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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.

‘SNL’ Cast Member Lands Another Project — Will This Mean She’s Off the Show?

A cast member on "Saturday Night Live" has landed another TV project, raising the possibility that she will leave the NBC late-night sketch comedy show. “SNL’s” Nasim Pedrad has been cast in an untitled NBC comedy pilot from comic John…

Cause of ‘Buckwild’ Star’s Death Determined

Officials have determined the cause of death for 21-year-old Shain Gandee, a star of the MTV reality series “Buckwild.” Gandee and two other men were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which cites the Kanawha County…

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Netflix Announcement Forces SEC to Change Law and Get With the 21st Century

An announcement that Netflix made last July on its Facebook page has forced the Securities and Exchange Commission to change one of its regulations, reports Forbes. According to the report, the brouhaha "stems from when Netflix CEO Reed Hastings last…

Report: Fallon Closes Deal for ‘Tonight Show’

Jimmy Fallon has reportedly closed a deal to take over NBC’s "The Tonight Show," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The timing for the transition remains unclear while NBC considers how to handle the handover from Jay Leno, the report notes….

Study: Education Level Corresponds With the Amount of Morning TV That Viewers Watch

A new study from Nielsen found that in homes where the head of household had at least four years of college, families watched less morning TV than in homes headed by people with only a high school education, reports the…

Jane Henson, Widow of Jim Henson and a Partner in the Muppets, Dies at 78

Jane Henson, who helped create, design and market the Muppets, has died, reports the Los Angeles Times. She was 78. Henson met her husband, Jim Henson, in a puppetry class at the University of Maryland in the 1950s, with Henson…

Report: More Than 1 Million Pay-TV Customers Canceled Service Last Year

With options such as Netflix and Hulu available to consumers, about 1.08 million pay-television customers canceled their service last year, reports Bloomberg, citing a report from Convergence Consulting Group. That means the total number of consumers to have cut their…

Cable Network CEO’s Pay Package Goes From $52 Million to $49.9 Million. Does That Really Constitute a Pay Cut?

The CEO of a major cable programmer has taken what’s being described as a pay cut, but it sounds as though he should be able to get by.  Discovery Communications Chief Executive David Zaslav saw his compensation dip a little…

Apple May Debut New iPhone This Summer

Apple will start production on a new iPhone in the second quarter, preparing for a potential summer debut, reports The Wall Street Journal. The new model is similar to the current one, the report notes. Apple also continues to work…