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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.

Fox News Channel Signs Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile to Contributor Role

Press release from Fox News, March 18, 2019: FOX News Channel (FNC) has signed former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile as a contributor, the network announced today. Brazile, a veteran Democratic strategist, will offer political analysis across both FNC…

Discovery Promotes Keith Kazerman to Executive Vice President, Digital Sales, Advanced Advertising and Research

Press release from Discovery, March 18, 2019: Discovery today announced the promotion of Keith Kazerman to Executive Vice President, Digital Sales, Advanced Advertising and Research, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Jon Steinlauf, Chief U.S. Ad Sales Officer for…

Former NFL Player Lands Spot as ESPN Tweaks Its Signature NFL Show

After one former NFL player got the boot, another one has landed a spot on ESPN’s revamped signature football show, “Sunday NFL Countdown.” The New York Post reports that Tedy Bruschi, a Super Bowl champion as a linebacker with the…

Netflix Will Cut Controversial Footage From ‘Bird Box’

Months after coming under fire over a controversial sequence in its post-apocalyptic film “Bird Box,” Netflix has agreed to remove the footage from the film. The AP reports that the streamer’s use of footage of a real-world train disaster brought…

Reality Show Contestant Dead at 42

A man who competed in 2014 along with his wife on the long-running reality series “The Amazing Race” has died. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Jim Raman died Tuesday morning in South Carolina. He was 42. Raman…

Two Top Facebook Executives Are Headed Out After Zuckerberg Announces Change In Focus for the Internet Giant

“Two of Facebook’s top executives are leaving the social network — a week after its boss Mark Zuckerberg announced a big strategic pivot toward private messaging,” The New York Post reports. Zuckerberg announced Thursday that chief product officer Chris Cox…

$500 Billion Lawsuit Filed in College Admissions Scandal

Celebrities and others involved in the college admissions bribery scandal, including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, have been hit with a $500 billion lawsuit in connection with the case. The civil suit is in addition to the criminal charges…

‘SNL’ Accused of Plagiarizing Lewd Sketches

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” is being accused of joke theft, with the attorney for the founders of a comedy team known as Temple Horses contacting the network to point out similarities between two “SNL” sketches and two clips posted by…

Neil deGrasse Tyson Probe Is Concluded

Following the completion of an investigation by National Geographic Channel into allegations of sexual misconduct by famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the channel announced it is moving forward with the two shows he hosts, “Cosmos” and “StarTalk.” Variety reports that…

NBC Details Plans for New Late-Night Show

NBC made it official after it was revealed on “The Tonight Show” that the network’s newest late-night personality will be Lilly Singh. The network detailed plans for “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” which will take over the 1:35 a.m….