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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.
Actor Robert Downey Jr. suffered an injury on the set during production of the latest “Iron Man” film, bringing production to a halt, Reuters reports. Disney-owned Marvel Studios said Downey injured an ankle. Reuters reports: “Downey, 47, who plays billionaire…
The new Matthew Perry sitcom "Go On" and the Justin Kirk comedy "Animal Practice," which were previewed by NBC during its Summer Olympics coverage, will be re-aired Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 10 p.m. ET, reports The Washington Post. They’ll be…
An unexpected quip by “Today” weatherman Al Roker during the program earlier this week revealed just how upset he is at how NBC treated Ann Curry, who was pushed out from her job as co-host after a yearlong ratings decline, reports…
A California court of appeal has issued its ruling in Nicollette Sheridan’s lawsuit over "Desperate Housewives," siding mostly with ABC and Touchstone Television, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The court decided the actress wasn’t unlawfully terminated when her…
PBS Chief Executive Paula Kerger fired back at Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s plan to cut funding for the broadcaster, calling it "extremely disappointing" and potentially "devastating" to the American public, The Washington Post reports. As previously reported, Romney told…
An ABC series has changed showrunners, with the network and the studio reportedly dissatisfied with the original showrunner’s inexperience. Deadline.com reports that Bobby Bowman has stepped down as executive producer and showrunner of the midseason comedy series "The Family Tools."…
A judge in Moscow has sentenced three members of an all-girl Russian punk band to two years in prison each on charges of hooliganism, USA Today reports. The case against the band Pussy Riot has drawn international criticism and focused…
"The Hills" star Lauren Conrad pulled an episode of her Web-based show "Crafty Creations" after an angry backlash from book lovers, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The video has Conrad showing viewers how to create a "unique storage…
In an example of life imitating art, a meth cook named Walter White is wanted by authorities, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Tuscaloosa, Ala., resident Walter Eddy White shares a name with "Breaking Bad’s” main character, Walter White. They also…
With the Olympics over, ABC’s "Good Morning America" has regained its ratings edge on NBC’s "Today," reports the New York Post. "GMA" beat "Today" for two of the first three days this week. "Today" did top "GMA" on Monday, the…