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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.
In an indication that 2012 could be a good year in the No. 1 advertising category for TV stations — autos — the Associated Press reports that "Chrysler’s January U.S. sales jumped 44 percent over a year ago and Ford’s…
BET is refusing to air Nicki Minaj’s latest video, reports TMZ.com. A representative for BET wouldn’t disclose why the network has refused to air the video, called "Stupid Hoe," the piece adds. Sources at BET reportedly said the video is…
Fox News Channel has reached a milestone, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The channel marked 10 years as the top-rated cable news network, according to the story. Fox News’ first full year of operation…
An Emmy-winning actress has been cast as the mother of the evil queen in ABC’s "Once Upon a Time," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Barbara Hershey, who won an Emmy for "A Killing in a Small Town" in 1990, will…
A New Jersey city has denied a filming request to tape a spinoff of MTV’s "Jersey Shore," explaining the decision on the grounds of "protecting public safety and quality of life concerns for Hoboken residents," according to a statement from…
"Police were called to Hayes Arena [in the St. Paul-Minneapolis suburb of Apple Valley] after people at the arena called to report that the man driving the Zamboni over the ice sheet appeared to be drunk," reports the St. Paul…
After what amounts to the mass firing of regular cast members from Fox’s “X Factor,” as reported early today, the show’s creator has broken his silence. USA Today reports that Simon Cowell issued a statement thanking all three departing cast…
One of the regulars on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” is leaving the show effective immediately, Entertainment Weekly reports. Paul Brittain, who has been a featured player since 2010, will be out of the lineup starting with this Saturday’s episode. According…
It’s been one of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the season, and it’s been renewed for season two after just one official airing. Oh, the joys of working in pay cable. HBO’s "Luck," with Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte in…
There’s been a shakeout at the ‘X Factor" that’s shocked much of the industry. Simon Cowell has decided that Paula Abdul will not be returning to the show, according to a number of media accounts. Not surprisingly, neither judge Nicole…