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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.
One of the breakout stars from the 2011 hit feature film “Bridesmaids” has been named to host the 2013 MTV Movie Awards, reports E! Online. Actress/comedian Rebel Wilson, seen recently in the comedy "Pitch Perfect," will host the event, set…
A sizable chunk of television history is going up for auction, with the rights to a largely forgotten — but memorable — show being put up for sale. CNN reports that the rights to “The Judy Garland Show” are on…
"Our cover story, ’12 to Watch in TV News,’ looks at some journalists and other media professionals who are making a difference, and some of the people who hire them; many are old hands in TV news, including Jeff Zucker,…
The CW is pulling the plug on a steamy drama series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The channel won’t be bringing back "The L.A. Complex" for a third season, the story reports. The series is a soap opera about young…
One week after the deadly shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the CEO of the National Rifle Association today made the organization’s first public statement on the tragedy, NBC News reports. In a speech disrupted by protesters…
TVWeek will not formally publish on Monday and Tuesday next week, Dec. 24 and Dec. 25. We are also off on Monday and Tuesday of the following week, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. We WILL publish Wednesday, Thursday and Friday…
ABC News is losing one of its veteran newsmen to CNN, The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports. CNN has hired ABC senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper, according to the report. Tapper will anchor an afternoon program for CNN…
NBC is giving Rosie O’Donnell a lump of coal for the holiday season, saying she won’t be appearing on “America’s Got Talent” anytime soon. The netowrk said it’s not talking with O’Donnell about joining the talent competition as a judge…
Interns at "Charlie Rose" have settled a class-action lawsuit against the show, with the host and his production company, Charlie Rose Inc., agreing to pay a settlement of up to $250,000, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. The settlement…
A study from British researchers has found that rockers actually do die young — or at least younger than the rest of us, reports Yahoo News. It’s not known why that’s the case, however, the story says. The study also determined a…