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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.
HBO, which appeared to struggle to find an NFL team to participate in this year’s edition of “Hard Knocks,” has finally talked someone into it. The pay-cable network announced that the Miami Dolphins will be the focus of the upcoming…
The latest “American Idol” champion was scheduled to have surgery today, as previously reported, but has had that surgery postponed, TMZ.com reports. Kidney surgery for Phillip Phillips was postponed because the singer has a fever, the story reports. Phillips’ congenital…
A confrontation over the weekend involving teen sensation Justin Bieber is headed to the district attorney in L.A. County, TMZ.com reports. The alleged physical encounter between the singer and a photographer will be turned over for possible criminal prosecution, the…
CBS has had enough of a popular television movie series even though it has attracted decent audience numbers, Variety reports. Among the problems: The audiences are too old. The series is the “Jesse Stone” movies, starring Tom Selleck. The most…
The Emmy-winning television producer who helped get on-air such classic TV series as "The Andy Griffith Show," The Waltons" and "Dallas" has died, according to a number of media reports. "Lee Rich, co-founder and former president of Lorimar Productions, died Thursday…
Cable news channel CNN announced that it is bringing a major cable television personality to the network for a new program. TV Chef Anthony Bourdain, known for his work on Travel Channel, will host a new weekend program on CNN…
A charity soccer match claimed two celebrity casualties over the weekend, with one player being taken off the field on a stretcher, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Will Ferrell and television chef Gordon Ramsay…
An MSNBC host apologized Monday after saying during a Memorial Day-themed show that he felt "uncomfortable" using the word "hero" for soldiers killed in action, reports The Huffington Post. Chris Hayes said he felt uncomfortable "about the word because it…
Former "Today" anchor Bryant Gumbel will return to television’s morning daypart — at least for a few days next month, reports TVNewser.com. Gumbel will serve as a guest co-host for ABC’s syndicated show "Live! with Kelly" on June 4 and…
Three television stations may go dark as an impasse is looming in retransmission consent talks between Media General and Cox Communications, reports B&C. The affected stations would be WSLS-TV (NBC) in Roanoke, Va.; WJAR-TV (NBC) in Providence, R.I.; and WKRG-TV…