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Chuck Ross

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.

Aereo Chief Keeps Up Heat on Broadcasters, Suggests Networks Are Bluffing

Aereo Chief Executive Chet Kanojia expressed skepticism that broadcast networks would make good on their threats to move to cable to circumvent his service, the New York Post reports. Executives for Fox and Univision talked earlier this month about converting…

Video: Jon Stewart Slams CNN for False Report of Boston Bombing Arrest

Jon Stewart took aim at CNN on Wednesday’s “Daily Show” on Comedy Central, poking the cable news channel for what turned out to be a false report of an arrest in the Boston Marathon bombing, Politico reports. As we reported…

Has Fox’s ‘Cleveland Show’ Been Canceled? Here’s What Sources at the Network Are Saying

After a report surfaced that Fox’s "The Cleveland Show" had been canceled, network sources were trying to clarify the situation. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Fox denied the report, although sources did not go on the record…

What’s Holding Up the Debut of Al Jazeera’s New U.S. Network?

Al Jazeera America, the new network created from Al Gore’s Current TV, may not be ready to debut until Labor Day, although it has an internal goal of starting in June, reports the New York Post. Given that the network…

ABC Can’t Seem to Settle on a Name for New Action Series

ABC appears to be having trouble making its mind up about a title for an upcoming series. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the network has been flipflopping about naming its new Joss Whedon action series, which was originally called “S.H.I.E.L.D.”…

Eva Longoria to Star in Hulu’s Latest Foray Into Original Content — Ad Age Digital Conference Attendees Get Sneak Peek at ‘Mother Up’

By Michael LearmonthAdvertising Age Hulu’s latest foray into original content is a half-hour animated comedy about a disgraced former record exec who flees to the suburbs to give motherhood a try — with mixed results. Former "Desperate Housewives" star Eva…

Episode of ABC’s ‘Castle’ With Bomb Theme Is Delayed

An episode of "Castle" with a bomb theme has been rescheduled by ABC following the tragedy at the Boston Marathon on Monday, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Instead of airing the episode "Still" on Monday, the network will air another new…

Eva Longoria Explains Why She’s Taking Her Talents Online

Hulu’s most recent move into original content is a half-hour series that stars former "Desperate Housewives" actress Eva Longoria, reports Advertising Age. Longoria will play Rudi Wilson in "Mother Up," an animated comedy set to debut on Hulu in the…

Starz Renews Show After Airing Just One Episode

Starz has renewed a new drama series after airing just one episode. TheWrap.com reports that the pay-cable channel renewed the period drama "Da Vinci’s Demons." The show drew 2.14 million viewers to its Friday debut episode, prompting the network to…

Amazon Takes a Step Into TV, Tweaks Plan to Put Pilots on the Web

Amazon is posting eight comedy pilots on its site, but the debut, which was slated for today (Thursday, April 18, 2013), was pushed back at the last minute, reports the New York Post. The article doesn’t report when the pilots…