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.

Former Fox Chairman Named to Yahoo Board; Proxy Fight Looms

The former chairman of the Fox Network was named to the board of Yahoo after it failed to reach a compromise with hedge fund Third Point, reports Bloomberg. Peter Liguori is one of three independent directors tapped by the company…

‘Real Housewives’ Cast Member Won’t Be Back

One of the cast members of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” won’t be returning to the show, and reports differ on whose idea it was. Camille Grammer won’t be back on the reality series, reports the New York Post,…

Variety for Sale Again — Reed Elsevier Failed to Find Buyer at Right Price in 2008

By Nat IvesAdvertising Age Reed Elsevier, the publisher of "Gray’s Anatomy" textbook and the LexisNexis database, said Friday that it has put Variety magazine up for sale again. The London-based company put Variety and a host of other titles on…

Century-Old Entertainment Trade Publication Goes Back Up for Sale

A trade magazine that has been covering the entertainment business for more than 100 years has been put up for sale, reports Nat Ives in Advertising Age. The attempt to sell Variety follows owner Reed Elsevier’s failed attempt in 2008…

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NBC’s Brutal Thursday Ratings: Memories of Its Once Dominant ‘Must-See’ Lineup Grow Ever More Faint — Leaving at Least One Show in Serious Trouble

Proving just how far things have come since NBC’s Thursday night lineup was “Must-See TV,” the network’s lineup last night staggered out of the gate and got progressively worse as the night went on, according to Nielsen overnights reported by…

Video: Geraldo Rivera Sparks Outcry With Comments on Killing of Florida Teen — Especially His Comments About What’s to Blame

Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera has weighed in on the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin and blamed it on what the young man was wearing — specifically his hoodie, reports the New York Daily News. Appearing today on…