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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.

Whoa! Must Read — Potential Game Changer on the Horizon: ‘Did Comcast Just Take a First Step Toward Unbundling HBO?’

That’s the provocative headline for a piece on the respected site Gigaom.com, which has been covering the intersection of business and technology for the past seven years. Says the story: "Love HBO, but hate paying for expensive cable bundles? Comcast’s…

ABC Orders Crime Drama Straight to Series

ABC is jumping on the straight-to-series bandwagon, greenlighting a crime drama with an order for 10 episodes, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The show is an adaptation of "Secrets & Lies," an upcoming Australian series. "The original ‘Secrets &…

NBC News Exec Is Headed to Twitter

A top executive at NBC News has confirmed an upcoming move to Twitter to work on a news operation for the social media site. Deadline.com reports that Vivian Schiller, senior vice president and chief digital officer for NBC News, tweeted…

Fox’s World Series Owns the Night, as Shows on All Three of the Other Major Nets Hit Historic Lows

Fox’s coverage of the World Series got off to a strong ratings start Wednesday night, as each of the other big four broadcast networks had its share of difficulties, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports…

YouTube to Launch Music-Video Subscription Service

YouTube is readying a music-video subscription service as the popular video site aims to add a revenue stream to complement its advertising, USA Today reports. "The new service, which may launch later this year or early next, will cost $10…

‘Smash’ Actress Caught Kissing Director — Who Gets Kicked Out of the House by His Wife

A series of photos that surfaced in the past week revealing a kiss between "Smash" star Katharine McPhee and married director Michael Morris have had a ripple effect, the New York Post’s Page Six reports. McPhee was "blindsided" by the…

Freeze Frame: Remake of Classic CBS Series Gets Put-Pilot Deal at NBC and Will Star Oscar Winner in First Regular TV Series Role

"NBC is looking to revive one of the most successful series in TV history," writes our friend Nellie Andeeva in an exclusive story for Deadline.com. The show is  "Murder, She Wrote." Andreeva continues, noting that the reboot is being made…

Liberal Pundit Parts Ways With Fox News, Bolts to Rival Cable Channel

Fox News Channel has lost one of its most high-profile liberal voices. The conservative-leaning cable channel parted ways this week with Sally Kohn, who left the network and jumped to rival MSNBC, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times….

Real-World Scandal for ABC’s ‘Scandal’: High-Profile Fan Blogger Exposed as ABC Staffer

"Scandal" fans are scandalized by the revelation that a top fan blogger of the ABC drama series is actually an employee of the network, reports TheWrap.com. The Twitter account "Scandal411" has drawn more than 26,000 followers and became one of…

Sean Hayes Explains Why His New Series Is Flopping — and It May Not Sit Well With NBC

Former "Will & Grace" star Sean Hayes, whose new NBC comedy series "Sean Saves the World" is struggling to find an audience, has a theory about why his show isn’t pulling viewers. TheTVPage reports that Hayes puts the blame on…