Chuck Ross

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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.

ABC Family Orders Two New Series

Two new series are in the works at ABC Family, Deadline.com reports. The cable channel has ordered a show called "Dancing Fools" and a docu-soap called "The Vineyard," the story reports. The premise of "Dancing Fools" is being kept quiet,…

Media Company With 110-Year History in Hunt for Time Inc. Magazines

A media company started more than 110 years ago — in 1902 — is in talks with Time Warner about acquiring some of the Time Inc. magazines, reports The New York Times Media Decoder. Says the story: "Time Warner is in…

‘Glee’ Producer Joins ABC Comedy

One of the producers behind the Fox series “Glee” has signed an overall deal with ABC Studios. Deadline.com reports that “Glee” co-executive producer Stacy Traub joins the company’s “Middle Age Rage,” a comedy pilot at ABC, as executive producer. “Written…

Mark Consuelos Lands Pilot, Co-Starring with John Goodman

Mark Consuelos has been tapped as a lead opposite John Goodman in a comedy pilot, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The article notes that the sitcom pilot is "Alpha House," which is being done for Amazon Studios. "Yara Martinez and Kobi…

ABC Announces Midseason Scheduling Moves

ABC has released this press release: ABC ANNOUNCES MIDSEASON SCHEDULING MOVES “Celebrity Wife Swap” Returns with All-New Episodes Beginning Tuesday, February 26 at 8:00 p.m., and “The Taste” Moves to 9:00 p.m. That Same Night “Happy Endings” Moves to Fridays…

Is Warren Buffett the Sexiest Man Alive? It Could Happen If He Follows Through on a Possible Purchase of Much of Time Inc.

Time Warner is negotiating to sell much of its Time Inc. magazine division — including People, InStyle and Real Simple, Advertising Age reports, citing a report in another Time Inc. publication, Fortune. Fortune itself is reportedly not part of the…

Time Warner Said in Talks to Sell Most of Time Inc. — Bank Said to Be Involved Has Ties to Warren Buffett

By Nat Ives, Matthew CreamerAdvertising Age Time Warner is in talks to sell a large portion of its Time Inc. magazine division, including People, InStyle and Real Simple, according to a report Wednesday afternoon by Fortune. Fortune is itself a…

Former Obama Press Secretary Lands TV News Job

A former White House press secretary under President Obama, who also was a senior adviser to the 2012 Obama campaign, is moving into TV news. Politico reports that Robert Gibbs has joined NBC News and MSNBC as a contributor. “MSNBC…

How Univision Beat All the English-Language Broadcast Networks Tuesday Night

Spanish-language broadcaster Univision came up with a simple formula for success Tuesday night, beating all the English-language broadcast networks in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. The secret to its success was skipping the State of the Union…

TV’s ‘Lincoln’ Lands Fox Drama Pilot

The actor who will be seen as President Lincoln this weekend in “Killing Lincoln” on the National Geographic Channel has been cast in Fox’s drama pilot “Delirium,” TVLine.com reports. Billy Campbell, who’s known for his role as Darren Richmond in…