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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.
ABC’s dating show “The Bachelor” has made it clear it wants Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow for the show, and Tebow is apparently open to it — or is he? The show’s host, Chris Harrison, told Access Hollywood he met…
After seeing viewers turn out for Fox’s “American Idol” and “X Factor” and NBC’s “The Voice,” another network has announced plans for its own singing competition. CW will roll out “The Star Next Door,” from Queen Latifah, for a summer…
“Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry testified Monday in actress Nicollette Sheridan’s wrongful termination case against the show, describing the circumstances under which he hit Sheridan on the head, the Detroit Free Press reports. Cherry said he thought he had permission…
Two tech milestones have been reached, one by Twitter and one by Apple. On the Twitter side, Lady Gaga is the first person to have more than 20 million followers, The Huffington Post reports. The other milestone involves Apple’s apps. Over this…
Robert B. Sheman, a songwriter mostly identified with Disney songs, has died in London at age 86, according to a number of media reports. The cause of death was not disclosed. Sherman, along with his brother, Richard, 83, "penned such…
The Federal Communications Commission has been asked by a trade group to eliminate the rule that bars companies from owning a TV station and a daily newspaper in the same market, Bloomberg reports. The Newspaper Association of America filed the…
With “Roseanne” co-star John Goodman already on board, two more cast members have been signed for Roseanne Barr’s upcoming comedy pilot at NBC, Deadline.com reports. Joining the project are Mary Birdsong (“The Descendants”) and Romy Rosemont (“Glee”). The multicamera sitcom,…
An actor who appeared in “Without a Trace” has joined an ABC drama project, TVLine.com reports. Signing on with the pilot “Nashville” is Eric Close. The new project, written by Callie Khouri and directed by R.J. Cutler, focuses on the…
A number of Hollywood personalities are bashing the former star of “Growing Pains” over controversial comments he made on a TV talk show, E! Online reports. Among those offering their criticisms of Kirk Cameron are “Modern Family’s” Jesse Tyler Ferguson,…
Advertisers have been bailing out on Rush Limbaugh’s long-running radio talk show in response to his harsh criticism of a law student who testified before lawmakers about contraception. AOL today became the eighth advertiser to drop the show, USA Today…