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Chuck Ross

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.

NBC Sports Reaches Milestone Ahead of 2020 Olympics

With a little less than eight months to go before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, NBC Sports has surpassed $1 billion in ad sales for the event, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “The network expects to book more than…

TV Reporter Allegedly Assaulted on Live TV

In an incident that has gone viral after being captured live by TV news cameras, television reporter Alex Bozarjian, who was covering a fun run for WSAV-TV in Savannah, Ga., became the victim of what’s being called an assault when…

Cosby Loses Bid to Overturn His Sex Assault Conviction

Fallen TV icon Bill Cosby, who is serving a prison term in Pennsylvania after being convicted last year of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004, will remain locked up after suffering a setback in court Tuesday. NPR reports…

Hulu Premieres Historic Docuseries ‘Hillary’ at Sundance Film Festival

Press release from Hulu, Dec. 10, 2019: Following Sundance Film Festival’s 2020 program release, Hulu and Propagate today announced the official premiere date for the new captivating four-part docuseries, Hillary. Directed by Oscar nominee Nanette Burstein (On The Ropes), Hillary…

Emmy-Nominated Actor Dies

An actor who became a familiar face on television through regular roles on sitcoms and dramas, including “Benson,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “Boston Legal,” has died. Rene Auberjonois died Sunday from metastatic lung cancer at his home in…

ABC to Air ‘Star Wars’ Special Ahead of ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Premiere; ‘Star Wars’ Marathon Set on TNT

A number of TV outlets are jumping into the “Star Wars” universe ahead of the hotly anticipated premiere of Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” The movie, the ninth and final installment of the core three “Star Wars” feature…

Fox News Replaces Shepard Smith

Fox News Channel on Monday named a replacement to take over the time slot formerly held by Shepard Smith. The AP reports that Bill Hemmer, a Fox News veteran who also previously worked at CNN, will take over the 3…

AT&T Hiking Prices on DirecTV, U-Verse

AT&T has a round of imminent price hikes in the works for DirecTV and U-verse subscribers, Deadline reports. “Beginning January 19, 2020, some customers of the satellite and cable outlets will see their monthly packages rise by $1 to $8…

Is a Historic CBS Building About to Be Sold?

The building that has served as headquarters for CBS since the mid-1960s may be put up for sale. Variety cites comments by Bob Bakish, CEO of the newly formed ViacomCBS, in which he says the company will look to sell…

L.A. Film Critics Name Year’s Best Film

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association went a different direction from its New York counterpart in naming its choice for the year’s best film, selecting the class satire “Parasite” for the honor while also naming its director, Bong Joon Ho,…