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.

Report: Hurricane Sandy Could Cost Ad Industry $500 Million

Hurricane Sandy could cost the advertising industry $500 million, as many ads have been yanked and spending slowed for many marketers in the northeast, reports Advertising Age. Research firm Pivotal Research Group lowered its ad forecast to a 0.5% decline…

Analyst: Hurricane Sandy to Cost Ad Industry $500 Million — New Report Lowered U.S. Ad Forecast

By Rupal ParekhAdvertising Age The climate for growth among U.S. ad companies had already been looking stormy for the second half of 2012, and now, Hurricane Sandy is leading to a worsened outlook. As Ad Age reported last week, major…

Viacom Sued Over Spike Reality Show

Viacom has has been sued for trademark infringement by American Digger Magazine over Spike’s "American Digger" reality show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. Viacom said it acquired a valid license from the plaintiff, according to the story. The…

Former Yahoo CEO Says His Successor Will Need Years to Turn Things Around

Russ Levinsohn, the former interim chief executive officer of Yahoo!, said his successor Marissa Mayer will require years and a patient board to turn around the Web company, reports Bloomberg. "You can’t turn that company or any company of size…

Fox in the Henhouse Alert: Carl Icahn Has Acquired 10% of Netflix

"Billionaire Carl Icahn acquired almost 10 percent of Netflix, operator of the largest online video streaming service, and is considering ways to maximize value," reports Bloomberg. The story continues, "The shares rose the most since January. Icahn said in a filing today…

‘Anger Management,’ Distributed by Debmar-Mercury, Will Be on Fox Stations in Syndie Deal

"Anger Management," the FX sitcom starring Charlie Sheen, will be seen on Fox stations in a syndie deal between Fox and show distributor Debmar-Mercury, Fox Television Stations and Debmar-Mercury have announced. Here are the Fox stations — and their markets —…

Showtime Sets Ratings Record

Sunday night’s episodes of Showtime’s "Homeland" and "Dexter" joined forces to hit a ratings milestone for the pay-cable network, reports TV Guide. "Dexter" delivered 2.28 million viewers, followed by "Homeland’s" delivery of 2.07 viewers — marking the first time that…

ABC Shows Sink to Historic Ratings Lows

ABC had another rough night in the ratings Tuesday, coming in fifth among broadcast networks as a number of series hit historic lows in the Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Dancing with the Stars: All Stars” managed only a 1.9…

‘Storage Wars’ Star Sues Over Porno Video

One of the stars of the A&E reality show "Storage Wars" has filed a suit in U.S. District Court in Central California against the website Is Anyone Up and its former operator Hunter Moore over fake porno photos and video…

‘The Notebook’ Author Making Inroads Into TV With Three New Dramas

Bestselling author Nicholas Sparks has made a major move into television — following film success with “The Notebook” and "Dear John" — with three cable drama projects in the works from his Nicholas Sparks Productions, according to The Hollywood Reporter….