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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.

Valerie Harper Reveals Why She Said Yes to ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Legendary TV actress Valerie Harper, who is battling brain cancer, opened up about her illness and her upcoming appearance on ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars." In an interview with People magazine, Harper said: "When life asks you to dance, you…

Lawsuit Related to HBO’s ‘Luck’ Accuses Hollywood of Routinely Concealing Animal Deaths, Injuries

HBO and Stewart Productions, the producer of the ill-fated horse racing drama series "Luck," are seeking to distance themselves from a lawsuit filed by a former American Humane Association employee. The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq., reports that an amended filing…

FCC May Scrap UHF Discount; Resolution Near in Bloomberg-Comcast Dispute

Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn announced that the panel’s Sept. 26 public meeting will include a “vote on the proposal to do away with the UHF discount and an order resolving Bloomberg’s long-standing complaint against Comcast for alleged…

Disney Defeats Lawsuit Over Stan Lee Comic Book Franchises — Again

A Colorado judge dealt another blow to Stan Lee Media, the company the comic book legend founded in the mid-1990s, which lost its franchises including Fantastic Four, X-Men and Spider-Man after emerging from bankruptcy a decade ago. According to The…

‘Sunny’ Helps New Cable Channel Get Off to a Strong Start

“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” got off to a good start with its first appearance on FX’s new offshoot network FXX, according to TheWrap.com. “The Season 9 premiere of ‘Always Sunny’ Wednesday at 10 p.m. drew 757,000 total viewers,” the…

DirecTV Announces Series From Writer-Director Neil LaBute

DirecTV has tapped playwright, screenwriter and director Neil LaBute (“The Shape of Things,” “In the Company of Men") to write and produce a series of 10 short films to air on DirecTV’s Audience Network, Deadline.com reports. The deal was announced…

Motion Picture Academy Names Recipients of Honorary Oscars — Angelina Jolie on Tap for Prestigious Award, Along With a Versatile Comedian and a TV Fixture

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that Angelina Jolie will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic work, according to The New York Times. Jolie, who won a best supporting actress award in 2000…

Non-TV Story of the Day: The NSA Has Been Able to Foil Basic Safeguards of Privacy on the Internet

"The National Security Agency (NSA) is winning its long-running secret war on encryption, using supercomputers, technical trickery, court orders and behind-the-scenes persuasion to undermine the major tools protecting the privacy of everyday communications in the Internet age, according to newly…

He Worked on Some of the Most Famous Shows on TV: ‘Playhouse 90,’ ‘Twilight Zone,’ ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ ‘Bewitched’ and ‘Charlie’s Angels.’ And Wait Until You Read His Account About the Emmys. Writer-Producer William Froug Dies at 91

Variety writes that as a television writer/producer, William Froug "was attached to series including ‘The Twilight Zone,’ ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ ‘Playhouse 90’ and ‘Adventures in Paradise.’ His involvement in ‘Bewitched’ earned him a shared Emmy nomination for outstanding comedy…

Alec Baldwin Gets a New Show

Actor Alec Baldwin — who has been making more headlines lately for his run-ins with the paparazzi than for his career moves — is making career news today. MSNBC made the official announcement that Baldwin will have a show on…