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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.
ABC is developing a sitcom starring a Mexican-American singer-songwriter who has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, Deadline.com reports. Called "Jenni," the comedy stars Jenni Rivera as a single, middle-class Latina woman who is raising a family while also…
A reality show is in the works from Glenn Beck and Vince Vaughn, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show will feature filmmakers competing for financing for a documentary film. TheBlaze, Beck’s Internet TV network, will air "Pursuit of Truth,"…
Fox has ordered a show called "Babes on a Bus," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The show features 10 single women who get on a bus and travel from town to town searching for love. Fox has reportedly…
One day after announcing a major deal with Walt Disney, Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos tells the New York Post that the company is talking with other studios to “accelerate the windows and get fresher content." As previously announced, Netflix…
A drama series called "Weird Desk" has been ordered by ABC for summer 2013, reports B&C. The series, which has a paranormal focus, tracks an organization taking on mysterious cases that have been redirected from the CIA and the NSA….
Lifetime is developing an original movie executive produced by actress Jennifer Love Hewitt that’s based on an entry in the blog Derfwad Manor, Deadline.com reports. The post, by Heather Gatticio, contemplates becoming a female polygamist and marrying stars such as…
HBO has given a pilot order to a live-action dark comedy from "King of the Hill" co-creator Mike Judge, reports Deadline.com. The pilot, "Silicon Valley," also comes from fellow "King of the Hill" executive producers John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky….
A&E Network is asking fans to help create the opening title sequence for a new original drama series based on the classic Alfred Hitchcock film "Psycho," reports The New York Times’ Arts Beat. “We’re looking for an awesome fifteen-second title…
CBS claimed the top spot in the prime-time ratings among the broadcast networks Tuesday night, and the network’s telecast of “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” was the top-rated show of the night, based on Nielsen overnights. Earlier in the evening,…
Jazz icon Dave Brubeck died this morning in Norwalk, Conn., just one day before his 92nd birthday, USA Today reports. The pianist and composer, known for the classic instrumental “Take Five,” suffered a fatal heart attack while on his way…