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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.
The Oscar trophy Joan Crawford won for best actress — her only Academy Award — was sold Tuesday at auction, bringing $426,732 in the sale by Nate D. Sanders Auctions, TheWrap.com reports. Crawford received the Oscar for her performance in…
TLC has given an order for additional episodes of a reality series that has become a pop culture sensation and a lightning rod for criticism — "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." People magazine reports: “Alana Thompson [Honey Boo Boo] and…
Two days after telling an arena full of Washington, D.C., concert goers that President Obama is a black Muslim, controversial singer Madonna is now saying that she was just being “ironic” when she said those words, reports Reuters. In a…
One of the true legends of the music industry — and a huge presence on television for more more than a half-century — has died. Andy Williams, known for his trademark rendition of “Moon River,” was 84. Williams died Tuesday…
The number of U.S. television households has fallen for a second consecutive year, reflecting the emergence of online viewing, reports Bloomberg. The estimated number of TV homes dropped by 500,000 to 114.2 million, according to Nielsen, with the change being…
A promotional stunt by cable channel BET ended in a bomb scare Tuesday morning at a Los Angeles building, reports the Orange County Register. The cable network apparently sent several beeping packages addressed to CBS Radio talent in a Wilshire…
ESPN’s 90-minute postgame edition of "SportsCenter" following this week’s controversial Green Bay Packers-Seattle Seahawks "Monday Night Football" game was “SportsCenter’s” most-viewed episode on record, reports B&C. "SportsCenter" drew 6.5 million viewers on Monday night, more than the show’s previous record…
A law proposed by a New Jersey assemblyman would allow townships to license reality show productions and levy fees, in turn giving them the ability to hire more police to control reality show cast members and their fans, reports CNN.com….
Producer Mark Gordon and "Make It or Break It" creator Holly Sorensen have sold a female-focused soap to ABC, reports Deadline.com. The story is based on an idea from Sorensen and her friend, the Irish actress Victoria Smurfit, the story…
Some fans of the AMC zombie drama "The Walking Dead" are convinced the network has let it slip that the show has been renewed for a fourth season, reports James Hibberd in EW.com’s Inside TV. The network’s website posted a…