Chuck Ross

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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.

Apple’s New $200 iPad? Latest Rumor Focuses on Device With Lower Price Tag, Less Storage and Smaller Screen

A new version of Apple’s iPad could come with a price tag between $200 and $250, according to the latest in a series of rumors about the device, CNET reports. The device would have the same resolution as the top…

Univision Lights the Upfront Fuse, Signs Early Deal With Starcom — Pact, and Its Timing, Underscores Emerging Power Of Spanish-Language TV

Advertising Age Spanish-language broadcaster Univision is the first network to snag an upfront deal this year. Starcom USA and sibling multicultural media agency Tapestry are committing a significant amount of ad money from Burger King, Mars/Wrigley and Kellogg Co., among…

FX Selling a ‘Safe’ Charlie Sheen to Advertisers

FX is telling advertisers that it’s safe to support Charlie Sheen’s new show, "Anger Management," reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. The question in advertisers’ minds is, "Who am I seeing? Am I seeing ‘Two and A Half Men’ comedy,…

Yahoo CEO Offers Explanation for Error in His Credentials

Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson, who has come under fire for an error in his published credentials, told staff that he never provided a resume when he interviewed for the job, and blamed the error on an executive search firm,…

Donald Trump in Talks With NBC for More ‘Celebrity Apprentice’

Donald Trump is negotiating with NBC to extend the network’s arrangement with "The Celebrity Apprentice," reports the New York Post’s Page Six. The network reportedly wants to get a deal in place for two more seasons of the show. NBC…

New Ashton Kutcher Show Gets Series Order, Along With Series From Conan O’Brien Camp

Two new alternative comedy series — one from Ashton Kutcher and one from a key player on the Conan O’Brien team — have received series orders from TBS, Deadline.com reports. The cable net gave a nine-episode order to Kutcher’s "Who…

Superstar Singer Signs $15 Million Deal to Join ‘X Factor’

“The X Factor” finally has the superstar judge that Simon Cowell has been maneuvering to land for the Fox show, E! News reports. Britney Spears has signed a $15 million deal to join the show as a judge for one…

A&E Unloads on Cable Rivals

A&E Networks used its upfront presentation Wednesday to lash out at its cable rivals and other programmers, blasting everyone from Discovery to YouTube for copying its ideas, Advertising Age reports. Said Abbe Raven, A&E Networks president and CEO: "We are…

A&E Networks Blasts Cable Rivals for Copying Its Shows — Uses Upfront Pitch to Knock Everyone From Discovery to YouTube

By Jeanine Poggi Advertising Age A&E Networks held nothing back in its upfront presentation to advertisers Wednesday evening, taking jabs at everyone from Discovery to YouTube and chastising cable networks for being copycats. "We are creating genres on TV; we…

ABC Sitcom Moves to Cable

A comedy series that has been considered a bubble show for some time now on ABC will live on — but it will be moving to cable. “Cougar Town,” which has aired on ABC for three seasons, will move to…