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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 ex-wife of “Anger Management” star Charlie Sheen has been hospitalized, according to media reports. USA Today reports that Brooke Mueller was in UCLA Medical Center being treated for prescription drug abuse. TMZ reported that Mueller’s 4-year-old twins with Sheen…
Hostilities between Donald Trump and "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart flared up when Stewart uttered a throwaway joke at the business mogul’s expense on his Wednesday show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. "By the way, did you know…
Billy Crystal is planning a return to television with a project that he will star in as well as co-write and executive produce along with "Burn Notice" creator Matt Nix, reports Deadline.com. Larry Charles of "Borat" is directing, co-writing and…
ABC’s "Nightline" is set to launch an hourlong prime-time edition later this month. B&C reports that the show will premiere Wednesday, May 29. The program will have the 10 p.m. time period, and will focus on consumer issues, such as…
A CNN host spent part of Sunday morning getting grilled by his own show after he was let go from his other job. Media critic Howard Kurtz was fired by the Daily Beast after writing an article about NBA player…
PBS is working with the non-profit TED, known for its 18-minute-long talks given by intellectual luminaries such as Stephen Hawking and Daniel Pink, on a new education-focused special, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times. The one-hour special, "TED…
The ABC drama "Revenge" has named a new showrunner following the departure of Mike Kelley. TheWrap.com reports that the series tapped executive producer and writer Sunil Nayar for the job. As previously reported, a behind-the-scenes shakeup led to Kelley’s departure,…
CBS is in talks to take full ownership of TVGuide.com, after being in a 50/50 partnership with Lionsgate since spending $100 million in March to buy the stake previously owned by One Equity Partners, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "I’ve…
Bethenny Frankel’s syndicated daily talk show now has a premiere date. Deadline.com reports that the show will debut Sept. 9. The program, from Warner Bros. and Ellen DeGeneres’ company, aired a successful six-week test last summer on several Fox-owned stations,…
E! Online said its Twitter feed was hacked, with the culprits sending out false reports Saturday about Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie, reports the Associated Press. The Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility. The group has taken credit for a number…