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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.
"Anderson," the daytime talk show from CNN’s Anderson Cooper, is demonstrating how tough it can be to start a television show, as it copes with middling ratings, staff turnover and format changes, reports David Bauder of the Associated Press. The…
Headline-grabbing actress Lindsay Lohan is set to make a high-profile TV appearance in a couple of weeks, TheWrap.com reports. Lohan will host the March 3 installment of NBC’s "Saturday Night Live," according to the report. The musical guest will be…
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The first actor from the canceled Fox staple "House" to line up a new television role will be on a Showtime drama, reports Deadline.com. "House" co-star Peter Jacobson has signed on for a role in the upcoming "Ray Donovan," the…
Time Warner Cable and the MSG Network have ended their impasse, with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo helping to push the agreement — aided by the excitement over New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, reports The New York Times. Lin’s…
"Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together in more ways than one," reports Us Weekly magazine, adding, "On Rihanna’s 24th birthday Monday, the singer released a full-length version of her song ‘Birthday Cake’ (from the album ‘Talk That Talk’) featuring…
Is Apple coming to taxi cabs in the Big Apple? "Just as New Yorkers have grown used to blaring televisions in the back of taxis, the Taxi and Limousine Commission is considering another electronic option: embedded tablet computers," reports The…
Despite ratings that have declined 15% over the past five years, the Oscars remain a must-buy for advertisers, leading to rising ad rates, reports Adweek. The average 30-second spot sold for $1.7 million this year, up from $1.5 million last…
Hip-hop mogul Sean Combs is planning to challenge MTV and BET by creating his own music cable channel, which will be called Revolt, reports The New York Times. Combs was expected to announce his plans this morning, with the network…