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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.
An ABC drama series shut down production when its lead actor was a no-show amid a dispute with the production company. Deadline.com reports that "Castle" shut down Friday when Nathan Fillion, who plays title character Richard Castle, didn’t show up…
Time Warner Inc. today announced a top-level management change for its Turner Broadcasting System division. Multichannel News reports that the company named Time Warner Inc. Chief Financial Officer John Martin as the new Turner CEO. Martin will replace current CEO…
Oxygen has announced its decision to cancel a show. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the cable channel will bring the reality series "The Glee Project" to an end after two seasons. The decision was made several weeks ago and is…
An actor who made history by appearing as the first Klingon on the original 1960s series "Star Trek" has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Victor Lundin, 83, died June 29 in Los Angeles after a long illness. Lundin, who often…
Pay-cable channel Showtime announced the renewal of a drama series. USA Today reports that the channel ordered a second season of "Ray Donovan," which stars Liev Schreiber as the title character. The renewal comes just a few weeks after the…
"Google is rolling out a revamped version of its popular Maps application for Apple’s iOS, highlighted by dedicated support for the iPad tablet," reports FierceMobileContent. The article continues: "The new Google Maps for iOS 2.0, also optimized for the iPhone and iPod…
ABC’s fall premiere dates feature staggered program debuts, with the broadcast network taking a page from the cable network playbook, reports TheWrap.com. "20/20" will kick off the 2013-14 season on Sept. 6, earlier than the other networks, while the new…
HBO has ordered a new comedy series from the team that wrote and directed a quirky 2011 feature film. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the pay-cable channel ordered "Togetherness" from brothers Jay and Mark Duplass, marking their first…
Asiana Airlines has opted not to sue KTVU-TV over the TV station’s reporting blunder, reports Deadline.com. The story says, "Asiana Airlines has had a change of heart. Earlier this week, the carrier said it planned to sue local San Francisco…
Hulu’s decision to call off its sale as it was entering the final stages of the bidding process hit the company’s would-be buyers in the pocketbook to the tune of $25 million in banking and legal fees, the New York…