Chuck Ross

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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.

Friction at AOL Over First TV Spot Under CEO Tim Armstrong — Creative Differences Cited, With One Top Exec Leaving the Company in the Dispute

AOL has delayed its first television commercial under Chief Executive Tim Armstrong because of creative differences, reports Advertising Age. The company had been expected to launch a $10 million campaign this week, the story reports. Armstrong got involved in the…

Eccentric British TV Host Who Had Been On-Air for 65 Years — And Was Still Working Regularly — Dies at 89

Eccentric television host Patrick Moore died Sunday at 89, reports The New York Times. Moore, a British astronomer, was known for his work on the long-running BBC program "The Sky at Night," which has been on the air since 1957,…

Former ‘Elmo’ Puppeteer Hit With Another Lawsuit

Former "Elmo" puppeteer Kevin Clash, who resigned from "Sesame Street" last month, has been accused of sex abuse by a fourth alleged victim, reports NBC News’ Today.com. A fourth accuser has filed a lawsuit against Clash, the story says. The…

ABC’s ‘This Week’ to Keep Stephanopoulos Through 2013

ABC’s "This Week" will keep anchor George Stephanopoulos through 2013, reports TVNewser.com. He stepped into the role after Christiane Amanpour left the program at the end of last year, the story notes. He was expected to stay with the program…

John Malone Pays Barry Diller $300 Million for Controlling Stake in TripAdvisor

Media moguls John Malone and Barry Diller appear to have put their differences behind them, at least for the moment, Deadline.com reports. Diller stepped down as chairman and senior executive of TripAdvisor after Malone’s Liberty Interactive bought a controlling stake…

AOL Postpones Premiere of Hip-Hop-Inspired TV Commercial — Split Over Ad’s Creative Direction Led to Departure of CMO

By Jason Del ReyAdvertising Age It was supposed to have it all: a wardrobe from the stylist of the "Mo Money Mo Problems" music video, a Jonah Hill voiceover, and prime ad spots tonight during the telecasts of Monday Night…

Non-TV Worry: Police in Australia Upset Because iPhone Maps Led Travelers to a Snake-Infested, Remote Location Without Water Facilities Instead of a Popular Tourist Town

"Australian police have warned travelers off using Apple’s troubled iPhone mapping software after several motorists became stuck in a snake-infested, desert corner of the country while using their phone for directions," Reuters reports. The article continues, "Police in southeast Victoria…

Company to Offer Streaming Movies to High-End Home Theaters

"A Silicon Valley company known for costly movie servers and a court battle over copying DVDs, on Tuesday is revamping its strategy for the era of downloads," reports The Wall Street Journal, adding, "The closely held company [Kaleidescape] plans to let…

Software Guru at Center of Murder Case Sells TV Rights to Story

John McAfee, the anti-virus software icon who started McAfee Associates and is now at the center of an international murder case, has sold the television rights to his life story, reports the New York Post. McAfee sold the rights to…

‘Amazing Race’ Finale Delivers Not-so-Amazing Ratings

The two-hour season finale of CBS reality franchise “The Amazing Race” stumbled at the finish line Sunday night, delivering a number that tied the program’s lowest-rated finale ever, based on Nielsen overnight results. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Race” dipped to a…