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.

‘Downton Abbey’ Studio Denies Report About Maggie Smith’s Future on the Show

Carnival Films, the studio that produces the period drama "Downton Abbey," denied a report that star Dame Maggie Smith will be leaving the production, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat. A representative for the studio said the report was “complete…

April NewsPro – Health Journalism Focuses on Hot Topics: HBO’s Portrait of an Epidemic; Will Obamacare Survive the Supreme Court Challenge?; and TV Segments About Health–News or Advertising?

In recent years, health journalists have struggled to find their place in the ever changing newsroom. In 2012, it has been politics and court cases that have thrust health journalism into the forefront within the breaking news realm. From the…

Why Security Had to Be Beefed Up at ‘Jersey Shore’ House

Security has reportedly been beefed up at the beach house featured on MTV’s "Jersey Shore," which has been the target of an ongoing problem: vandalism. TMZ.com reports that the house has become a favorite target of graffiti artists, to the…

Report: Looks Like ‘GMA’ Has Ended ‘Today’s’ 16-Year Winning Streak, According to Preliminary Data

One week after its Katie Couric guest-hosting stunt failed to get the job done, ABC’s “Good Morning America” finally achieved what it has been trying to achieve for 16 years: It beat NBC’s “Today” show in the weekly ratings, the…

Alec Baldwin Doing Spin Control After Venting Against NBC

Emmy-winning actor Alec Baldwin, one of the stars of NBC’s "30 Rock," has made an effort to clarify his recent statements about the network following an angry tweet last week in which he said he was "leaving NBC just in…

Film Director Talks About Plans to Launch New Cable Net

The filmmaker behind a string of popular movies has revealed plans to launch a new cable network, which is due to roll out sometime between September 2013 and January 2014, UPI reports. Director Robert Rodriguez, whose films include "El Mariachi,"…

ABC Sinks With ‘Titanic’ — Network Settles for Fourth Place, Including a Series Low for a New Drama; Front-Runner CBS’s New Show Opens to Soft Numbers

ABC’s “Titanic” miniseries was an anchor for the Alphabet Network’s Sunday night lineup — and not in a good way — with the final installment airing at 9 p.m. to a last-place 0.9 average rating in viewers 18-49, TVbytheNumbers.com reports….

New Global Multimedia Content Company Unveiled

The Style Network today rolled out plans for a new global, multimedia content company, Style Media. The new entity will broaden Style’s focus “to program and market to all facets of consumers’ lives, from the way they view content, to…

Today Marks the 50th Anniversary of an Iconic TV Event

Today, April 16, 2012, is the 50th anniversary of an event that was an important milestone for television, TVNewser.com reports. On April 16, 1962, CBS News presented the first broadcast of "Walter Cronkite with the News," the story reports. Back…

DirecTV and Starz Renew Distribution Deal, Expand Online Agreement

DirecTV and Starz Entertainment, LLC announced today that they’ve agreed to extend their deal so that the satellite distributor will continued to offer the Starz Entertainment lineup of channels, reports Deadline.com. Starz also granted DirecTV the rights to offer Starz…