Chuck Ross

Author Page

38,865 Entries

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.

Former Top ABC Executive Says TV Industry’s Business Model Is ‘Madness’

The former chairman of ABC Entertainment said the television industry’s adherence to business models that will soon be out of date is "madness," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Lloyd Braun, who now is a partner in the…

‘America’s Got Talent’ Weighs Fate of Contestant Caught Faking Military Record

"America’s Got Talent" will take action over contestant Timothy Poe after it was discovered that a photo he provided of a soldier wasn’t actually him and that the Army has no record he was injured in Afghanistan, as he claimed,…

CBS Seeks Restraining Order Against Upcoming ABC Series

With less than two weeks until a new ABC reality show debuts, CBS has asked a court to block the premiere, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. An outside attorney for the network filed a temporary restraining order in U.S. District Court…

Emmy-Winning Fashion Designer Who Created the Glamorous Look of ‘Dynasty’ Dies at 79 — Morticia on ‘The Addams Family’ and Ginger on ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Also Wore His Creations

A fashion designer who earned an Emmy for his glamorous, big-shouldered designs on the television show "Dynasty" has died, The New York Times reports. Nolan Miller was 79. Miller was told he had lung cancer six years ago, the story…

Cable’s Upfront Demands Prompt Some Buyers to Resist — Turner, NBCU Have Written Business, But Some Balk at Their Initial Terms

By Brian Steinberg and Jeanine PoggiAdvertising Age As the broadcast networks get closer to the conclusion of their upfront negotiations, cable is trying to get things started — not always with success. Both NBCUniversal’s cable properties and Time Warner’s Turner…

Some Ad Buyers Are Pushing Back Against Cable Upfront Demands

Some advertising buyers are pushing back against cable demands, as the cable networks start selling their upfront inventory, Brian Steinberg and Jeanine Poggi report in Advertising Age. Time Warner’s Turner and NBCUniversal’s cable networks have started making deals for commercial…

NBC Orders Modern-Day Hatfields & McCoys Project From Charlize Theron

A modern-day version of the Hatfields & McCoys feud has been sold to NBC by actress Charlize Theron, who currently is starring in the film "Snow White and the Huntsman," reports TheWrap.com. Theron will work as a producer on the…

Sony Pictures TV Signs Overall Deal With ‘House’ Creator

Sony Pictures TV has signed a three-year overall deal with "House" creator and executive producer David Shore, who is leaving NBCUniversal after eight years, reports Deadline.com. Under the deal, which is described as an eight-figure agreement, Shore will develop new…

ABC’s ‘Body of Proof’ Drops More Actors, Casualties of a Reduced Budget

The ABC drama "Body of Proof" has dropped more actors as the show deals with a reduced budget, Deadline.com reports. As previously reported, the series dropped John Carroll Lynch, who played Det. Bud Morris. The actor is moving to a…