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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.
Apple Inc. has unveiled plans to pay a dividend and initiate a $10 billion stock buyback program as demand for the iPad and iPhone has boosted the company’s earnings, Bloomberg reports. The dividend is reportedly the first in the company’s…
Thirty-three years after C-Span debuted on cable television, its founder will step down as its chief executive, The New York Times reports. Brian Lamb will take on the role of executive chairman of the network he created, according to the…
Comedian Gallagher has been removed from a medically induced coma and is up and telling jokes, TMZ.com reports, citing his promotional manager. Gallagher was placed in the coma after he experienced a heart attack while getting ready to go on…
With a reported 8-4 vote last Friday, the jury in the "Desperate Housewives" case will return to deliberations today, reports the New York Post. With nine votes needed for a verdict in the civil case, the judge sent jurors home…
In a blaring headline on its website that reads "RETRACTION," publlic radio’s "This American Life’s" new episode this weekend devotes its entire show to retracting an earlier story about abuse found at Apple suppliers in China. Here’s what the show has posted…
Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show on the Oprah Winfrey Network has been canceled, OWN has announced. “The Rosie Show” will tape its final show on Tuesday, March 20, and the final episode will air on Friday, March 30 (7-8 p.m. ET/PT). The…
NBC has renewed a freshman drama series for a second season, reports Deadline.com. In the first of what is expected to be a number of early pickups by the network, it gave a 22-episode order for season two of “Grimm.”…
NBC’s bubble show “Community” saw a surge in viewers as it returned from hiatus Thursday, and the series premiere of “Missing” gave ABC its biggest audience in its time period in 14 months. Both series aired at 8 p.m. With…
Actor George Clooney was arrested today in Washington during a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Clooney was arrested along with his father, Nick Clooney, and other activists while participating in a protest against the Sudan…
The CEO of Miramax resigned from his position today, agreeing to remain with the company as a consultant until his successor is found. No reason was given for the departure of Mike Lang. In a statement, Richard Nanula, chairman of…