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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.
CBS, which will broadcast the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, said it sold out of its commercial time for the game, Advertising Age reports. That is, unless an advertiser wants to pay up much more than the average price of…
While DVD sales and rental revenue declined last year, spending on film and television streaming jumped sharply, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Streaming revenue jumped to $2.3 billion in 2012 from $1.6 billion the previous year, according to…
An interview with Lance Armstrong by Oprah Winfrey will be broadcast Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, on a special editon of "Oprah’s Next Chapter" on OWN, the network says. Interestingly, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, in a blog entry published…
"Dish Network Corp. made an unsolicited bid to buy wireless broadband operator Clearwire Corp. for $5.15 billion, besting Sprint Nextel Corp.’s buyout offer and setting up a potential takeover battle," reports the Denver Post. Says the Bloomberg version of the…
Teaming for a new drama project at ABC are high-profile feature film director Brett Ratner ("Tower Heist," "Rush Hour") and Barry Schindel, producer of “Law & Order” and “Castle," Deadline.com reports. The project, “Tomorrow,” is “a high-concept law enforcement procedural…
Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly gave an insight-filled presentation Tuesday at the Television Critics Association press tour, admitting that the network “screwed up” with its low-rated fall lineup, Deadline.com reports. Other topics included friction between Fox and NBC, the need…
Upstart digital TV distributor Aereo has raised another $38 million and has announced plans to expand into 22 cities, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Barry Diller and other investors — including Highland Capital Partners — are re-upping on their initial…
Fox has renewed its drama series “Bones” for a ninth season, TV Guide reports. Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly made the announcement this morning during the Television Critics Association winter press tour. Said Reilly: "After more than 150 episodes, ‘Bones’…
Even with its two-hour “Biggest Loser” shedding viewers and a lackluster turnout for the new 10 p.m. drama series “Deception,” NBC had just enough to eke out a narrow ratings win Monday night. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC averaged a 2.2…