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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.

Video: BBC Confirms Recovery of Lost ‘Doctor Who’ Episodes, Unveils Plans to Distribute Them

The BBC is already at work remastering newly discovered tapes featuring lost episodes of the original "Doctor Who" television series, according to a Deadline.com story. A video clip (see below) offers a look at the progress of remastering and plans…

‘Storage Hunters’ Stars Sue After Alleged Infamatory Remarks Were Made About Them

TruTV and the production company T Group Productions were sued by two cast members of "Storage Hunters," with the stars alleging they were improperly cut from a second season, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The couple claim other…

NBC Buys Project Co-Written by Actor From ‘PC/Mac’ Commercials

An actor known for his role in Apple’s "Get a Mac" ad campaign is co-writing and may star in a project that’s been bought by NBC, reports Deadline.com. The actor is Justin Long, who was a regular on NBC’s "Ed"…

LGBT Roles Drop in Prime Time

The broadcast networks’ prime-time lineups include fewer roles featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters, TV Guide reports, citing a report from GLAAD. LGBT characters make up 3.3% of regulars on scripted series this season, when considering the five…

BBC and Discovery ‘Essentially Dissolving’ Their Partnership

The BBC and the Discovery Channel are cutting back on their collaborations, according to The New York Times, which reports that the two organizations are "essentially dissolving" a relationship that stems from the 1990s. The change comes as the two…

‘Walking Dead’ Executive Producer Adapting Alien Project for Syfy

"The Walking Dead" executive producer Gale Anne Hurd is adapting Whitley Strieber’s best-selling novel "Alien Hunter" for Syfy, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Called "Hunters," the project is about a Pennsylvania detective who becomes a suspect in his wife’s…

CW Orders Additional Scripts for Three Freshman Dramas

Three freshman dramas on the CW received a vote of confidence from the network, which has ordered three additional scripts apiece for "The Originals," "The Tomorrow People" and "Reign," The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. "The Originals" drew 1.9 million…

Wow! Paul McCartney Surprises High School in Queens, NY with 90-Minute Musical Set. He Sang a Number of Beatles Songs, Including ‘Eight Days a Week,’ ‘Back in the USSR,’ and ‘Hey Jude’

"This beats going to class," Paul McCartney said with a big smile after taking the stage for a surprise performance at a performing arts high school in Astoria, Queens this afternoon," reports Rolling Stone. McCartney and his band showed up…

Cable Network Gets New President and General Manager

A top executive has returned to a company he used to work for to become the new president and general manager of a cable network targeted to women. "Marc Juris is returning to AMC Networks as the new president and…

Longtime Cast Member on NBC’s ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Is Stepping Down

A fixture in the cast of the long-running NBC procedural "Law & Order: SVU" is stepping down. Starpulse reports that Richard Belzer, who has been playing the character John Munch for more than 20 years — appearing in 450 episodes…