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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.
A struggling syndicated freshman talk show is laying off staffers just before the holidays, reports Deadline.com. Several staffers of "The Jeff Probst Show,” including producers, are receiving pink slips, with their last day of work scheduled for Dec. 21, the…
TV Land has canceled a comedy series after two seasons, reports Deadline.com. The cable channel pulled the plug on "Retired at 35," which starred George Segal. The show is the first original series to be canceled by the network. Its…
A man was arrested for allegedly threatening to blow up a TV station because he was reportedly upset he couldn’t watch local Fox programming from his satellite provider. The Mail Tribune in Southern Oregon reports that Jeffrey Alan Sebastian was…
Liberty Media is reaching out to potential buyers for its premium network Starz, ahead of its expected mid-January spinoff of the pay-TV unit, reports the New York Post. Potential buyers could include CBS, Fox, Viacom and Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, the…
"Cops" creator John Langley tells the New York Post that it’s getting harder to tape a seven-minute segment because the police are "more timid." "There’s less crime, and we live in a litigious society. If you make a mistake, someone…
"Whoa. Don’t know about you guys," MTV writes on its website, "but we’re a little bit out of breath. In 2012, it seemed nothing could slow down music (except maybe a cool, soulful Frank Ocean jam), and as this year…
The History channel is working on a reality show based on the infamous conflict between the Hatfield and McCoy families, hoping to mine success twice from the famous feud, reports TheWrap.com. The reality project will revolve around modern-day descendants of…
"Downton Abbey" executive producer Gareth Neame said fans shouldn’t be too focused on speculation over cast members, and particularly on recent reports that actor Dan Stevens is leaving the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Media reports in…
Cox Communications and The Walt Disney Co. have reached a long-term carriage deal that expands options for watching Disney-owned networks both in and out of the home, reports Reuters. Live and on-demand content from Disney networks, including ABC and ESPN,…
The online streaming startup Aereo has made a deal to add its first cable network to its lineup. The Wall Street Journal reports that Aereo reached an agreement with Bloomberg TV. (The WSJ is a subscription site and not all…