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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.

Predictable News Story of the Day: Guess What Taylor Swift’s Stalker Did Almost as Soon as He Got Out of Jail

A man who was on probation after recently being released from jail — who had already been arrested at least two other times at the home of pop superstar Taylor Swift — was arrested again early Thursday, with police saying…

New ‘Smart’ Audio Ads Match Creative to Each User’s Musical Taste

A new audio advertising format has been unveiled that uses artificial intelligence to match the ad’s creative message with a user’s music listening behavior. MediaPost reports that the new units from Publicis Media’s Spark Foundry have been dubbed “sympaphonic ads.”…

High-Ranking Netflix Executive Leaving the Company

One of the top executives at Netflix is headed out the door. The giant streaming service announced today that Chief Marketing Officer Kelly Bennett is stepping down after seven years on the job. Kelly, who joined Netflix in 2012, has…

Spike Lee TV Series Set to Return

A TV series from acclaimed film director Spike Lee is making plans for its return to Netflix. Season two of “She’s Gotta Have It” will be released by the streamer on May 24. “A seriously sexy comedy and rousing celebration…

Gayle King Wants a Huge Raise to Stay at CBS

“CBS This Morning” host Gayle King appears to be upping the ante in salary negotiations with CBS, with The New York Post’s Page Six reporting that King wants “George Stephanopoulos money” to remain at the network. The publication reports that…

CBS Tweaks Prime-Time Lineup for CBS News Special

CBS is moving around some prime-time programming this Friday, March 8, to make room for the one-hour special “The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly.” The program will feature interviews with the embattled R&B singer along with two women who…

Warner Bros. Chief Under Investigation

The chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. is the focus of an investigation following the publication of a report today by The Hollywood Reporter detailing an apparent relationship between the powerful executive, Kevin Tsujihara, and a young British actress, Charlotte…

Luke Perry Was Secretly Engaged Before His Death

Actor Luke Perry, who died Monday after suffering a massive stroke, was secretly engaged to a licensed marriage and family therapist, Wendy Madison Bauer, Us magazine reports. Bauer, 44, was among the gathering of family members and friends who were…

R. Kelly Arrested

R&B singer R. Kelly was arrested today in Illinois, where a Cook County Sheriff’s Office official said he won’t be released until he pays $161,000 he allegedly owes in back child support, the AP reports. “Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Sophia Ansari…

Writer-Producer Behind ‘The Good Place,’ ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and Other Hits Inks Massive Pact With Universal

A TV producer with a track record of hit shows just inked a pact worth a reported $125 million with Universal. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Mike Schur extended his agreement with the studio with a five-year deal…