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.

Fox News Cuts Ties With Political Strategist

Fox News has severed ties with a contributor who has a long track record as a political consultant and strategist. TVNewser.com reports that the cable channel has ended its relationship with Dick Morris. Fox News declined to renew his contract…

CBS Defends Its Broadcast of Post-Super Bowl Expletives

A top CBS executive is defending the network’s handling of the Super Bowl post-game celebration, during which a couple of players for the victorious Baltimore Ravens could be heard dropping what is generally described as “fleeting expletives.” Specifically, Ravens lineman…

Well-Known Comedian Lands Role on ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ TV Project

CBS has cast a well-known comedian in its new "Beverly Hills Cop" TV project, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Kevin Pollak, a stand-up comic whose credits include playing a district attorney on "Shark," will portray the in-house attorney…

HBO Signs Overall Deal With ‘Game of Thrones’ Author

HBO has signed a two-year overall deal with "Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin, reports Deadline.com. Under the deal, Martin will continue as co-executive producer on "Game of Thrones," and will also develop and produce new series projects…

Ad Sales Under Way for 2014 Super Bowl — With the Game’s Venue One Factor That Could Push Up Prices

Sales of advertising time for the 2014 Super Bowl have already begun, and the city where the game will be played could have an impact on prices — at least if Fox can successfully make that pitch, reports Brian Steinberg…

Think the Super Bowl Is Over? Fox Starts Early Haggling for 2014 — Will Fox Get Higher Prices for New York-Based Game?

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age With chatter about CBS’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLVII fading, News Corp.’s Fox has begun making early outreach to advertisers about next year’s event, according to people familiar with the situation, as part of broader talks…

Take a Letter Maria, But Don’t Deliver It to My Wife: Postal Service to Stop Delivering Mail on Saturdays

"The U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion annually, the financially struggling agency says," reports the Associated Press. The story…

Why Stock for MSO Charter Is on Fire

"Charter Communications [stock] rose the most in more than a year after Liberty Global Inc.’s interest in buying Virgin Media Inc. stoked valuations for U.S. cable companies," Bloomberg reports. The article adds that yesteday, Feb. 5, 2013, "Charter, the No. 4 [MSO]…

ABC’s Oscars Telecast Sells Out of Ad Time — Fast

ABC announced that its Academy Awards telecast has sold out of commercial time, with the sellout coming at the fastest pace for the telecast in more than a decade. The Oscars were virtually sold out by Christmas, the network revealed….

Disney to Make ‘Star Wars’ Stand-Alone Movies That Are IN ADDITION to the Overall Main Multi-Part ‘Star Wars’ Saga

The Walt Disney Co., which is taking over the making of future ‘Star Wars’ movies, will be making stand-alone ‘Star Wars’ films that are IN ADDITION to the main, multi-part ‘Star Wars’ saga. The announcement was made by Disney chariman…