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.

Well-Known Comedian Files for Bankruptcy, Saying He Owes $8.3 Million to the IRS

A popular comedian and actor has filed for bankruptcy, claiming he owes almost $11 million in debt, including $8.3 million to the IRS, reports TMZ.com. It’s the second bankruptcy filing for Sinbad since 2009, although the first case was dismissed…

Today’s Must-Read: TVWeek’s Media Buyer of the Year

Today we honor our TVWeek Media Buyer of the Year. This is the 12th year we’ve given out this prestigious award. This year’s honoree is a 26-year veteran of the media business. And he’ll be involved in placing about $4…

NBC News Names New President

NBCUniversal News Group announced today the appointment of a new president of NBC News. In an announcement by Group Chairman Pat Fili-Krushel, the company revealed that Deborah Turness will get the job. Turness is the former editor of ITV News,…

*****PLEASE NOTE–THIS ITEM IS A PAID TEXT ADVERTISEMENT* American Legion Announces 2013 Recipients of Top Journalism Award

***PLEASE NOTE–THIS ITEM IS A PAID TEXT ADVERTISEMENT*** INDIANAPOLIS (May 10, 2013) – A Hawaii television station, America’s newspaper and a war correspondent’s video on the website of the nation’s “newspaper of record,” will receive The American Legion’s Fourth Estate…

Why Viewers Might Not See as Many Bare-Chested Women on ‘Game of Thrones’

HBO’s "Game of Thrones" is known for its nudity, although that might be changing, according to a report in the U.K.’s Telegraph. A star of the series, Oona Chaplin, says one of the actresses has refused to appear in any…

Former ‘Good Morning America’ Executive Producer Says She Had a Double Mastectomy

A former "Good Morning America" executive producer has revealed that she, like Angelina Jolie, has undergone a double mastectomy after learning she carried the BRCA gene. TVNewser reports that Shelley Ross made the revelation. Ross said that Jolie’s Op Ed…

Deborah Turness Named President of NBC News

Press release from NBCUniversal News Group: NEW YORK — May 20, 2013 — Deborah Turness, former editor of ITV News, the United Kingdom’s most-watched commercial network news service, has been named President of NBC News. It was announced today by…

Broadcast Nets Up the Ante From Last Year at Upfronts, Order More Series — Which Studios Sold the Most?

The broadcast networks spent heavily on scripted series during this year’s upfronts. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the nets ordered 45 scripted pilots to series, almost 10 more than a year ago. “Factor into that the off-cycle straight-to-series…

Former ‘Ugly Betty’ Star Headed Back to ABC?

Former "Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera may be poised to return to ABC in a modern-day twist on "Romeo and Juliet," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The project is called "Pedro & Maria" and is in development as a potential limited…

Report: Ad Sales at NBC News Trending $100 Million Below Budget

Advertising sales at NBC News are trending $100 million below budget, hurt by a ratings decline at "Today" in the key 25-to-54 demographic, reports the New York Post. Because ABC’s "Good Morning America" is now regularly beating "Today," it may…