrigan

NBC has hired Nancy Kerrigan as a skating analyst for the Sochi Winter Olympics, with the figure skater also breaking her 20-year silence on the Tonya Harding incident in an NBC documentary, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Kerrigan was…

Despite Legal Challenges, Aereo Rounds Up Millions in New Funding

The legal issues surrounding Aereo haven’t scared off potential investors, with the television streaming service securing $34 million in new financing, TheWrap.com reports. The funding will support Aereo’s nationwide expansion, hiring and new technology, the story says. The additional funding…

FX Orders Denis Leary Project

FX has ordered a project from Denis Leary, which could bring the actor back to the network where he starred in "Rescue Me" for seven seasons. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the cable channel ordered a pilot for “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll." The…

Drama Starring Former ‘Office’ Actor Gets Series Order at Fox

Fox is asking one of the former stars of the NBC comedy series “The Office” to investigate mysteries, giving the drama “Backstrom,” starring Rainn Wilson, a 13-episode order, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The series is from “Bones”…

‘Honey Boo Boo’ Family Involved in Crash

Members of the family featured on the TLC reality series “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” were involved in a traffic collision Monday night, the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports, noting that all the family members are fine. “As many…

Sony Officially Announces Test of an Over-the-Top Streaming TV Service. Company, at CES, Also Announces Gaming Service

"Sony Corp. will begin testing an Internet-based television service in the U.S. this year, challenging traditional cable and satellite providers including Comcast Corp. and DirecTV," writes Cliff Edwards on the website of BloombergBusinessweek. The story continues, "The product will combine…

Telenovela Star, Former Miss Venezuela, Killed in Robbery Attempt

A telenovela actress and her ex-husband were shot and killed in front of their 5-year-old daughter Monday night while reportedly resisting a robbery attempt in Venezuela, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Monica Spear, 29, a former Miss Venezuela, and Henry…

CES 2014: ‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Vince Gilligan on How Tech Is Fueling TV Storytelling

Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai brought out "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan during Hirai’s keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for a chat about how technology is helping to fuel richer storytelling, The Hollywood Reporter’s Behind the…