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.

CNN, Fox News and The Huffington Post, Among Others, Screwed Up in Initially Reporting the Supreme Court Decision About the Healthcare Law. Really? We Have Fun at CNN’s Expense

On Thursday a number of journalists, including ones at CNN, Fox News and The Huffington Post, initially reported, incorrectly, that the U.S. Supreme Court had struck down a key provision of the healthcare law. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross…

New York TV News Fixture Making a Move as Station Shakes Up Its Lineup

A move is in store for a fixture of New York television news as part of a shakeup in the station’s on-air lineup, B&C reports. Leaving his spot on WNYW-TV’s 10 p.m. newscast is Ernie Anastos, the story reports. Anastos…

HBO to Offer Internet-Only Access to Shows, But There’s a Big Catch

HBO, which has been under pressure to distribute its content in a pay-per-view online format, will license some of its shows to Hulu — but there’s a big catch: The shows will be available in Japan, reports EW.com’s Inside TV….

‘Burn Notice’ Taps ‘CSI’ Actor for Drug Smuggler Role

USA Network’s "Burn Notice" has cast a "CSI" actor as a cocaine smuggler in the show’s sixth season, reports TVLine.com. The actor is Jose Zuniga, the story reports. His character, Vasquez, is “clever and sadistic," the story notes. The actor…

No More ‘Mad Men’ for Dish Subscribers? Satellite Company to Pull AMC Networks in Fee Dispute

Dish Network subscribers are poised to lose “Mad Men,” “The Walking Dead” and other popular programming, casualties of a dispute over programming fees between AMC Networks and the second-largest U.S. satellite TV provider, Reuters reports. Dish Network said it will…

Magazine Based on Fan Favorite TV Show to Debut With Third Season

A magazine based on a cable drama that is a fan favorite will debut with the show’s third season in October, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The show is the AMC zombie drama "The Walking Dead." The quarterly…

National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to Honor Univision’s Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas With Lifetime Achievement Awards at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards

Press release from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: New York, N.Y. — June 28, 2012–Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas, longtime co-anchors of Univision’s evening newscast “Noticiero Univision” and pioneers of Spanish-language broadcasting in the U.S., will…