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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.

Broadcasters Get an Earful From Barry Diller, Who Receives Industry Honor Even Though ‘Many People in This Room Are Suing Me’

Veteran media executive and IAC chief Barry Diller took the spotlight today at a New York ceremony for the Library of American Broadcasting’s “Giants of Broadcasting” awards and cut to the chase, commenting on his association with Aereo, the subject…

Los Angeles to Waive Fees for TV Pilots

An ordinance that will waive fees on television pilots is close to becoming reality, with the Los Angeles City Council approving the measure Tuesday, Daily Variety reports. Mayor Eric Garcetti plans to sign the ordinance, according to a spokesman. That’s…

Zooey Deschanel Sells Projects to Fox and NBC

"New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel has sold comedy projects to Fox and NBC under her deal with 20th Century Fox TV, reports Deadline.com. With her producing partner Rivka Sophia Rossi, Deschanel has sold a project based on the nonfiction book…

‘Under the Dome’ Executive Producer Re-Ups With CBS

"Under the Dome" executive producer and showrunner Neal Baer has signed a new two-year overall deal with CBS Television Studios, Deadline.com reports. Baer will continue in his role on the CBS hit, while also working on new projects. He has…

HBO Developing Comedian’s One-Man Show

HBO is working with a well-known multi-hyphenate comedian on a special showcasing his one-man show "Ghetto Klown," Deadline.com reports. The comedian is Colombian-born John Leguizamo, who is also an actor, producer and screenwriter. The project marks a return to HBO…

On With the Show: Liza Performs With Serious Injury, Swings by the Hospital After the Gig

Liza Minnelli continued to perform, appearing at an Actors Fund benefit for breast cancer on Monday, even after she had broken her wrist in three places just a day earlier, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Doctors had advised…

Who’s TV’s Highest-Paid Actor? Here’s the Top 10

A new list is out from Forbes magazine of television’s highest-paid actors, and at the top of the list is a man who stepped in to bring stability to a hit show after a turbulent period: Ashton Kutcher, who became…

Pop Superstar Working With Muppets on ABC Holiday Special

One of the top stars of pop music has an ABC holiday special in the works featuring the Muppets. E! Online reports that Lady Gaga is working on the project, with the details being kept secret. The show was taped…

NBCU Shakes Up Sales Division, Combines Cable and Broadcast

NBCUniversal today rolled out a new structure for its sales division that places an emphasis on combining sales for its wide-ranging assets, including the NBC broadcast network, B&C reports. "Linda Yaccarino, who was named president of sales for all of…

‘SNL’ Regular on Why the Show Has No African-American Women in the Cast

One of the regulars on NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" offered an opinion on why the show seems to have a hard time finding African-American women to be cast members. TVGuide.com reports that Kenan Thompson essentially said there aren’t any funny…