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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.
Will Simon Cowell be able to land the music superstar who, it was rumored, had discussions about being a judge in season one of the "X Factor?" The music superstar is Mariah Carey. Randy Jackson, a judge on ‘American Idol," in a conference call…
Media personality and political dabbler Donald Trump announced his endorsement for president today, appearing in Las Vegas to give his support to Mitt Romney, CBS News reports. With Romney beside him, the host of NBC’s “The Apprentice” said: "Mitt is…
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has gone outside the company to find the new CEO of Dow Jones & Co. He’s Lex Fenwick, who has been a respected executive at Dow Jones competitor Bloomberg. Fenwick became CEO of Bloomberg LP when Michael Bloomberg ran…
Moments after news broke that Bravo has renewed “Top Chef,” word surfaced of the renewal of another food-oriented program. Fox announced today that the Gordon Ramsey show "Kitchen Nightmares" will be back for a fifth season, reports Deadline.com. Fox ordered…
With the Super Bowl on NBC likely to occupy male viewers, among others, for much of this Sunday, CBS is going in the opposite direction and will try to attract women, TVNewser.com reports. The network is rolling out a “60…
Bravo is giving a new season to an Emmy-winning reality competition series, Deadline.com reports. The cable network is bringing back "Top Chef" for a 10th season. The program will have a casting call for the new season on Feb. 21….
Twentieth Television has announced an executive producer for ‘The Ricki Lake Show,’ the upcoming syndicated talk show from the daytime veteran. Lisa Kridos joins the show, which is sold in 93% of the nation — including the top 50 markets…
A potential problem for the TV networks is receiving attention as fallout from a hassle one network has been having for months. A possible explanation surfaced recently for Nickelodeon’s ratings decline, which has been a source of contentiousness between Nick…
An entire town has won a piece of a $950 million lotto prize — but one resident missed out, according to media reports. The town is Sodeto, Spain, a struggling farm village of 70 households. All but one of them…
Britney Spears is lobbying for a role on a hit sitcom, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pop star took to Twitter to bid for a guest spot on ABC’s "Modern Family," according to the story. Spears issued a tweet…