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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.
NBC has released its reworked schedule for the 2012-13 season, announcing that the singing competition “The Voice” will be back for fall in addition to its regular midseason run and rolling out plans for an expanded comedy schedule. The network,…
With Fox Networks Entertainment Chairman Peter Rice and Fox Broadcasting President Kevin Reilly fronting the presentation today in New York, Fox took the wraps off its 2012-13 prime-time schedule today at its upfront event in New York. The network touted…
An actress and singer with a history of personal struggles including rehab has signed a deal to serve as a judge on the next season of "The X Factor," joining singer Britney Spears on the talent competition, reports TMZ.com. The…
A new device that automatically skips commercials in recorded prime-time programming from the big four broadcast networks came under fire from NBC Broadcasting Chairman Ted Harbert, the Los Angeles Times reports. "I think this is an attack on our eco-system,"…
On the heels of recasting news for two new NBC series, another newly picked up NBC show is recasting a role, reports Deadline.com. The drama "Infamous," which was formerly titled "Notorious," will recast the role of the womanizer Julian Lawson,…
A veteran television writer who earned more than 200 credits on shows such as "Bonanza" and "The Outer Limits" has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Stephen Lord was 85. Lord wrote for classic Westerns such as "The Virginian,” crime…
With broadcast networks loosening their rules and accepting hard liquor ads, liquor brands have been on a veritable stampede to get into TV advertising, reports Advertising Age. "We felt that it was important to speak to our core consumer [21-…
In a close race among the top studios, one studio has claimed the No. 1 spot in orders for the 2012-13 television season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. With orders to all five broadcast networks, Warner Bros. TV led the…
With "Community” creator and showrunner Dan Harmon still unsigned for another season of the program, NBC chief Bob Greenblatt offered comments that could indirectly contain implications for Harmon and the show, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog….
Amid an inquiry into his credentials, Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson stepped down Sunday, leaving the struggling Internet company just four months after joining, reports The New York Times. Thompson will be replaced on an interim basis by Yahoo global…