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Chuck Ross

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.

Lessons From the Dawn of the Internet Age

A series premiering this weekend takes viewers back to the dot-com 1.0 era of mid-1990s Silicon Valley, before the iPhone and social media as we know it today, when the key players in the digital revolution included Netscape and TheGlobe.com….

The CW Announces Spring 2019 Premiere Dates

Press release from the CW, Jan. 10, 2019: The CW Network today announced dates for the debut of its new series IN THE DARK, plus the returns of THE 100 and DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW and the premieres for the…

Amid Howls of Protest, Former Pixar and Disney Animation Boss to Head Another Animation Studio

The news that John Lasseter, former chief creative officer at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar and Disneytoon Studios, was hired to run Skydance Animation has been met with howls of protest. Lasseter became the focus of allegations of sexual misconduct…

Woodstock Organizer Ready to Do It Again — Three-Day Festival Set for This Year

A new Woodstock Festival is being organized for this year, with one of the key players behind the original festival, producer Michael Lang, organizing the event. The New York Times reports that Woodstock 50, as it’s being called — it…

The Oscars Will Carry On Without Kevin Hart — Here’s the Plan … and Here’s the Latest Word From Hart

The Oscars have come up with a plan for what to do about a host after Kevin Hart made it clear he’s not going to do it. Variety reports that for the first time in almost 30 years, the show…

‘Star Wars’ TV Series Renewed — Midseason Premiere Set for This Weekend

An action-packed “Star Wars” series returns this Sunday with its season one midseason premiere, and has been picked up for a second season. Disney Channel announced the renewal today for the animated series “Star Wars Resistance.” Season two will premiere…

Kevin Spacey Associate Looms as Mysterious Figure in Sexual Assault Case

The man who was reportedly behind a bizarre video posted by Kevin Spacey on Christmas Eve may become a key witness in a criminal sexual assault case against the actor. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Evan Lowenstein “took the reins…

Al Roker Defends Embattled Weatherman

Al Roker voiced support for a TV meteorologist who was fired for an on-air flub that sparked controversy over whether his words amounted to racism or were merely a slip of the tongue. As we reported Tuesday, Jeremy Kappell was…

Trailer for ‘Weird City’ Is a Little, Well, Weird?

A new dystopian comedy presents a world in which the middle class has disappeared and everyone is divided between Above the Line and Below the Line. “Weird City,” from Jordan Peele and Charlie Sanders, debuts on YouTube Premium on Feb….

Former LSU Football Player Loses Leg in Freak Accident — Reportedly Shot by Dog

A former offensive lineman and tight end for LSU lost his leg in a bizarre accident that took place last month during a duck-hunting trip in Mississippi. According to a friend who was on the trip, Matt Branch was shot…