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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.
World Wrestling Entertainment is under fire from conservatives who say a wrestler and his manager are bashing the Tea Party with their immigrant-bashing personas, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The complaints started a week ago on "Monday Night Raw," when…
Much of the coverage of the current television season has focused on the lack of new hit shows on the broadcast networks, but TV writer Joe Flint reports in the Los Angeles Times that veteran series are also struggling. “So…
With the cost of sports rights soaring, ESPN’s per-subscriber fee is also expected to climb. MediaPost reports that the fee is likely to pass $7 a month in 2017, based on ESPN’s huge NFL rights bill and the likelihood of…
Melissa Rosenberg, who adapted the "Twilight" books into movie scripts, has been tapped by ABC as the showrunner for the ABC Studios drama pilot "Big Thunder," reports Deadline.com. The pilot is based on Disney’s Big Thunder Mountain roller coaster ride,…
The CW has issued a casting call for a reality show called "The Hunt," which has similarities to the best-selling "The Hunger Games" books, reports the New York Post. The series will feature 12 teams of two people each who…
A campaigner who is urging Macy’s to sever ties with Donald Trump has been threatened with a $25 million lawsuit by Trump, reports TheWrap.com. Trump’s attorney, Alan Garten, sent a letter to Angelo Carusone, who started the online petition that…
Mandy Moore has been cast as one of the leads in a new ABC comedy project, Deadline.com reports. The singer and actress, whose TV resume includes recurring roles on “Entourage,” “Scrubs” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” will appear in the single-camera pilot…
Steve Carell, who was a prime-time fixture during the golden years of NBC’s “The Office,” is returning to prime time — but in a much different role. Carell has scheduled a guest appearance on the History reality show "Pawn Stars,"…
The star of NBC’s "My Name Is Earl" will play the lead role in a new drama project at CBS. Deadline.com reports that “Earl’s” Jason Lee has been cast in the lead of the pilot "Second Sight.” The series is…
A familiar face at CNN is reportedly on the way out at the network. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that new network chief Jeff Zucker is moving Erin Burnett into Soledad O’Brien’s morning time period, with O’Brien headed…