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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.

Harriet Tubman ‘Sex Tape’ Pulled From YouTube

A controversial parody "sex tape" based on the historic abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been pulled by Russell Simmons from his All Def Digital YouTube channel, with Simmons offering an apology for the video, reports the New York Daily News. The…

Al Jazeera America to Feature ‘Less Opinion, Less Yelling’ — and Fewer of Two Other Things You Are Used to Seeing on Other News Channels

Al Jazeera America interim chief executive Ehab Al Shihabi said the new network will have "less opinion, less yelling and fewer celebrity sightings," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Along with fewer celebrities, the network will also feature fewer commercials than…

‘Sex and the City’ and ‘90210’ Creator Developing New Comedy

The creator of "Sex and the City," "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Melrose Place" is working on a new comedy called "Younger," TheWrap.com reports. The new show from Darren Star, which is in the works for TV Land, is about a…

‘Glee’ Will Resist Temptation to Have Finn Hudson Die of an Overdose

"Glee" creator Ryan Murphy says the character Finn Hudson won’t die of a drug overdose, although he tells Deadline.com it was an idea that producers considered. Hudson was played on the Fox series by Cory Monteith, who died of drug…

Major Breakthrough: Sony Reportedly Close to Deal to Carry Viacom Cable Networks, Such as MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, on an Internet-Based Over-the-Top Pay Service That Would Be Available on Sony’s PlayStations

Sony "has reached a preliminary deal with Viacom to carry the media giant’s channels, such as MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, on its planned pay-TV service, people familiar with the matter said," report Amol Sharmaa and Shalini Ramachandran in The…

Oprah Talks About the Struggles of OWN and Her Symptoms of a Nervous Breakdown

Oprah Winfrey has "made several public revelations about OWN that could complicate Discovery chief David Zaslav’s current spin campaign that her cable channel is no longer a disaster," report Lisa De Moraes and Nikki Finke at Deadline.com.. The story continues,…

‘That ’70s Show’ Star Dead at 43

One of the stars of the Fox comedy series "That ’70s Show" has died. Entertainment Weekly reports that it has confirmed actress Lisa Robin Kelly, who played Eric’s older sister Laurie on the first five seasons of the show, is…

Fox Wins Night as Key NBC Series Falls to Season Low

Fox came out on top in a hotly contested Wednesday prime-time ratings battle among the broadcast networks as franchise reality shows on three networks came within a whisker of each other’s numbers in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen…

‘House’ Actor Sparks Twitter War

A former "House" actor waded into a controversy with an online response to some breaking news this week. TheWrap.com reports that Kal Penn — also known for his performances as Kumar in the "Harold and Kumar" stoner movies, generated an…

‘Girlfriend in a Coma’ Back on Track at NBC

The NBC comedy project "Girlfriend in a Coma" is back on track after signing on "The Devil Wears Prada" director David Frankel, reports Deadline.com. The project has been dormant for four months, after star Christina Ricci left the show in…