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.

Martha Stewart Takes a Swipe at Cable Channel

Martha Stewart took to Twitter to take a swipe at the Hallmark Channel, her former business partner, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Stewart was writing on Twitter to make an announcement about her new PBS series, "Martha Stewart’s…

‘SNL’ Star’s New Show in Spotlight as Hulu Unveils Lineup of Original Programming

Hulu spotlighted its commitment to original programming — including a new series from one of the stars of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” — as it made its upfront presentation today to ad buyers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Seth Meyers’…

Bravo Rolls Out Six New Series

Bravo today announced details on a develoment slate of six unscripted shows, which includes its first two efforts focusing on the online world, “Shop With Stella” and “Tone It Up,” Deadline.com reports. Online is a new complement to Bravo’s traditional…

Levon Helm, Drummer and Singer for the Band, Dead at 71

Legendary drummer Levon Helm, who was a key figure in American music for decades, has died, The New York Times reports. Helm’s death was expected, after family members posted a notice earlier this week on his website saying he was…

Jamie Oliver Reveals the Twist to His New Daytime Cooking Show

BBC America has unveiled plans to launch a new daytime cooking show May 1, the Chicago Tribune reports. The twist is that the show will be done in real time, with the entire meal created from scratch in 30 minutes….

HLN Scraps Programming Segment

After years of parceling out five-minute segments at the bottom of every half-hour to local news and programming, HLN has decided to dump the "Local Edition" portion of its broadcast, reports TVNewser.com. HLN justified its decision in a statement to…

‘Jersey Shore’ Casting Company Searches for Out-of-Control Pregnant Couples

The casting company behind "Jersey Shore" is working on a project about out-of-control pregnant couples, reports the New York Post. Doron Ofir Casting has been searching for women who feel the "need to be treated like a queen," according to…

Discovery Is Launching a New Channel, Destination America. Is It Right For Your Client? Clorox Signs On

In this week’s edition of Media Planner we look at the latest entry from Discovery Communications. By Brian Steinberg Advertisng Age As Discovery Communications moves toward the introduction of its Destination America cable network at the end of May, it…

Martha Stewart Ready to Teach U.S. TV Viewers a Lesson

Martha Stewart has unveiled plans for a new weekly series, presented in association with WETA-TV in Washington, that will give viewers a cooking lesson. “Martha Stewart’s Cooking School” will run on PBS stations across the U.S. starting this fall. In…

‘Good Morning America’ Celebrates Official End of ‘Today’s’ Win Streak

ABC’s “Good Morning America” celebrated the news that its ratings win over NBC’s “Today,” which was reported previously on the basis of preliminary figures, is now official. The show broke “Today’s” 852-week winning streak during the week of April 9…