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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.

Pumping Some Adrenaline Into the TV Scene: Red Bull, One of the Savviest of Marketers, Plans TV Channel

The owner of Red Bull would love you to soon start to shout "I want my Red Bull TV!" "Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz is working on an English-language TV channel for the international market," according to Rapid TV News….

Key MTV Executive Departs the Network

A top programming executive at MTV has parted ways with the cable network. Deadline.com reports that Senior Vice President of Scripted Programming Justin Levy is headed out. The decision was mutual, the story says. Levy, who joined MTV in 2008,…

CBS Orders Two More Seasons of Reality Staple

CBS has renewed a long-running reality program for two more seasons. CBS News reports that the renewal means cycles 29 and 30 of "Survivor" are in the pipeline. Both installments of the show will air during the 2014-15 television season,…

‘Ironside’ Actor Dead at 70

An actor known for his regular role on the Raymond Burr detective series "Ironside" has died. The Los Angeles Times reports that Don Mitchell, who played Burr’s assistant and bodyguard Mark Sanger in almost 200 episodes of the 1960s and…

Killer Deal: Showtime’s ‘Dexter’ Finds a Basic Cable Home

Showtime’s acclaimed drama series "Dexter" has landed on basic cable. The serial killer show is set for a January 2014 premiere on NUVOtv, after the English-language, Latino-focused network inked a syndication deal. The network announced today that it will launch…

CBS Wins a Weak Wednesday Night for the Broadcast Nets

On a night when the general trend in broadcast prime was down, CBS clawed its way to a ratings win over its rival networks, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS parlayed its lineup…

Former Cameraman Calls NBC News a ‘Sack Full of Lying Weasels’ — and Sues the Network

George Hyatt, a former cameraman for MSNBC’s “Daily Rundown,” has filed a lawsuit against NBC, claiming he was fired because of age discrimination, reports TVNewser. Hyatt, 60, claims he was fired by an NBC News supervisor in its Washington Bureau…

The Tills Are Alive: ABC Jockeys for a Piece of the ‘Sound of Music’ Action

ABC plans to elbow in on the current popularity of “The Sound of Music" after NBC’s recent live production sparked a wave of interest in the venerable musical. TheWrap.com reports that the Alphabet Network plans to air the original Academy…

NBC’s ‘Today’ Show Apologizes for Joke About Nelson Mandela Funeral (Video)

NBC’s morning show “Today” apologized for a joke during a report on Nelson Mandela’s funeral. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the segment discussed allegations that the sign language interpreter who stood near speakers during the funeral used fake…

Potential Game Changer: Viacom CEO Says Over-the-Top Services — That’s the Streaming of Cable Channels Over the Internet Without Subscribing to a Traditional Cable TV Service — Could Be Rolled Out in 2014

"Get ready for cable TV without the cable," reports our good friend Claire Atkinson in the New York Post. Atkinson writes: "A streaming-only bundle of channels, likely with a coast-to-coast reach, may be offered to viewers for the first time…