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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.
Discovery Communications has announced that it will rebrand its Planet Green cable channel, Deadline.com reports. Starting May 28, the channel will be called Destination America. Discovery said Planet Green “will turn red, white and blue.” “Destination America will be the…
The second of two lead roles has been cast in a new CBS comedy project, Deadline.com reports. Getting the role in the pilot “Friend Me” is "Super Bad" co-star Christopher Mintz-Plasse, the story reports. The role marks the actor’s first…
A new reality show will take five Amish people and transplant them in New York City, reports the New York Post. Called "Breaking Amish," the TLC show will "allow them the opportunity to go out and experience a lifestyle that’s…
Time Warner Cable’s chief executive saw his compensation reduced last year, reports Deadline.com. Glenn Britt’s compensation fell 5.7% as he lost about $1 million in non-equity incentives, the story reports. Otherwise, Britt’s compensation was steady compared with 2010, the story…
Former “Today” co-host Katie Couric is going head-to-head with her old show this week in a closely watched ratings showdown that has high stakes for NBC and ABC. The numbers are in for her first day as guest co-host on…
David Letterman’s new deal with CBS will keep him on the air long enough to beat the record set by his idol, Johnny Carson. Entertainment Weekly reports that Letterman signed to keep his “Late Show” going through 2014. Craig Ferguson,…
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament favorite Kentucky won the title that was generally expected, beating Kansas 67-59 Monday night, but CBS was also a winner, with ratings rising from last year’s event. Monday’s broadcast earned an average fast national household rating/share…
By now it’s almost expected, but the Tony Awards announced who will be hosting this year’s installment of the annual awards ceremony, and once again it’s Neil Patrick Harris, Deadline.com reports. This will be the third time hosting the awards…
Actor-director Robert Redford will revisit the Watergate scandal, the subject of his 1976 film "All The President’s Men," with a retrospective documentary from his new company Sundance Productions, reports Deadline.com. The two-hour documentary, "All The President’s Men Revisited," will be…
Even though the actress who created the role of J.R. and Bobby Ewing’s mother, Miss Ellie, in CBS’s "Dallas" is no longer around, she will be a big part of the new TNT reboot, reports TV Guide. Barbara Bel Geddes,…