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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.
DirecTV, which is mired in stalled carriage negotiations with Viacom — resulting in Viacom’s 17 channels being dropped from the DirecTV lineup — has made a programming move that appears to be a direct shot at Viacom’s kids’ channels, Deadline.com…
A woman who became famous as one of the most hated figures on a popular reality TV show — it was popular at that time, anyway — has saved a man’s life, TMZ.com reports. Omarosa Stallworth, who stirred controversy and…
If NBC’s aim in replacing Ann Curry with Savannah Guthrie on the “Today” show was to pump up the morning show’s numbers in its ratings fight with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the first week has not gone well. "Today" is…
A country singer is apologizing after he sparked outrage among some baseball fans by glancing at lyrics to the National Anthem, which he had written on the palm of his hand, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Luke Bryan apologized for…
With the Church of Scientology recently moving into the former home of Los Angeles public television station KCET-TV, it appears that the church is positioning to start its own television channel, reports the New York Post. The church bought the…
With Steven Tyler now out as a judge on Fox’s long-running hit "American Idol," might Randy Jackson be the next person to exit the judging table? Says Us Weekly, "Now, a source tells Us Weekly that Tyler and [Jennifer] Lopez’s…
Amazon has a new game plan that will "permanently alter the way we shop," and thus go a long way toward destroying local retail in the same way Amazon contributed to the downfall of local bookstores, according to a technology…
As negotiations continue between Viacom and DirecTV — and with Viacom’s 17 channels blacked out on the satellite provider’s systems — DirecTV has rolled out a freebie for its 20 million subscribers, Deadline.com reports. “DirecTV says it is providing eight…
Charlie Sheen has quit Twitter, bidding farewell to his almost 8 million followers, reports TMZ.com. Sheen posted one last tweet around midnight, the story reports. His last tweet said: "reach for the stars everyone. dogspeed cadre. c out." Sheen, apparently…
Forbes magazine has released its list of the 10 highest-paid celebrities under 30, and female performers dominate this year’s list. Singer Taylor Swift claims the top spot, earning an estimated $57 million during the May 2011-May 2012 period. All three…