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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.
HBO, which is showcasing a star-studded lineup of upcoming projects at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, has set debut dates for a politically oriented comedy series and a political telefilm, Deadline.com reports. "Game Change," a TV movie about…
A 19th century take on Dracula has been given a "script-to-series" commitment at NBC, which means that the project could skip the pilot stage and go directly to series if NBC executives approve, reports Deadline.com. The project, set in the…
The CW, which has successfully mined superhero terrain before, is apparently ready to go there again. After having a good run with “Smallville,” which ended last year, the network is close to a pilot order for "Arrow," a new take…
Showtime has a documentary in the works that will focus on a former U.S. vice president who has been described as one of the most powerful ever to hold the office, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. The documentary from filmmaker…
A subscription video service that launched 14 months ago has been gaining ground, ending 2011 with 1.5 million paying customers, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The service is Hulu Plus, from Santa Monica, Calif.-based Hulu. The company…
Showtime boss David Nevins revealed that the end is in sight for one of the pay cable network’s most popular series, E! Online reports. Appearing today at the Television Critics Association press tour, Nevins said the eighth season will be…
A video clip posted on the Internet that appears to show U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters has created a public uproar and a problem for the U.S. government, USA Today reports. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta,…
The grandson of one of the legendary actors of Hollywood’s Golden Era has been sentenced to jail for flashing a laser pointer at a police helicopter, TMZ.com reports. Clark Gable III, the 23-year-old grandson of the film legend who played…
A familiar television personality is suing a U.S. unit of Kyocera Corp., alleging that the company backed out of a $300,000 agreement for him to appear in printer ads and to deliver a speech because of his global warming views,…
With his highly anticipated return as host of the Golden Globe Awards just a few days away, Ricky Gervais is opening up about what’s behind his apparent anger toward Hollywood and celebrities, The Huffington Post reports. Gervais said in a…