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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.
Former "Saturday Night Live" star Eddie Murphy may portray one of the country’s most infamous political figures: former Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry, according to The Hollywood Reporter. If the project moves ahead, Murphy will be portraying Barry for an…
Cable stocks were among the casualties as the stock market reacted Thursday to uncertainty surrounding the European debt crisis, Multichannel News reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 198 points on the day, with the impact felt in virtually all…
A bankruptcy judge has given the Los Angeles Dodgers the OK to sell future television rights earlier than their contract with Fox Sports allows, reports Bloomberg. Judge Kevin Gross overruled Fox’s objection to allowing the team to talk with TV…
HBO is reportedly putting the finishing touches on a pilot deal for “The Viagra Diaries,” a sitcom from Darren Star that would be toplined by Oscar winner Goldie Hawn, Deadline.com reports. The story reports: “The project is looking for a…
ESPN got caught running old shots of Jacksonville, Fla. — and in one case, a shot of Charlotte, N.C. — by savvy fans watching this week’s “Monday Night Football” game between the San Diego Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars, Yahoo! reports….
A photo of the Playboy magazine cover featuring actress Lindsay Lohan has made the rounds online after leaking in advance of the release of the issue, CBS News reports. The story reports: “In the photo, the 25-year-old actress seems to…
The biggest story in the NFL this season has focused on a second-year player who continues to find ways to win despite possessing a skill set that many football purists say is woefully lacking. The player is the Denver Broncos’…
The cast of "Community" has created a mock public-service announcement geared to generating fan support for the NBC comedy, reports TV.com. The video, posted on CollegeHumor.com, features the actors playing the characters in an ad to "save" Greendale Community College….
ABC is offering viewers and potential viewers the chance to watch the entire seasons to date of two new dramas online, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The shows are "Revenge" and "Once Upon a Time." For a limited time period,…
A pilot for a drama with its origins in the critically acclaimed 1990s NBC cop show “Homicide: Life on the Street” has been bought by A&E, Deadline.com reports. “Homicide’s” Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson are behind the half-hour series, an…