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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.
No one can accuse Ryan Seacrest of being shy about media exposure. Seacrest is close to signing a deal to host NBC’s new reality show "Million Second Quiz," reports Lisa de Moraes at Deadline.com, adding that it’s a continuation of…
A correspondent for NBC’s recently wrapped "Rock Center," whose resume also includes a long stint at CBS News, has his sights set on a possible move to cable. TVNewser.com reports that Harry Smith may be joining CNBC, with the cable…
Kanye West is upset, and he’s asking his fans to do something about it. TMZ.com reports that the musician took to Twitter to express his angst after learning that a rough cut of his new music video, "Black Skinhead," was…
Los Angeles has banned the racy new "Project Runway" billboard that features naked models at the feet of hosts Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, reports TooFab. As previously reported, Lifetime just released the art for the upcoming 12th season of…
One of the stars of the "Lord of the Rings" film series is joining a drama project that’s in the works at FX. Deadline.com reports that Sean Astin, who plays Samwise Gamgee in the "Rings" movies, has been cast in…
News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch will appear before a committee of the British Parliament to discuss comments he made on a tape about a police probe into journalists’ phone hacking and payments to public officials, reports the Los Angeles Times….
“A federal judge on Wednesday found that Apple violated antitrust law in helping raise the retail price of e-books, saying the company ‘played a central role in facilitating and executing’ a conspiracy with five big publishers," reports The New York…
One bidder has been eliminated from the competition to buy Hulu after making a lower bid than the other would-be buyers, reports the New York Post. That bidder is Guggenheim Digital Media and private-equity partner KKR, the story says. The…
Former cable host Eliot Spitzer, who is hoping to revive his political career after resigning as New York governor amid a prostitution scandal, was close to tears in an appearance on MSNBC’s "Morning Joe," reports Politico. Spitzer, who hosted shows…
NBC Broadcasting today announced plans for a new syndicated daytime talk show, to be hosted by a fixture of daytime television. "The Meredith Vieira Show" is being readied for a fall 2014 premiere, with the focus on the longtime "Today,"…