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.

Syfy’s Senior VP of Original Programming to Leave Network

Syfy’s senior vice president of original programming will leave when his contract ends in June, Deadline.com reports. The executive is Andrew Plotkin, who joined Syfy in 2009 and has helped the network’s show development, reporting to President of Original Programming Mark…

$312 Million Spent and Counting: Struggling OWN Cuts 30 Jobs in Restructuring. Discovery to Take More Control

A shakeup at the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on Monday "will result in 30 staffers being let go and executives from Discovery Communications being brought in to oversee key operations," report our friends Joe Flint and Meg James in the…

Betty White to Get Big Honor at NAB Convention Next Month

Betty White will be feted with a major honor at the upcoming annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas. The always popular White will be "inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame during [a] special session…

Must-See Rerun TV: ‘Mork & Mindy,’ Which First Made Robin Williams a Star, Back on TV

"Mork & Mindy" (1978-1982) was the sitcom that made Robin WIlliams a household name. Starting on Monday, April 2, The Hub–the kids and family network that’s a joint venture between Discovery Communications and Hasbro–will add "classic sitcoms “Sabrina The Teenage…

Mistrial Declared in ‘Desperate Housewives’ Case

With the jury declaring itself to be “hopelessly deadlocked,” a mistrial has been declared in actress Nicollette Sheridan’s wrongful termination lawsuit against ABC and “Desperate Housewives,” E! Online reports. With at least nine votes needed to reach a decision in…

Brett Ratner Takes On Feature Film About MTV

Film director Brett Ratner, who was the center of controversy when he was dismissed as the Oscars broadcast producer earlier this year, is set to get involved with a high-profile project, reports New York Magazine, citing a story appearing in…

MTV Renews Reality Series

MTV has ordered a new season of a popular reality show, Variety reports. New episodes will begin shooting this summer for a sixth season of “Jersey Shore,” the story reports. There has been no official word from MTV about how…

NFL Legend Peyton Manning Picks a Team

Future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, the NFL’s only four-time MVP, ended the suspense today over where he would land, with news surfacing that he is set to play for the Denver Broncos, AP reports. Manning became a free…

TV Land Names New Development Exec

TV Land announced that it has named a new VP of Development and Original Programming, reports Deadline.com. Rose Catherine Pinkney will be overseeing the network’s existing original programs and work on the development of new series. Pinklney will work with…

Lifetime Assembling Top-Shelf Cast for TV Movie Adaptation of ‘Steel Magnolias’

Lifetime announced today that a Golden Globe- and Grammy-winning actress and singer has joined the cast of the cable net’s upcoming high-profile TV movie version of “Steel Magnolias.” Queen Latifah, who also is an Oscar nominee, will star in and…