Chuck Ross

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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.

Temple Hits Up Mel Gibson for Money, Cites Anti-Semitism Allegations

A California temple is trying to get Mel Gibson to help it out with financial problems, sending a provocative letter to the actor that appears to try to shame him into making a large donation, TMZ.com reports. The website quotes…

NBC Taps Veteran Talent Executive

NBC has hired a VP of talent development for its alternative department, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network tapped Chuck LaBella, a producer and veteran consultant for the network. LaBella has booked musical guests for Craig Kilborn’s late-night show…

Most Super Bowl Advertisers Have Have Something in Common With Patriots and Giants

The New England Patriots and the New York Giants aren’t strangers to the Super Bowl, which airs Feb. 5 on NBC, and neither are most of the companies buying up ad space in the broadcast, reports The New York Times….

Florida Stations Eye $20 Million Windfall as Gingrich and Romney Attack Each Other

An estimated $20 million windfall is on tap for Florida television stations as Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney attack each other ahead of the Jan. 31 Florida Republican primary, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The estimate comes from SNL Kagan,…

Fox Picks Up Pilot Based on One-Minute Movies

Fox has given a pilot order to a comedy based on a series of one-minute movies, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. "Prodigy Bully," based on a project written and directed by Hank Perlman, will be written…

Scripted Series Taps Kim Kardashian for Recurring Role

Reality television star Kim Kardashian continues to push into scripted roles, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog, which reports that Lifetime’s "Drop Dead Diva" has tapped her for a recurring role. Kardashian will play Nikki, who becomes…

Media Guru Irwin Gottlieb Gets New Position in GroupM Reorg

Media guru Irwin Gottleb has a new position, the result of a reorganization by WPP’s global media management company GroupM. Gottlieb will move from global CEO to chairman. The company announcement says, "Under the new structure, Gotlieb will focus on the…

OWN Brings Cable Veteran Aboard Following Sudden Exit of Key Exec

In the wake of the sudden ouster by OWN of executive VP of production and development Lisa Erspamer, which we reported earlier today, OWN is bringing in a veteran Discovery exec to help out on an interim basis. The struggling…

Leno Joke Controversy Snowballs: Now the British Parliament Is Involved

What was apparently meant as a throwaway gag on NBC’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” has snowballed into one of the biggest TV controversies of 2012, sparking global protests, cross-cultural tensions, at least one lawsuit and a response from the…

Demi Moore’s 911 Tape Sparks Accusations of Special Treatment

Public interest in Demi Moore’s recent health emergency has sparked interest in a 911 recording, which is reportedly having portions deleted before its upcoming release. Now L.A. officials are defending their handling of the tape against allegations that the actress…