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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.

Why Did Britney Spears Insist on $15 Million for ‘X Factor’? (Hint: It’s All About How Much Another Music Superstar Was Paid for Another Singing Competition)

Britney Spears’ $15 million paycheck for "The X Factor" was spurred by the amount of money another famous singer earned for a season as a judge on a singing competition, TMZ.com reports. Jennifer Lopez’s $12 million earnings for her first…

Emmy-Winning TV Comedy Writer Dead at 89

A TV comedy writer who wrote for legends including Jack Benny and Carol Burnett has died, The New York Times reports. Al Gordon was 89. Gordon was a gag writer who helped Benny transition from radio to television in the…

‘American Idol’ Champ to Undergo Surgery Today

The latest "American Idol" winner will undergo surgery today, reports TMZ.com. As previously reported, Phillip Phillips had eight operations during the show, as he suffers from chronic kidney problems. Phillips has a congenital kidney problem that means he has kidney…

Chinese Manufacturer Said to Be Producing Apple TV Sets

Apple’s Chinese manufacturing partner is said to be in the "trial production stage" of the company’s Apple TV set, reports CNET.com. The development, which was reported by China Business News, should be taken with a grain of salt, the story…

Daytime Talk Shows Thriving in Post-‘Oprah’ Era

The daytime talk landscape appears to be in good shape after the departure of the syndicated mainstay “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Variety reports. The programs that took over many of the former “Oprah” afternoon time slots — Sony’s “Dr. Oz”…

‘Cougar Town’ Getting a New Showrunner

"Cougar Town" is getting a new showrunner as it changes networks for its fourth season, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Ric Swartzlander is joining as executive producer and showrunner, as the show moves to TBS after airing for three seasons on…

ABC’s Thursday Night: Two Series Premieres, Two Flops

ABC quietly rolled out two new series Thursday night — the network may not have intended to do it quietly, but that’s how it turned out, if the Nielsen overnights are an indication. The network’s new singing competition “Duets” had…

Another TV Personality Outed as Gay

On the heels of confirmation about the sexuality of Jim Parsons of “The Big Bang Theory,” as we reported previously, another TV personality has come out as gay. Food Network star Anne Burrell was outed by former "Queer Eye" star…

Highest-Paid CEO in America Will Pass on $75 Million Dividend

The highest-paid chief executive in corporate America has declined a $75 million dividend in equivalent payments on stock that he is due to receive over time, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The executive is Apple CEO Tim Cook. In March,…

NBCUniversal in Talks to Buy Out Its Partner in MSNBC.com

NBCUniversal may buy out its partner in MSNBC.com, with the two sides in talks about the purchase, reports Bloomberg. NBC and Microsoft started MSNBC in 1996, creating a 24-hour news channel and a website. NBC bought the cable network in…