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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.
Al Gore, who has made dozens of investments since he lost the 2000 presidential race, might gross about $70 million from the sale of his Current TV to the pan-Arab, Qatar-backed cable channel Al Jazeera, reports Bloomberg. Gore, who won…
After taking Current TV off its systems following the channel’s purchase by the pan-Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera, Time Warner Cable said it would keep "an open mind" and size up the new network as it develops, reports The New York…
Michael Jackson’s estate reportedly paid $55,000 to Ola Ray, the woman featured in the singer’s "Thriller" music video, to settle a lawsuit filed by Ray, reports TMZ.com. The lawsuit was settled last year. Ray, a former Playboy centerfold model, filed…
CBS has tapped one of the hosts of "The Talk" to co-host its 13th annual special about the Super Bowl’s top commercials, reports Deadline.com. “The Talk’s” Aisha Tyler will join CBS Sports NFL analyst Boomer Esiason as co-host of the…
"Saturday Night Live" has named one of the coaches from "The Voice" to host the NBC late-night sketch show’s Jan. 26 episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Making his “SNL” hosting debut will be Adam Levine. Levine will…
ABC’s "Modern Family" has hired a comedy writer who worked for three years on "Community," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Megan Ganz, who announced her move on Reddit, wrote six full episodes for the NBC cult comedy, including…
Viewers will pick the ending of a new episode of "Hawaii Five-0," with CBS saying the twist is the first ever of its kind, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The Jan. 14 episode will allow viewers to vote for the person…
NBC’s "30 Rock" has tapped the House Minority Leader to guest star on the show’s series finale, reports Deadline.com. The network confirmed that Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California will appear on the Jan. 31 episode. It was not clear…
A program from Fox News Channel fixture Bill O’Reilly has been bought by the National Geographic network, which wants to expand its original history-focused programming, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. The project is based on O’Reilly’s best-selling “Killing…
As the TV critics Winter Tour tour starts today, Jan. 4, 2013, please click here to read TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross telling the story of how three pioneers worked extra hard to get cable TV programming noticed back when cable…