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Chuck Ross

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.

Oscar-Winning Writer-Director Paul Haggis — Who Famously Had a Falling Out With the Church of Scientology — Confirms Vanity Fair Report That the Church Tried to Groom Actress to Wed Tom Cruise

"Oscar-winning ‘Crash’ writer-director Paul Haggis has confirmed for me the story of Naz Boniadi, the beautiful Iranian-born actress whom Scientology tried to groom as Tom Cruise’s girlfriend in 2004-2005. Vanity Fair has just released a teaser of their extraordinary story…

Robert De Niro to Direct His First TV Show. It’ll Be Written by Oscar Winner Eric Roth (‘Forrest Gump’). De Niro’s Tribeca Prods. Also Has a New Project at CBS

Robert De Niro, who has won two Oscars for acting ("Raging Bull," "The Godfather, Part 2"), and who has directed two movies ("A Bronx Tale" in 1993 and "The Good Shepherd" in 2006), will direct his first TV project, our…

Chuck Lorre to Move Into Drama Series, Feature Films

Behind-the-scenes TV icon Chuck Lorre, whose media empire already includes more hit TV comedies than he can easily keep track of, is mapping plans to expand into dramas and features. Deadline.com reports that the man behind “Two and a Half…

TBS Renews Sitcom, Marking Channel’s Successful Return to Half-Hour Comedies

TBS is doing well with its return to half-hour sitcoms, packaging its originals with a strong off-network series, Deadline.com reports. The cable channel underscored that success by renewing the freshman comedy “Sullivan & Son,” exec produced by Vince Vaughn. The…

VH1 Greenlights New Reality Competition Series

Fresh off the success of having the summer’s top-rated cable reality series in adults 18-49, VH1 has picked up a new reality competition series, Deadline.com reports. The new series, “Model Employee,” features eight models competing for the opportunity to become…

Why the Most Interesting Man in the World Does Not Tweet — And Other Digital Musings From Heineken USA’s CMO

By E.J. SchultzAdvertising Age The Most Interesting Man in the World runs with the bulls, parachutes out of airplanes and bowls overhand. But he does not tweet. "He doesn’t sit behind a computer. He’s out there experiencing life," said Heineken…

Why the Most Interesting Man in the World Does Not Tweet

The iconic Dos Equis advertising spokesman dubbed “the most interesting man in the world” — played by American actor Jonathan Goldsmith — keeps busy doing a lot of things, but one of them isn’t tweeting. The reason? Essentially, he’s too…

Apple Slates Big Event for Sept. 12 — The Buzz Is This Will Be the Unveiling of the iPhone 5

Apple has set up a big media event for Sept. 12, sending out invitations to what is widely expected to be the rollout of the new iPhone 5. The event will take place at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for…

Bravo Renews Hit Reality Series

Bravo Media announced today that it is renewing a successful reality series, which will return for a fifth season. The series is “The Rachel Zoe Project.” The unscripted show is set in the world of fashion, where Zoe is one…

Actor Dumped From NBC Series

One of the regulars on an NBC drama series has been dropped from the cast, Deadline.com reports. The show, the medical drama “Do No Harm,” scrapped Mousa Kraish, the report says. Kraish was let go from the midseason program after…