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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.
Less than 24 hours after the network announced the cancellation of her show, a co-star of the ill-fated Fox drama “Terra Nova” appears to have landed on her feet, reports Deadline.com. Christine Adams jumps from the time-travel drama to the…
A fan favorite on the PBS hit "Downton Abbey" has yet to sign a contract to return for the show’s third season, reports the U.K.’s Daily Mail. The holdout is Dame Maggie Smith, who plays the Dowager Countess of Grantham…
The decision to kill off the character played by Nicollette Sheridan in "Desperate Housewives" was made about four months before creator Marc Cherry got into a fight with the actress, according to testimony by a former ABC executive. A story…
In what will be her first regular television series role, Sigourney Weaver has signed on with the new drama "Political Animals" on USA Network, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Weaver, known for her roles in "Avatar" and the "Alien" movies,…
The latest front in the latest Rush Limbaugh controversy is a musical one, with at least two rock artists fired up over the conservative talk host’s use of their songs. One of those artists — the veteran rock band Rush…
Google will reportedly get rid of the television set-top business that’s part of Motorola Mobility, even before the company closes on the $12.5 billion purchase, reports the New York Post. Once the main vehicle for TV viewing, the set-top box…
Four-time National Football League MVP Peyton Manning will become a free agent as the Indianapolis Colts will release him, according to ESPN. Colts owner Jim Irsay decided to pass on the $28 million bonus owed to Manning and not pick…
CNN caught up with Sarah Palin in Alaska today, and CNN’s Wolf Blitzer wanted to know Palin’s thoughts about the Rush Limbaugh controversy, especially since Palin herself has been subjected to vile comments in the past. Limbaugh has been in…
Reuters has broken this exclusive story: "Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings has quietly met with some of the largest U.S. cable companies in recent weeks to discuss adding the online movie streaming service to their cable offerings, according to sources…
Actor Kirk Cameron, best known from his years on the 1980s ABC sitcom “Growing Pains,” defended himself after setting off a firestorm with remarks on Piers Morgan’s CNN show that many of Cameron’s Hollywood colleagues found offensive, the L.A. Times…