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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.

Twitter Loses Millions of Users

Twitter’s financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2018 revealed that the social media giant lost 9 million users on a year-to-year basis from Q4 of 2017. Monthly active users fell from 330 million a year earlier to 321…

Jane Seymour, Jacqueline Bisset and Paul Reiser Join Comedy Series

A comedy series is bringing aboard a lineup of familiar faces for its next season, with Jane Seymour, Jacqueline Bisset and Paul Reiser all signing on with Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method” for season two. The actors join leads Michael Douglas…

Production Team Unveiled for Oscars

A number of new faces are joining the production team on the Oscars for the first time, while one team member is marking his 30th Oscars telecast. Producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss announced 11 key members of the team…

‘The View’ Fixture Hit With Blackface Scandal

Another high-profile television personality has waded into a scandal over the issue of blackface — the same issue that brought an end to Megyn Kelly’s rocky tenure at NBC. This time the controversy surrounds Joy Behar, a longtime co-host of…

Key Player Gets the Boot in ESPN’s ‘Sunday NFL Countdown’ Shakeup

In a move that could signal more changes ahead for ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown,” The New York Post reports that Charles Woodson is off the show. “Woodson, the Heisman Trophy winner, Super Bowl champion and future Hall of Famer, never…

CBS News Names New Strategic Management Team

CBS News has a new lineup in its executive suites, with the creation of a new strategic management team by by incoming CBS News President Susan Zirinsky. Three top executives have new assignments: Kimberly Godwin was named executive VP of…

Why Woody Allen Is Suing Amazon for $68 Million

Since his deal with Amazon hit a speedbump with the release of the critically maligned TV series “Crisis in Six Scenes” in 2016, Woody Allen’s relationship with the streamer has gone from bad to worse. The legendary filmmaker sued Amazon…

91st Oscars Production Team Welcomes New Faces

Press release from ABC, Feb. 7, 2019: Producers Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss today announced 11 key members of the production team for the 91st Oscars, which will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, on ABC. It was previously announced…

CBS News Incoming President Susan Zirinsky Announces Key Executive Appointments

Press release from CBS, Feb. 7, 2019: CBS News incoming President and Senior Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky has named three top executives to a new strategic management team. Kimberly Godwin becomes Executive Vice President of News, with top editorial oversight…

CBS’s ’60 Minutes’ Names New Executive Producer

CBS’s long-running newsmagazine “60 Minutes” has a new executive producer, with CBS News announcing this week that longtime CBS journalist Bill Owens has been given the job. “Effective immediately, Owens will become executive producer, replacing his predecessor, Jeff Fager, who…