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.

Legendary Auto Racing Announcer for ABC, CBS and ESPN — Known as ‘The Dean of American Motorsports’ — Dead at 91

A legendary motorsports journalist who called auto racing events for ABC, CBS and ESPN over four decades has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Chris Economaki, who earned the nickname “the Dean of American Motorsports,” was 91. Economaki was recommended…

Roger Ebert Says This Is Something Every Movie Lover Must Do During His or Her Lifetime. I Wholeheartedly Agree. This Thursday May Be Your Last Chance to Do This

One of the ways movie companies fought to retain the popularity of movies shown in theaters once TV caught on big-time in the 1950s was to make the big screen even bigger. The most notable of these techniques early on…

Is an Online Viewer as Valuable as a TV Viewer? Nielsen Wants to Change the Answer to That Question

Nielsen is introducing a new measurement service today that it hopes will be a game changer. Advertising Age reports that the company’s Cross-Platform Campaign Ratings will measure the number of viewers who saw a campaign on TV, the number who…

Director of ‘Kony 2012’ to Break Silence in TV Interview About Naked Meltdown

The director of "Kony 2012" — one of the most successful viral videos of all time — has scheduled a TV interview to talk for the first time about his breakdown in March that led to an embarrassing public incident,…

‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Miniseries in Talks With Former Disney Channel Star to Play Bonnie

The Lifetime/History miniseries project "Bonnie & Clyde" is talking with a former Disney Channel star about portraying Bonnie Parker, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Directors of the project, produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan of "Smash," are reportedly meeting…

Report: Simon Cowell Creating Tech Genius Show With Will.i.am

"The X Factor" creator Simon Cowell is working with musician Will.i.am on a show that will search for the next Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, reports the U.K. publication The Sun. Will.i.am called the project "X Factor for Tech." The…

TNT Orders Another Season of Dramedy

TNT has ordered a third season of a dramedy series that has been performing well for the cable network. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the channel ordered more “Franklin & Bash." The legal show from Emmy winner Kevin Falls returned…

Time Warner Cable SportsNet — Home of the Los Angeles Lakers — Debuts This Coming Monday, Oct. 1st. Also in Spanish

"Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes will debut Monday night, [Oct. 1, 2012] at 7:00 p.m. PT as the exclusive local homes of the Los Angeles Lakers, LA Galaxy and LA Sparks games, as well as CIF (California…

Video: A Shaken Shepard Smith Apologizes For Fox News Showing Suicide Live, On Air

"Fox News Channel today [Sept. 28, 2012] was showing live coverage of an Arizona police chase that ended when the suspect fled the scene, pulled out a handgun and shot himself in the head," Deadline.com reports. The footage was being broadcast on a…

Talker ‘Ricki Lake Show’ Changes Executive Producers

"The Ricki Lake Show" from Twentieth Television is changing executive producers, reports Deadline.com. The article says, "Gail Steinberg, who was the co-creator and EP on Ricki Lake’s original talk show during the 1990s, is returning to become executive producer of…