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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.

FX Has Vietnam War Series in the Pipeline With Oscar Winner Exec Producing

FX has a Vietnam War series in development, with an Oscar winner as executive producer. Deadline.com reports that Stephen Gaghan is exec producing “They Marched Into Sunlight,” a six-part limited series. The project, from Fox 21 and FX Productions, is…

CW Rolls Out Summer Premiere Dates, Including Three New Series

The CW has taken the wraps off its schedule of summer premieres, including a lineup of new programs and a new season of “Breaking Pointe,” EW.com’s Inside TV reports. Here’s the schedule: Tuesday, July 168-8:30 p.m.: Whose Line Is It…

CNN Latino Expands Syndicated Block Into New York and Three Other Cities

CNN Latino, the cable network’s Spanish-language programming service, has sold its eight-hour syndicated block to TV stations in cities including New York and Phoenix, reports the Los Angeles Times. The service launched in January on KBEH-DT Channel 63 in Los…

Conan O’Brien Extends Deal With TBS Through 2015

Conan O’Brien will remain with TBS until November 2015 after extending his contract with the cable network, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. Carter writes, "While his old network, NBC, is in the midst of the latest late-night…

Netflix Adds Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and TNT Content

Netflix announced the addition this week of content from Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and TNT. Beginning Monday, April 1, the online streaming service now has complete past seasons of Cartoon Network shows including “Adventure Time,” “Ben 10,” “Regular Show,” “Johnny…

What’s Barbara Walters Saying About Her Retirement? Not Much

Despite reports last week that Barbara Walters is retiring, she gave a long non-answer on ABC’s "The View" about her future, reports TVNewser. "I have no announcements to make," she said. “Nothing is going on. Even though our programs have…

HBO Developing Project Based on First Person to Walk Around the Globe

HBO Films is working on an adaptation of the book "The Man Who Walked Around the World," which is about David Kunst’s feat of becoming the first person to circumnavigate the globe by foot, reports Deadline.com. After the Apollo moon…

Cable Ratings Soared on Sunday Night, Which Used to Be a Broadcast Stronghold

Ratings for programs shown on cable TV soared this past Sunday night. Sunday used to be a stronghold of broadcast TV. To begin, the History channel announced: "The much anticipated finale of History’s ‘The Bible’ on Sunday March 31st from 8-10 p.m….

Video: Leno and Jimmy Fallon Sing Duet About ‘Tonight Show’ Rumors; It Aired Monday Night as a Bridge Between Leno’s Show and Fallon’s

Reality TV Star, 21, Found Dead With Two Others

A young star of a controversial reality show was found dead this morning with two other people, according to media reports. The body of Shain Gandee, 21, one of the stars of the MTV reality show “Buckwild,” was found along…