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.

CBS Corp. Shares the Wealth With Shareholders: Raises Dividend and Expands Stock Buybacks

CBS Corp. announced today that it has approved a 20% increase in stock dividends along with an expansion of its stock buyback program, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The moves come as the company, headed by CEO Leslie Moonves, continues…

A Fond Remembrance of Tom Snyder on the 5th Anniversary of His Death. A Larger Than Life Personality. A Favorite of Many, From Letterman to O’Reilly. He Appealed to ‘the jokers and the smokers, the drinkers and the thinkers’ Who Watch TV Late at Night

NOTE: This remembrance of Tom Snyder is by Michael Horowicz Tom Snyder died on my birthday, July 29th, 2007, and I’m still pissed at him for that. Did he think I’d forget him? I was Tom’s producer at ABC, CBS…

Amid Contract Strife, ‘Modern Family’ Cast Expected to Show Up for Rescheduled Table Read

With a lawsuit pending between many of the cast members of ABC’s “Modern Family” and producers of the show, the key players appear to be prepared to get on with production of the upcoming fourth season. Deadline.com reports that a…

NBC’s Olympic Ad Sales Set Record

NBCUniversal reported today that it has reached a milestone in its efforts to sell advertising time for the upcoming London Olympics. Sales have topped $1 billion, according to The Hollywood Reporter, already surpassing the network’s total sales for the 2008…

Colorado Shooting Suspect Sent Drawings of Massacre to Psychiatrist Before the Theater Rampage

The suspect in the shooting rampage early Friday in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater that left 12 people dead mailed a notebook containing drawings of a massacre to a University of Colorado psychiatrist, The Wall Street Journal reports. The package…

Newsweek Doing Spin Control After Barry Diller Comment Fuels Speculation the Publication Is Shutting Down Its Print Edition

Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown is busy putting out fires after a comment by IAC Chairman Barry Diller sparked rumors that Newsweek is on the verge of pulling the plug on its print edition. The Huffington Post reports that the speculation…

Style Moves: Cable Net Gets Off-Net Rights to Drama Series, Renews Reality Show, Greenlights Spinoff

Style Media has announced a number of programming moves, Deadline.com reports. Among them, the company acquired off-network rights to the CW drama “Gossip Girl” from Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution. The series will reportedly begin airing Aug. 15 at 8…

Comedy Central Re-Ups Its Two Big Late-Night Stars

Looking to maintain the success of its late-night block, Comedy Central has extended the contracts of its stars of the daypart, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, the Los Angeles Times reports. The network hammered out two-year extensions with both hosts…

Kristen Stewart Apologizes After Getting Caught Cheating With Her ‘Snow White’ Director

“Snow White and the Huntsman” star Kristen Stewart has issued a public apology to her boyfriend of three years, actor Robert Pattinson, after getting caught for a fling with “Huntsman” director Rupert Sanders, People magazine reports. Stewart said in a…

Michael Jackson’s Mom Loses Guardianship of MJ’s Kids for Now, as Court Is Told She Has Been Held Against Her Will

Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, has been temporarily stripped of her role as guardian of the late pop superstar’s children, as a family drama with many bizarre twists played out in court, TMZ.com reports. Judge Mitch Beckloff this morning granted…