Chuck Ross

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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.

CBS’s Moonves Unmoved by Offer From Time Warner Cable — We Have His Cold Response, in Full

CBS Corp. released its response to yesterday’s proposal by Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt to end the cable provider’s blackout of CBS-owned stations, Showtime and other CBS properties. The response, in the form of a personal letter to Britt…

Oh My! Looks Like Oprah Goes for the Jugular in Her Upcoming Interview With Lindsay Lohan. Check Out This Brief Promo

New MTV Reality Slate Includes Program About Virgins; Two Other Shows Will Tap Into One of the Hottest Reality Genres on TV

MTV has announced four new reality shows, including one the network is working on as the "Untitled Virgins Project," which is about young virgins struggling with temptation, the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports. "Luckily, MTV isn’t putting them all…

‘Marco Polo’ Explores Move to Netflix

The "Marco Polo" series from The Weinstein Co. and Electus may be moving to Netflix, after the streaming service made an offer for a 9-episode order for the drama, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "According to sources close to the…

MTV Series Gets Renewal — Minus Show’s Creator and Showrunner

MTV has announced the renewal of a series after a shakeout behind the scenes. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel is bringing back "Awkward" for a fourth season, minus the show’s creator and former showrunner. The…

‘My Name Is Earl’ Meets ‘Wonder Years’ in New Cable Project

An actress known for her role on the NBC comedy series "My Name Is Earl" will play the title character in the TV Land pilot "Jennifer Falls." TheWrap.com reports that the role will be played by Jaime Pressly. Pressly will…

Response From CBS Corp. President and CEO Leslie Moonves to Letter From Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt

Here is the full response from CBS Corp. President and CEO Leslie Moonves to the Aug. 5 letter from Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt proposing a solution to the retransmission standoff between the two companies that has led to…

Video: Bob Woodward, the Legendary Washington Post Reporter, Comments About the Sale of The Post to Internet Billionaire

Just a week after the Boston Globe was sold to Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, an Internet billionaire has bought The Washington Post. Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, agreed to buy The Post for $250 million,…

Writer Elmore Leonard Hospitalized

Author Elmore Leonard, who wrote books that inspired FX’s "Justified" and films including "Get Shorty" and "Out of Sight," was hospitalized after suffering a stroke July 29, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leonard, 87, is recovering in a Detroit-area hospital,…

Republican National Committee Threatens to Boycott NBC and CNN

The Republican National Committee is upset about a couple of TV projects that are in the works, and has threatened action against both NBC and CNN unless the projects are pulled, CBS News reports. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus sent letters…