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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 stars of the hit A&E reality show “Storage Wars” has filed a lawsuit against the show, alleging that it is rigged, TMZ.com reports. Dave Hester — known for his “Yup!” bidding call — filed the lawsuit, alleging…
Just a day after claiming that she was clean and sober, as we reported previously, Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife Brooke Mueller has returned to a drug rehabilitation facility, reports UPI.com. Her attorney confirmed that she is undergoing treatment for drug addiction….
Six new original series are under way at one cable channel, targeted to air in prime time. The six unscripted shows got the green light from Travel Channel. The programs are “All Forked Up,” “Burger Land,” “DigFellas,” “Fortune Diggers” (working…
NBCUniversal, which recently retooled its senior sales team — as we reported last month — has announed a number of additional appointments of senior digital ad sales and strategic sales executives in its Ad Sales division. The company announced: “Scott…
Comedy Central has released its midseason schedule, featuring a number of new programs along with season premiere dates for returning series. Among the new shows: “Kroll Show,” a sketch comedy series from Nick Kroll, which bows Jan. 16; “The Jeselnik…
Fox has tapped a recent Columbia University graduate and aspiring filmmaker to develop a show based on his viral video, Deadline.com reports. Shawn Wines, along with producer Aaron Kaplan, will develop “Upstairs,” based on Wines’ video by the same name,…
As new CNN chief Jeff Zucker looks for ways to pump life into the cable news channel’s ratings, one change that is reportedly under consideration is booting Piers Morgan’s talk show from prime time. Morgan might get his show pushed…
The NBC peacock, an iconic symbol of the network, has taken roost on the logo of parent company Comcast, which dropped the image from NBCUniversal nearly two years ago, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In early 2011, Comcast unveiled a…
Some DirecTV customers are getting hit by a new fee, with the satellite operator adding a "regional sports fee" of about $3 a month to new customers who subscribe to a channel tier above basic entertainment packages, reports The Wall…
In what might be the biggest television sendoff of 2013, the funeral for "Dallas" character J.R. Ewing has been set for the show’s March 11 episode, reports TVLine.com. The TNT revival of the classic television drama will lay oilman Ewing…