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.

Many Brands Bid for Product Placement on ‘Modern Family,’ but So Few Make It — Unwilling to Sell Soul of Show, Picky Producers Demand Relevance to Characters and Storylines

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Advertisers are working furiously to get their goods into the hands of the characters on ABC’s "Modern Family." But only a select few will make it, as the producers are wary of turning the nation’s best-loved…

ELEVATOR CONFRONTATION AT NATPE! TVWeek and the National Enquirer. What REALLY HAPPENED! The SIZZLE in the HOTEL BEDROOM. Real Boobs! We Tell All

(Miami Beach) — Monday afternoon here at the annual NATPE convention at the Fountainbleau Hotel, I found myself in an elevator with someone I instantly recognized from his appearances on TV: Barry Levine, the executive editor and director of news…

‘CSI’ Veteran Gets Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

One of the stars of the CBS procedural "CSI" has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Los Angeles Times’ Ministry of Gossip blog reports. Marg Helgenberger’s star — the Walk of Fame’s 2,458th — was unveiled…

Tracy Morgan Set for Return to ’30 Rock,’ Comments on Incident That Landed Him in Hospital

Tracy Morgan, released Monday from the hospital after passing out at a Utah awards ceremony on the weekend, said he would return today to the set of NBC’s "30 Rock," reports Deadline.com. "The high altitude in Utah shook up this…

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Readying New TV Network

Entertainment kingpin Sean “Diddy” Combs plans to add another piece to his media empire by launching a television network, B&C reports. Insiders say Combs aims to launch the music-oriented cable channel, to be called Revolt, in December of this year…

NBC May Shrink Episode Order for Veteran Sitcom

NBC may be planning to reduce the episode order for the next season of one of its veteran sitcoms, according to one of the show’s stars. The show is “30 Rock,” which will head into its seventh season. Alec Baldwin…

BBC Eyes Legal Options as CBS Preps Sherlock Holmes Update

As CBS goes ahead with plans for an update on Sherlock Holmes, producers of BBC’s version of the venerable detective have warned that they will take necessary action if the U.S. version is too close to theirs, the U.K.’s Daily…

J-Lo Creating New Cable Series

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is developing a new television show for cable, B&C reports. The series, for Viacom’s bilingual channel Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas (also known as MTV Tres), is "Amigas, Inc." The "aspirational" program is based on a book…

Fox’s Staggering Ratings Numbers — and How the Network Will Continue to Benefit Later This Week From That Football Overrun

Fox dominated the ratings Sunday night with the NFC Championship game, which ran into overtime and pushed “American Idol” into a later slot. The “Idol” audition show benefited from its football lead-in to the tune of a 7.9 rating in…

News Corp. to Launch New Broadcast Network in Fall

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. announced plans to launch a new broadcast network in fall 2012, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Spanish-language network, MundoFox, is seen as a competitor to Univision and Telemundo. The initiative is a partnership between News…