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.

Red Bull Ratchets Up Its TV Profile by Producing NBC Sports Series

The energy drink Red Bull has entered a partnership with NBC Sports in which the beverage company will provide 35 hours of action-sports programming for NBC and NBC Sports Network, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. The content will start…

NBC Gets Some Sports Action From Red Bull — Beverage Maker to Produce Series for NBC Sports, Share in Revenue

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Are extreme-sports fans eager for a taste of Red Bull when they watch their favorite rounds of snowboarding, bicycle motocross or mountain-biking? NBC Sports is betting that fans’ thirst for such events on mainstream TV will…

Fox News Uses Its Holiday Card to Do Some Gloating

Fox News is using its holiday card to gloat about its ratings lead over rivals including cable networks MSNBC and CNN and broadcasters including ABC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The card, which was mailed to journalists, shows a sheep-sled…

‘Dog Whisperer’ Star Shopping New Show

A new show from Cesar Millan, the star of "Dog Whisperer," is being shopped around to U.S. networks, reports Deadline.com. The show is based on a Spanish-language program called "El Lider de la Manada," or "The Leader of the Pack,"…

Young Mother From MTV’s ‘Teen Mom’ Tossed Back in Jail

Amber Portwood, a young mother featured in MTV’s "Teen Mom" reality show, has been thrown back in jail after she was arrested for allegedly violating her probation, reports the New York Daily News. The probation for Portwood, 21, is related…

Shakeup at ESPN: Well-Known NBA Show Hosts Are Out

ESPN is shaking things up with its NBA coverage, dumping two familiar hosts for its NBA studio show in favor of a lineup without a traditional host, USA Today reports. Stuart Scott and Hannah Storm are out, and the program…

Kardashians Hit With Scandal, Say Allegations Are ‘100% Not True’

Kim Kardashian and other members of the Kardashian clan are busy fending off accusations that some of the products in their fashion empire are produced in Chinese sweatshops, the New York Daily News reports. The family has denied the claims…

Chinese Government Bashes ‘Dark Knight’ Star

The Chinese government has broken its silence about a recent scuffle between Chinese police and Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale, known for playing Batman in “The Dark Knight,” CBS News reports. Bale clashed with police last week when he tried to…

Orson Welles’ ‘Citizen Kane’ Oscar Sells at Auction; Famous Magician Loses Out, but Reveals Why He Wanted the Statuette

When the gavel came down on Tuesday at the Nate D. Sanders auction house, Orson Welles’ Oscar, which he won for "Citizen Kane," went for $861,542, reports TheWrap.com. The Academy Award statuette for best original screenplay was the only Oscar…

Winners of duPont-Columbia Awards Announced, Honoring Excellence in Broadcast Journalism

The 2012 winners of the duPont-Columbia University Awards, honoring excellence in broadcast journalism, were announced today, B&C reports. Al Jazeera English was honored for the first time, while HBO received two awards. In all, 14 winners will be honored in…