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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.
An internal memo with major announcements was sent out today, Monday, Feb 4, 2013, by NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke. In the memo Burke wrote: "I am writing to let you know of some important changes to our organization, with the promotion of…
Oreo was one of several advertisers that created instant ads during the Super Bowl and sent them out via Twitter. Oreo’s ad, pictured below, was send out with a tweet that read, "Power out? No problem." Wrote Paul Farhi in The…
One of the rookie daytime talk shows — part of the freshman crop of syndicated shows that have been vying to fill the void left by the end of “Oprah” — is getting the ax. B&C reports that “The Ricki Lake…
Donald Trump called in this morning to Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” to announce his plan to sue Bill Maher, the star of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” for allegedly welching on a $5 million dare, reports TheWrap.com. Maher…
CBS has unveiled a number of key programming moves, including giving a pilot order to a drama from three “Homeland” producers, Deadline.com reports. The network also gave a pilot order to “Intelligence,” from writer Michael Seitzman, and officially ordered a…
ABC News, which has already lost a number of key players in recent weeks, is losing another one. Politico reports that senior investigative reporter Richard Esposito is headed to NBC News. The move follows the recent losses of “20/20” co-anchor…
Ben Affleck’s feature film “Argo” continues to rack up awards, building what some observers are calling unstoppable momentum during the runup to the Oscars. The latest top honor for Affleck: the Directors Guild of America Award. TVWeek Open Mic blogger…
After news broke that three actors would have to depart an ABC daytime drama due to a competing rights claim to their characters, as we reported last week, a breakthrough in the legal hassle may be in the offing. TVLine.com…
The annual rankings of the Super Bowl ads are out, and while the competition for the top spot was close, the battle for worst commercial crowned a clear “winner.” The top-rated commercial this year was Anheuser-Busch’s spot featuring a reunion…
New CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker is telling CNN’s reporters and producers to do things differently — he wants them to broaden their conception of news and to widen their range of topics on air, reports the New York Post….