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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.

Kelly Osbourne Hospitalized

Reality TV personality Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne and talk show host Sharon Osbourne, was hospitalized today after having a seizure during a taping of her E! show “Fashion Police,” TMZ.com reports. “An ambulance rushed to the…

NFL Sunday Ticket May Be Scrapped

Football fans have had the opportunity to watch every NFL game via DirecTV since 1994, but that service may soon be scrapped. NBC Sports reports that the satellite service may drop its NFL Sunday Ticket after the 2014 season. The…

Discovery Names New Head of Domestic Distribution

Discovery Communications has a new president of domestic distribution. The company on Wednesday announced the promotion of Eric Phillips to the post, B&C reports. “Phillips will lead the day-to-day operations of the division, while having oversight of content distribution sales…

Will Ferrell Comedy Series Gets Green Light

A scripted comedy series from “Saturday Night Live” alum Will Ferrell has received the green light, Deadline.com reports. The show, “The Spoils of Babylon,” comes from Ferrell and Adam McKay, and is produced by Funny or Die. “Spoils” received a…

‘Game of Thrones’ Beauty’s Naked Dip on Broadway Creates a Stir

"Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke is whipping theater goers into a frenzy and prompting them to violate a long-standing Broadway rule against photographs, the New York Post reports. The excitement is over her new role in "Breakfast at Tiffany’s,"…

Al Gore Is Sued for $5 Million Over Sale of Current TV

Al Gore has been hit with a lawsuit seeking more than $5 million over the sale of his Current TV to Al Jazeera, which was brokered for $500 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The lawsuit claims Gore…

Enough Already: 17 Reality Shows Have the Same Word in Their Titles

The use of a certain plural noun in the titles of reality TV shows has reached the saturation point — or has it? TheWrap.com reports that at least 17 reality shows feature the word "wars" in their titles. Just a…

Fox Business Bringing Out Claws Against CNBC

Fox Business is going for the jugular against CNBC, airing ads that mock its bigger rival’s swing into reality programming, reports Advertising Age. The ads are airing on Fox News and Fox Business — as well as on CNBC, the…

Divine Intervention? Mark Burnett Offers Insights Into Success of ‘The Bible’: ‘The Hand of God Was on This’

“The Bible” producer Mark Burnett says "weird things" happened during the production of the wildly successful History miniseries, which he describes as being touched by "the hand of God." As previously reported, the show’s premiere Sunday attracted a whopping 13.1…

Oscar-Nominated Actor Joins Martin Short in New NBC Comedy

An actor who starred in a string of period-defining movies in the 1960s and 1970s — receiving an Academy Award nomination for “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” — has signed on with a new NBC comedy project. Deadline.com…