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.

Rush Limbaugh’s Syndicator Withdraws National Ads

Rush Limbaugh’s syndicator has withdrawn its national advertising spots from his radio show, which continues to see fallout from his disparaging comments about Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke, reports TheWrap.com. "We are suspending the requirement to run barter spots for…

Why Ratings Might Be Secondary When Considering the Renewal of ‘Community’

Ratings may not matter so much for shows like "Community," says our friend Bill Carter in The New York TImes. Carter calls the NBC show from Sony Pictures Entertainment "one of the first shows of the so-called post-television era." "Community"…

Oscar-Winning Producer Developing Drama Series for Showtime

An Oscar-winning producer is developing a drama series for Showtime, Deadline.com reports. The project, executive produced by Arnold and Anne Kopelson, is “Pure Evil.” The story reports: “The project, which is being written by Trey Callaway (‘CSI: NY’), centers on…

One of the World’s Top Tech Companies Considering a TV Service

One of the world’s top technology firms is considering an online pay-television service that will operate on TVs, computers and mobile devices, reports Bloomberg. The company is chipmaker Intel Corp. Intel is talking with media companies including cable networks about…

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Scores Its Highest Rating — By Far

Oprah Winfrey’s cable network OWN scored its highest rating yet with a recent telecast, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The program was Sunday’s interview by Winfrey with Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late singer Whitney…

Huge A-List Movie Director — Whose Big-Screen Action Films Have Grossed $3 Billion Worldwide (!) — Working on Reality Series for A&E

The director behind such big-budget action films as "The Rock" and the "Transformers" series has a reality series in development with A&E, reports Deadline.com. The competition series from director Michael Bay would test "the strength of the family unit like…

Barry Diller’s Aereo Files Counterclaim, Tells Local TV Stations the Service Is ‘Entirely Lawful’

Barry Diller’s Aereo pay-television service countered a lawsuit filed by the owners of New York’s local TV stations, stating in a counterclaim that the service is "entirely lawful," reports Adweek.com. "Consumers use the Aereo Technology to do no more than…

Cruise Ship That Served as Model for ‘The Love Boat’ May Be Scrapped

The iconic cruise ship that served as the model for the hit ABC series "The Love Boat" may be scrapped, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The Pacific Princess, which was featured in the show’s opening credits, has been…

After Spending $200 Million in 2 1/2 Years, Cable MSOs Have Given Up on Canoe’s Big Ad Plans. It Was Touted as ‘Groundbreaking.’ TVWeek Looks at How It Ran Aground

Of all the young turks of media who emerged during the late 1980s and early 1990s, David Verklin was always the most gregarious — outgoing, social, smart, articulate, a superlative communicator with seemingly boundless enthusiasm and energy. We’re talking about…

ABC Announces May Finale Dates For Its Shows This Season

ABC announces the following May finale dates for the 2011-12 Season (all times ET): Tuesday, May 1: 8:00-8:30 p.m. “Last Man Standing” Sunday, May 6: 10:00-11:00 p.m. “GCB” Monday, May 7: 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Castle” Sunday, May…