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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.

‘The Simpsons’ Headed Back to Big Screen With 3-D Silent Movie

"The Simpsons" will be returning to the big screen this summer, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The show has a dialogue-free 3-D short in the works that will air before the film "Ice Age: Continental Drift," the story reports. The four-and-a-half…

Glenn Beck’s New Studio Includes Replica of Oval Office (Here’s the Video)

Former Fox News host and GBTV founder Glenn Beck unveiled his new Dallas studio in a video clip, showing off a replica of the Oval Office, reports TVNewser.com. Beck’s oval office includes replicas of the Resolute Desk and the Oval…

HBO’s ‘True Blood’ Taps New Showrunner to Succeed Alan Ball

"True Blood" has tapped a replacement for Alan Ball as showrunner on the HBO series if it receives a sixth-season renewal, reports Deadline.com. Co-executive producer Mark Hudis will get the call. Hudis has worked on "True Blood" in seasons four…

How NBC Won Monday Night in the Nielsens

With NBC generally faring poorly this season in the Nielsen ratings, the network’s narrow win over ABC and Fox for prime time Monday night in the key 18-49 demo is reason to take notice. NBC averaged a 2.6 rating for…

NAB Takes FCC to Court Over New Rules

The National Association of Broadcasters is taking the Federal Communications Commission to court in an effort to put the brakes on proposed rules governing disclosure of political advertising rates, Adweek reports. The FCC voted last month to require that TV…

As Facebook Share Price Free-Falls, SEC Plans to Investigate ‘Issues’ in Company’s IPO

Facebook’s much-hyped initial public offering hasn’t exactly gone according to plan — at least not for small investors. The stock price fell further today, and that’s the least of the company’s problems, Deadline.com reports. The story reports: “SEC Chairman Mary…

How’s This for a Lineup: Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan, Matthew McConaughey as John F. Kennedy, John Cusack as Richard Nixon … plus Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Alan Rickman …

An all-star cast is coming together for a high-profile project, with Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Matthew McConaughey and a host of Hollywood heavyweights on board. The project is “The Butler,” a feature film about Eugene Allen, the White House butler…

‘Big Love’ Actress Cast as Transgender Killer

An actress best known as one of the sister wives on HBO’s "Big Love" will be returning to television in a new drama series on DirecTV’s Audience Network called "Hit and Miss." Chloe Sevigny will play a transgender contract killer…

‘SNL’ Cast Member on Wiig’s Departure — and His Own Future With Show

While there were tears last weekend when Kristen Wiig wrapped up her tenure on NBC’s "Saturday Night Live," the fate of other cast members remains unclear. In particular, the contracts of Jason Sudeikis and Andy Samberg are also up. But…

Cable Show: Verizon Wireless Rolls Out ‘Viewdini’ Mobile Search App for Streaming Video

Verizon Wireless unveiled a new app that enables mobile device users to search across a range of providers for streaming video, PC Magazine reports. “Dubbed viewdini, the app will search across Comcast Xfinity, Hulu Plus, mSpot, and Netflix for movies,…