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Chuck Ross

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.

Nickelodeon Taps Veteran Programmer to Oversee Content Strategy

Nickelodeon has hired a seasoned programming executive as its new executive vice president of programming and content strategy. The company announced today that Paul DeBenedittis, who was most recently senior VP of programming strategy for Disney Channels Worldwide, will have…

‘To Catch a Predator’ Host Arrested

Chris Hansen, the longtime host of the hidden camera investigation program “To Catch a Predator,” was arrested Monday in Stamford, Conn., for allegedly bouncing checks, TMZ reports. “Cops say he failed to pay a local vendor nearly $13,000 for stuff…

Julia Roberts Will Not Return for the Second Season of ‘Homecoming’

“It’s official: Julia Roberts’ time in front of the cameras on Amazon’s ‘Homecoming’ has come to an end.” So reports Lesley Goldberg in a scoop for The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The story continues, “Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that…

Report in Variety: What We Know About NBCU’s Upcoming Streaming Service

“NBCU’s streaming plans will be somewhat different from those brandished by many of its competitors,” write Brian Steinberg and Cynthia Littleton in Variety. “The offering will be free to NBCU pay-cable subscribers in the U.S. and will be supported by…

Discovery, Inc. Ups Programming Executives for HGTV and Food Network

Press release from Discovery, Jan. 16, 2019: Discovery, Inc. today announced the promotion of veteran lifestyle programmers Loren Ruch, Betsy Ayala and Lynn Sadofsky within its HGTV and Food Network brands. Ruch is promoted to Group SVP of Production &…

Nickelodeon Taps Paul DeBenedittis as Executive Vice President, Programming and Content Strategy

Press release from Nickelodeon, Jan. 16, 2019: Top-ranked Nickelodeon has named Paul DeBenedittis to the role of Executive Vice President of Programming and Content Strategy. The announcement was made today by Nickelodeon President Brian Robbins, to whom he will report….

Netflix Jacks Up Prices — It’s the Biggest Price Increase Ever for Its Subscription Streaming Service

Netflix just announced the steepest increase ever in the price of its streaming services, according to media reports. The standard plan, which was set at $11 per month, went up to $13 a month. The premium plan, which doubles the…

ABC Announces Slate of NBA Games

ABC will be televising NBA action in prime time starting this Saturday, Jan. 19, with a clash between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets. This Saturday’s schedule will also include a matinee game between the Oklahoma City Thunder…

Host Announced for Grammys — and the Host’s Reaction Is One for the Ages (Watch It Now)

The Grammys announced who will be hosting this year’s ceremony, set for Feb. 10 on CBS, and the news produced a classic reaction video from the host, Alicia Keys. You can watch her reaction below. “I know what it feels…

Reality TV Personality Goes to Prison

Tweeting about it every step of the way, a polarizing reality television personality turned himself in today to begin an eight-month prison sentence. Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino was sentenced for tax evasion and will do his time at Otisville Federal…