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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.

HBO Lands ‘Beat the Reaper’ — the Pay-Cable Net’s Second Leonardo DiCaprio Project in Development

A drama series based on the novel "Beat the Reaper" will be executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio for HBO, Deadline.com reports. Four networks were reportedly interested in the project before it was secured by HBO. The book was originally in…

Nominations for the 2012 Golden Globe Awards

HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION2012 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDSFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011NOMINATIONS PRESS RELEASE BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMAa. AMERICAN HORROR STORY FXTwentieth Century Fox Televisionb. BOARDWALK EMPIRE HBOLeverage, Closest to the Hole Productions, Sikelia Productions and Cold FrontProductions…

Two-Time Oscar Winner Takes On First Major TV Series Role in New Aaron Sorkin Show

A two-time Oscar winner will be taking on her first major television series role in a new Aaron Sorkin show for HBO about a fictional cable news network, reports TVLine.com. The project is being called “Newsroom,” although the name is…

Time Warner Subscribers May Lose Knicks Games

Customers of Time Warner Cable may lose out on Knicks games if the cable operator and the MSG Network aren’t able to negotiate a new deal before their current contact expires Jan. 1, reports the New York Post. MSG went…

Reality TV Star Ranked as One of the Top Shared Items of 2011 — Along With the Japanese Tsunami and Occupy Wall Street

A reality television star is ranked among this year’s top "shared" items — events that are shared via links among friends on sites such as Facebook, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. That reality star is Kim Kardashian,…

Drama in Development About First U.S. Female Detective

A drama about the first U.S. female detective is in development at USA Network, reports Deadline.com. USA, which is home to the female-focused spy drama "Covert Affairs," will highlight the life of Kate Warne, a detective who also worked as…

NFL Ups the Ante for TV Outlets, Signs Deals Totaling $7 Billion

The National Football League has signed new long-term broadcast rights deals with its television outlets, USA Today reports. The deals with CBS, NBC and Fox, along with a recently announced $1.8 billion annual renewal with ESPN, add up to about…

Another Advertiser Pulls Out of ‘All-American Muslim’ — and Slams the Show

In the midst of a growing controversy over the TLC reality show “All-American Muslim,” another advertiser is reportedly following the lead of Lowe’s Home Improvement and pulling its ads from the show, the New York Daily News reports. The advertiser…

Lindsay Lohan Returns to Court — and Has a Surprise for the Judge

Lindsay Lohan appeared in court today, and managed to surprise the judge who has been following her case for months, TMZ.com reports. The surprise was that Lohan had done what was expected of her — and more. Reviewing the actress’s…

Marc Juris Named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Cable Channel

Marc Juris has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of truTV, the channel reports. Juris has been executive vice president and general manager of the network since 2007, after joining the company in 2004 — when…