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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.
One of the “Cosby Kids” — who appeared as a toddler on NBC’s long-running 1980s sitcom “The Cosby Show” — is headed to Broadway, Playbill reports. Actress Raven-Symone, who joined “Cosby” at age 3 and appeared on the show’s last…
News Corp. has announced a change in its executive ranks. Leaving the company, effective Feb. 10, will be Senior VP of Corporate Affairs and Communications Teri Everett. The company promoted Julie Henderson to senior VP, Corporate Affairs, and chief communications…
A multiplatform music network that is a fixture of the “high numbers” on cable systems is rolling out plans for a new name, new logo and new brand strategy. Music Choice announced today that it “will embark on a new…
Another character may be leaving "The Office," with Fox ordering a comedy pilot produced by and starring the show’s Mindy Kaling, reports TVLine.com. The project would star Kaling as an OB/GYN who has a Bridget Jones-type of personality, with trouble…
Republican hopeful Newt Gingrich is being sued over his alleged unauthorized use of a Grammy-winning song during his presidential campaign, Bloomberg reports. The song is "Eye of the Tiger," well-known from its appearance in "Rocky III." Rude Music, which is…
A former CNN anchor will fill in for Keith Olbermann on Current TV’s "Countdown" this week, reports TVNewser.com. Eliot Spitzer will host the show while Olbermann is suffering from bronchitis, according to the report. Spitzer will handle the network’s Florida…
Alec Baldwin let slip during a podcast with "Saturday Night Live" executive producer Lorne Michaels that pop icon Justin Bieber will host the NBC show in the next few months, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Baldwin let the news slip…
Miss Piggy, a co-star of "The Muppets" and television’s "The Muppet Show," struck back at Fox News a month after a report raised questions about whether the Muppets were brainwashing kids with a liberal agenda, reports the Los Angeles Times’…
Advertisers have shifted their strategy in recent years from keeping their Super Bowl commercials top secret to releasing them ahead of the game to help generate interest. As we reported previously, one of the most buzzed-about spots has been Matthew…
Showtime’s "The Big C" has cast an Oscar-winning actress for a major story arc in the show’s third season, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Susan Sarandon, who won an Oscar for best actress in "Dead Man…