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.

Rupert Murdoch Now on Twitter and Can’t Seem to Stop Tweeting. Tweets ‘all Iowans think about Rick Santorum. Only candidate with genuine big vision for country.’ Murdoch Even Tweeting Support for Obama (!)

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch "recently addicted to Twitter – has tweeted his support of Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum," reports The Hollywood Reporter. The article says,"Santorum was a commentator for Fox News until he was suspended in March when…

NBC Says It Has Sold Out of Super Bowl TV Inventory, but Two Spots Are Up for Resale

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age NBC Universal has sold out of commercial time during the upcoming Super Bowl and expects to sell out its online inventory for the digital stream, a testament to the power of one of media’s oldest pieces…

Super Bowl May Return to Days of Spectacular ‘1984’ Ad — More Sponsors Buying Longer Berths; A Push Toward ‘Storytelling’

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Often accustomed to making a short handoff in 30 seconds, some Super Bowl advertisers are considering a longer pass. Perhaps inspired by the two-minute 2011 Super Bowl ad from Chrysler, in which the automaker boasted that…

Podcast: What 2012 Will Offer in Technology

From American Public Media’s Marketplace Tech Report

What Do Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Kellan Lutz, Bam Margera and Dax Shepard Have in Common?

Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Kellan Lutz, Bam Margera and Dax Shepard have something in common: They will all be featured as guest hosts on "Punk’d," which returns March 19 to MTV, reports Deadline.com. The guest hosts succeed Ashton Kutcher, who…

From The Three Stooges to Planet Earth: A Complete Guide to TV Marathons and Specials over the New Year’s Holiday Weekend

From The Three Stooges on IFC to "Planet Earth" on Planet Green, from "The Walking Dead" on AMC to "Jersey Shore" on MTV, its a big weekend for marathons and specials on TV. Please click here to see a complete list of…

After Months of Denial, the Rumors Prove True: Russell Brand Files for Divorce From Katy Perry

Russell Brand and Katy Perry, who were married only 14 months ago, are getting a divorce, according to TMZ. It began as a storybook Hollywood relationship, with the couple meeting when Brand hosted the MTV Music Awards, in which Perry was appearing….

Legendary Producer Rick Kaplan Leaving ABC’s ‘This Week’

Legendary news producer Rick Kaplan, who returned to ABC to work with Christiane Amanpour when she was named the host of the network’s flagship Sunday morning news program "This Week," will follow her in leaving the program. He will continue working with…

If Oprah Doesn’t Succeed With OWN She Says She’ll Follow in Roseanne’s Footsteps

Oprah Winfrey tells the Associated Press that she’s ready to fight to turn around the fortunes of her cable-television network, the Oprah Winfrey Network. And if she doesn’t succeed she has a backup plan. Winfrey told the AP, "If this…