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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.

Aldous Huxley’s Most Famous Book to Become a TV Series

The most famous book by author and philosopher Aldous Huxley is headed to television as a series after USA Network announced a straight-to-series order for “Brave New World.” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the NBCUniversal-owned cable network placed…

Dish Boss Sees HBO Blackout Continuing Through Return of ‘Game of Thrones’ — Here’s What He Says Will Happen Next

Charlie Ergen, co-founder and chairman of Dish Network, had bad news for “Game of Thrones” fans who are Dish subscribers, saying the carriage dispute between Dish and HBO shows no signs of letting up, Deadline reports. Ergen also says that…

Academy Award Winner Al Pacino, Logan Lerman and Jerrika Hinton Lead the Cast of Jordan Peele’s Upcoming Amazon Prime Video Series ‘The Hunt’

Press release from Amazon, Feb. 13, 2019: Amazon Prime Video announced today that legendary Academy Award®-winning actor Al Pacino, Logan Lerman, and Jerrika Hinton will lead the cast of The Hunt, the Nazi-hunting vengeance drama from Executive Producer Jordan Peele….

Amazon Prime Video Greenlights More Than 20 New and Returning Television Series to Be Produced Around The World

Press release from Amazon, Feb. 13, 2019: Amazon Prime Video today announced the greenlighting of more than 20 new and returning Prime Original Series to go into production in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Japan and Mexico. In addition…

Cameraman Attacked at Trump Rally

Press advocacy groups are up in arms following an attack on a photojournalist Monday at a Trump 2020 rally in El Paso, Texas, CNN reports. Ron Skeans of the BBC was the apparent victim of the attack. “A rallygoer gained…

Bill Cosby Having an ‘Amazing’ Time in Prison

Even though he’s supposed to be doing hard time after being convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004, disgraced comedian Bill Cosby is having an “amazing” time in prison, The New York Post’s Page Six reports. Meanwhile,…

Now You Can Bet Legally on the Oscars for the First Time — and There’s a Heavy Favorite for Best Picture

Betting on who will win the Academy Awards just became legal for the first time in the United States, the AP reports. “New Jersey is the first state in the U.S. to allow sportsbooks to accept wagers on the Oscars,…

Comedian Talks About Sexual Misconduct Allegation for the First Time

A well-known actor and comedian talked publicly for the first time about an allegation of sexual misconduct against him. The AP reports that Aziz Ansari, known for his role on the NBC series “Parks and Recreation” and for creating and…

Dennis Quaid Gets a Sitcom

Dennis Quaid will be starring in a new comedy series, with the announcement today that “Merry Happy Whatever” received an eight-episode order from Netflix. Quaid plays Don Quinn, a strong-willed patriarch who must balance the demands of his complicated family…

ABC Breaks Ground With Live NFL Program

ABC will have a piece of the action during an upcoming NFL event, with a two-hour live broadcast from the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine set for Saturday, March 2, at 1 p.m. ET. The telecast will mark the first time…