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.

Blockbuster to Close 300 Stores

Blockbuster will shutter 300 stores in the next few weeks, the Denver Post reports. The company will lay off about 3,000 workers, the report adds. The closures will hit underperforming stores or those that are getting close to the end…

One Wag, Talking About the Fake Details of College Football Star Manti Te’o’s Fake Girlfriend: ‘Look at the Bright Side — No One Really Died.’ All Kidding Aside, Here Are the Reasons the Hoax Lasted as Long as It Did. Guest Commentary

[Hi. Chuck Ross here. This guest blog is written by David Klein. David and I go back almost 20 years. For all my time here at TVWeek, and for the four years before that when I was the media editor at our sibling publication…

Lindsay Lohan Declines Big Payday From ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Lindsay Lohan has reportedly declined an invitation to join "Dancing with the Stars," turning down a series of offers that reached $550,000, reports TMZ.com. The reason? She reportedly doesn’t want to appear on reality TV, the story says. "But there’s…

NBC Rolling Out Animated ‘Revolution’ Webisodes

NBC will try to keep viewer interest in its freshman drama "Revolution" by rolling out animated webisodes during the show’s winter hiatus, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. A new webisode will debut online every week through Feb. 18 on NBC.com, YouTube…

NFL Playoffs Crush the Ratings Competition — Hitting One Network Especially Hard

The NFL’s prime-time clash between AFC powers New England and Baltimore, aired live on CBS, dominated the broadcast ratings Sunday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the game delivered a preliminary 14.6 average rating in the key 18-49…

‘Waterloo Road’ Beauty Injured on Set of ABC’s ‘Castle’

An actress best known for her role in the BBC series “Waterloo Road” was injured, along with a stuntman, while shooting the ABC drama series “Castle.” The actress, Karen David, and the stuntman, who has not been named, fell out…

Iconic Video Game Maker Files for Bankruptcy

One of the pioneering companies in the video game business — the company that created the games “Pong,” “Centipede” and “Asteroids” — filed for bankruptcy today, CNN reports. The move by Atari U.S. is an effort to break off the…

Original Batmobile Sells for $4.6 Million

The original Batmobile from the 1960s ABC television series was auctioned Saturday for $4.6 million, Deadline.com reports. The sale took place at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction. “Bidding lasted about 4 minutes and the winning bid was $4.2 million before fees…

Why Fox Is Taking a New Approach to Promoting an Upcoming Drama Series

In a pioneering effort to reach viewers, Fox Television is promoting the new Kevin Bacon drama, "The Following," by urging viewers to set their DVRs to record the program, reports Deadline.com. Instead of tune-in ads, Fox has turned to billboards…

NFL Reveals Who Will Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl

The lineup for the Super Bowl, set for Feb. 3 in New Orleans, is falling into place. The two teams will be the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, following victories Sunday in the conference championship games. And the…