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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.
The producers of "Sharknado" are working on a sequel, and they only want one actor back from the original Syfy television movie, reports TMZ.com. That actor is Ian Ziering, the story says. The producers aren’t planning to ask back actress…
NBC is working on a documentary about figure skating rivals Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding, just days after ESPN said it plans its own documentary about the pair, reports The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. ESPN’s "30 for 30" is working…
"American Horror Story: Coven" is bringing back an actor who appeared in the show’s first season. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the show is bringing back Denis O’Hare. It’s not clear what O’Hare’s role will be in the FX show’s…
Actor James Spader said at the Television Critics Association press tour that he took the role as Robert California on "The Office" for the money, reports Deadline.com. Spader said he was offered the role after appearing as a one-off in…
A popular radio personality and one of the co-hosts of Twentieth Television’s syndicated TV show "Dish Nation" passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013. "Radio host Kidd Kraddick … died suddenly today at age 53." wrote our friend Nellie Andreeva at…
Two of the biggest forces in worldwide advertising, the United States-based Omnicom Group and the France-based Publicis Groupe, have merged to form the world’s largest advertisng group. All of the advertising amd media agencies listed in our headline, above, will…
NBC Chairman Robert Greenblatt announced Saturday, July 27, 2013, that NBC will present a four-hour miniseries titled "Hillary," about Hillary Clinton. The program will star Diane Lane, who has been nominated both for Emmys ("Cinema Verite," "Lonesome Dove") and for…
For the first time in its history, AMC has ordered two new series in one cycle, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The cable channel is adding "Halt & Catch Fire" and "Turn" to its programming lineup. AMC President Charlie…
A TV movie that became an instant cult classic thanks to the Internet is headed to movie theaters. TheWrap.com reports that Syfy’s "Sharknado," which created a sensation on social media even though its viewer numbers were pretty low, will have…
TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross has found this summer’s must-see movie, and it’s in 3D — but you may have a hard time finding it. To read what it is and why it’s so hard to find in theaters, please…