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.

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ABCs’ Announcement of Its Upcoming Sweeps Programming for November, 2012

ABC ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER SWEEPS PROGRAMMING (October 24, 2012) The ABC Television Network announces highlights of its upcoming November sweeps programming, including special episodes of some of television’s biggest hit series, ABC News’ “All Access Nashville with Katie Couric,” “The 46th…

Oprah Developing Drama Project for HBO

Oprah WInfrey is developing a drama project for HBO, reports Lacey Rose at The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. Says the story, "The untitled project centers on a wealthy academic who has become the first black president of a prestigious…

Wow: Is This Lance Armstrong’s Way of Saying ‘Yep, I Doped?’

"Sometimes actions speak louder than words." Lance Armstrong, who is a prolific user of Twitter, made a startling change to his Twitter biography yesterday, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. So writes Chuck Schilken of the Los Angeles Times. The article says, "As…

Mel Karmazin — After Complaining That He’s ‘Underpaid’ at More Than $200 Million a Year — on the Way Out at Sirius XM

With Sirius XM Radio preparing to be taken over by its biggest investor, Liberty Media, the company said Chief Executive Mel Karmazin will step down on Feb. 1, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Karmazin, who will also leave…

After Generating Interest From Basic Cable, Pay Cable and Broadcast, Project Ends up at HBO

In what Deadline.com calls a "a rare case of a pitch garnering interest from broadcast, basic cable and pay cable networks," the mystery project "The Return of Daniel Shepherd" has landed at HBO. The project is from writer David Hubbard…

Charlize Theron Developing Viking Drama at ABC

Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron has a Viking drama in development at ABC, TheWrap.com reports. The project, "The Clan," is set in medieval Scotland, when Highland clans fought each other and fended off Viking invaders, the story says. Theron’s Denver and…

MTV to Air Live Special With President Obama

MTV will air a live 30-minute special Oct. 26 with President Barack Obama, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Obama will take questions from the audience, with viewers also submitting questions through MTV’s Facebook page, the story notes. "The move is…

As Streaming Growth Falls Short, Netflix Shares Take a Hit

Netflix shares took a hit Tuesday after the company reported U.S. streaming growth that fell short of analysts’ projections, according to Bloomberg. The shares fell as much as 19% in extended trading, with the company also reducing its forecast for…

Weather Channel Overhauls Programming Lineup

The Weather Channel, following a reorganization last week, is overhauling its morning, dayside and prime-time programming, reports TVNewser.com. The changes were announced at a company town hall meeting, the story notes. After changing its corporate name to The Weather Company,…