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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.

Key Player at NBC’s ‘Today’ Exits the Show

NBC’s morning show "Today" is losing one of its key players. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that senior producer Melissa Lonner, the show’s top entertainment booker, is headed out. The veteran producer, who has been responsible for booking "Today’s"…

Host Pulls the Plug on Interview and Commentary Program

A television program featuring interviews and commentary will soon go off the air, after the host announced plans to end the show. Writing in The New York Times, Elizabeth Jensen reports that Bill Moyers plans to wrap his show "Moyers…

Time Warner Cable Points the Finger for Loss of Video Customers

Time Warner Cable is naming names as it tries to explain why its subscriber base suffered a hefty dropoff during the third quarter. The Los Angeles Times reports that the company lost 306,000 video customers in the period, blaming the…

Jenny McCarthy Dresses Up as Miley Cyrus’ Tongue for Halloween

The impact of Miley Cyrus was felt far and wide this Halloween, but among the most unusual takes on the VMAs twerk queen was the costume chosen by "The View" co-host Jenny McCarthy. McCarthy tweeted photos of herself dressed as…

iPad Air, On Sale Today, Earns Raves From Two Major Reviewers

Apple’s new iPad Air, on sale today, has received rave notices from two widely read, influential reviewers. "Writing for The Wall Street Journal, Walt Mossberg called the iPad Air the best tablet he has ever reviewed," Reuters reports. Here’s what…

CNN Racks Up Its Worst Ratings in More Than a Year

CNN recorded its lowest prime-time ratings in more than a year on Wednesday night, with numbers approaching the network’s record lows from the summer of 2012, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. But all three major cable news networks saw…

Music Manager Demands Retraction From VH1 Over ‘False and Defamatory Statements’

VH1 has been asked to retract statements contained in a music biopic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The demand comes from Perri "Pebbles" Reid, the former manager of the music group TLC, who wants VH1 to retract statements in its…

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West File Lawsuit Against YouTube Founder Over Leaked Video

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West are suing YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley for allegedly cashing in on a tape that captured West’s marriage proposal to Kardashian, reports TMZ.com. West and Kardashian claim that Hurley put the video…

‘The Simpsons’ Sets Tribute to Marcia Wallace, the Voice of Edna Krabappel — Wallace Died Oct. 25

"The Simpsons" will pay tribute to the late actress Marcia Wallace, who played the long-running show’s schoolteacher Edna Krabappel, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. As previously reported, Wallace passed away Oct. 25. She was also known for her role as Carol…

Starz Working on Reagan-Era Porn Drama With Owen Wilson and ‘Law & Order’s’ Rene Balcer

Starz is developing a Reagan-era drama with Owen Wilson and Rene Balcer of "Law & Order," The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The project is called "WonderWorld." Balcer will write, executive produce and work as the showrunner if the project…