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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.
Syco Entertainment, the Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment joint venture, today announced that the new worldwide CEO is Charles Garland, reports Deadline.com. This is a promotion from his role as COO. “Syco is a global business operating across 167…
[Updated Monday, April 16, 2012, 2:50 p.m., to add news that Comcast took the blame for the mistake.] Viewers tuning in for ABC’s “Good Morning America” instead got a glimpse of some hard-core porn last week on one local station,…
The Roseanne Barr project "Downwardly Mobile" that’s in the works at NBC has recast a role that previously belonged to "Eureka" star Salli Richardson after she reportedly didn’t feel comfortable at a table read, reports Deadline.com. Richardson hadn’t previously worked…
An actor who has been a familiar face in the movies for decades — and who recently starred in a reality series about his relationship with his daughter — has announced that he has prostate cancer, People.com reports. Ryan O’Neal,…
An NFL player is trying to block a television production company from creating a reality show about his children, the New York Post reports. The show is about New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie’s 10 children from eight different women,…
A member of the singing group the Bee Gees is fighting for his life in a private hospital in London after falling into a coma Friday, reports the U.K.’s Daily Mail. Robin Gibb, 62, has had a "hard recovery from…
A high-profile drama series in the works at USA Network has added an Academy Award winner to the already solid lineup, TVLine.com reports. Joining the series “Political Animals” is Ellen Burstyn, who won an Oscar for her lead role in…
The producers of Bravo’s "Real Housewives" franchise have reportedly been inspired by an ABC drama and are planning a new show, TMZ.com reports. With ABC’s new series "GCB" as the inspiration, they are searching for Christian women to star in…
The entertainment industry is shooting itself in the foot with its current push to pass anti-piracy legislation, according to Google co-founder Sergey Brin, TheWrap.com reports. In an interview with the U.K.’s The Guardian, Brin likened the Stop Online Piracy Act…
The PBS show "Downton Abbey" appears to have some cast changes in store, as a fan favorite has reportedly said she wants out, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail. (Warning: This story may contain spoilers.) Dame Maggie Smith has told…