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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 actress who has appeared on the ABC drama “Revenge” since the pilot is leaving the series. Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva reports that British actress Ashley Madekwe is departing. "Her option was not picked up due to what I hear were…
"Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan told Yahoo TV that a spinoff of the cult AMC show is "very much" a possibility. The spinoff would star Bob Odenkirk’s character, the fast-talking attorney Saul Goodman. "I mean, nothing [is] signed on the…
"30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin has been tapped for a TV hosting job. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that Baldwin was hired by National Geographic to host its "Night of Exploration" programming block. Baldwin will host shows that look at the…
Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings told CNBC that the fourth season of "Arrested Development" has "been huge, just as we had hoped," but declined to release any viewing numbers, reports The Wall Street Journal. "The reason we’re not doing ratings…
One of the stars of NBC’s “30 Rock” will star in a new comedy project. The New York Times’ Bill Carter reports that FX is continuing its push into comedy with a project from Tracy Morgan. Morgan will star in…
Time Warner Chief Executive Jeffrey Bewkes sold most of his direct holdings in the media conglomerate, benefiting from the shares’ 25% jump this year, reports Bloomberg. Bewkes, 61, sold 81% of his shares — 205,681 shares — for $59.27 each,…
Blake Shelton’s tornado relief concert, televised live on NBC, brought a strong turnout in donations. The Associated Press reports that the event raised more than $6 million in pledges and ticket sales. The money will be donated to the United…
ABC Studios has signed "30 Rock" producer Vali Chandrasekaran to a two-year overall deal, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The former Harvard Lampoon editor has worked on his own development efforts recently, including "The Marathon Times," which was at…
An Academy Award-winning actress is negotiating to join two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington in the feature film version of a dramatic TV series that was a hit on CBS during the 1980s. Oscar winner Melissa Leo is in talks to "join…
Is one of ABC’s most popular morning personalities being considered by Disney/ABC executives to host her own syndicated talk show? Our respected reporter friends Paige Albiniak and Michael Malone write in B&C: "Robin Roberts has been key to elevating ‘Good…