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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 owner of the "Saturday Night Live" archive, Broadway Video, has made a deal to sell exclusive rights for shows from 1975 through 2012 to Yahoo, reports The New York Times. That means that when the deal starts in September,…
Mark Burnett is quietly shopping his follow-up to his huge miniseries hit "The Bible," which has the working title "A.D.," reports the New York Post. Burnett told the Post that the project "is not a continuation of ‘The Bible.’" He…
Armie Hammer, who will play the title role in the upcoming movie version of "The Lone Ranger," has now signed up to play in another movie version of a classic TV show. Hammer "is set to star with Tom Cruise…
Amazon, "the e-commerce giant, is planning to introduce a device this fall dedicated to streaming video over the Internet and into its customers’ living rooms, according to three people familiar with the project who aren’t authorized to discuss it," reports…
“The Voice,” the singing competition that has been leading a ratings turnaround for NBC’s prime time, hit a sour note Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the program lost six-tenths of a ratings point in the key…
In a surprise selection, People magazine has named an award-winning actress as its Most Beautiful Woman in the World for 2013. Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, a 40-year-old mother of two, knocked pop superstar Beyonce out of the No. 1 spot….
ABC Family announced it has given a series order to a new drama. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel picked up the pilot “Terminales,” which will be renamed “Chasing Life” as it goes to series. “With…
The Bismarck, N.D., news anchor who was fired after an on-air incident in his first day on the job has become a hot property in the media, booking late-night talk shows and getting an assignment from a popular daytime show….
A venue that has been a fixture of the Los Angeles music scene for decades will close in September. Billboard reports that it has confirmed the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City will be shuttered when its lease agreement runs out….
After a TV appearance by what’s being billed as a 14-year-old McDonald’s hamburger, the fast-food chain has been doing spin control — trying to ease fears that the still-edible-looking burger offers evidence that the company’s food is a little too…