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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.
Two successful CBS sitcoms are headed to the syndication market — and for one of them, the move comes surprisingly early, B&C reports. Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution will offer “Mike & Molly” and “2 Broke Girls” to cable nets…
New evidence has turned up that could play a key role in a lawsuit filed by a masseur who claims actor John Travolta sexually assaulted him, TMZ.com reports. The evidence reportedly shows that Travolta was not in L.A. at the…
Legendary television producer Norman Lear reversed his stance on contributing to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, making a donation because the president came out in support of same-sex marriage, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lear and his wife, Lyn Davis,…
The star of AMC’s "Mad Men," Jon Hamm, has been cast by Disney to star in a feature film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is a drama about a sports agent who discovers two phenom baseball pitchers through…
An actress on Fox’s “Glee” issued a series of tweets that, while open to interpretation, give the impression that her character will not be returning to the show, Access Hollywood reports. The report says Amber Riley, who plays Mercedes, tweeted…
Fox has made its decision on three freshman dramas, canceling two of them and opting to bring back a third. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network has canceled J.J. Abrams’ "Alcatraz" along with “The Finder,” while giving…
Delta has dropped its advertising on Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show" over a joke featuring a "vagina manger," and the Catholic League is urging Kellogg’s to also drop its support of the show, reports TheWrap.com. Delta pulled its ads after…
With Fox’s latest round of series orders, the most high-profile casualty is the Steve Levitan-produced comedy pilot "Rebounding," which was passed over by the network, reports Deadline.com. The "Modern Family" co-creator produced the project, which was written on spec by…
Former presidential candidate John Edwards consulted Hollywood pals including actor Sean Penn and "Revenge" star Madeleine Stowe as he sought advice about the Rielle Hunter scandal, reports People.com. Edwards, who served as a senator from North Carolina before running for…
AMC has announced renewals for two series, The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports. The cable network ordered 16 more episodes of "Talking Dead," a talk show about AMC’s hit zombie drama "The Walking Dead," and 16 episodes of "Comic…