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.

Report: You’ll Be Able to Give Voice Commands to Apple’s Upcoming TV Sets, and the Voice Will Respond: ‘Siri, I Love Lucy.’ ‘I’ll Try to Remember That.’ ‘No Siri. I Want to Watch I Love Lucy.’ Plus the Apple TV May Get Motion Controls

Apple’s upcoming TV "will reportedly feature the newest version of Bluetooth, called Bluetooth Smart (4.0)," reports International Business Times. The story continues, "Apple previously integrated Bluetooth Smart into its new iPhone 4S, and has also added the function to the…

Critically Acclaimed Documentary Unit Hit With Steep Staff Cuts

A critically acclaimed documentary unit has had most of its staff cut in a move that reflects a shift in focus by its cable channel, The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog reports. Current TV let go most of the…

Actor Caught in the Middle of HBO-Showtime Power Struggle?

A well-known actor who has been involved in deals with both HBO and Showtime is finding out it’s not easy to serve two masters when they’re competitors in the pay-cable space. After Liev Schreiber signed on for a Showtime pilot,…

Uncle Al, the Kiddie’s Pal: Beloved Original Regular on NBC’s Landmark ‘Laugh-In’ Dies (While Watching TV, Naturally…)

One of the beloved original regulars on NBC’s late 1960s Monday night hit that became a cultural phenomenon, "Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In," has died. Alan Sues, 85, "died Thursday night [Dec. 1, 2011] while watching television at his home in West…

Embattled Republican Presidential Hopeful Herman Cain ‘Suspends’ His Campaign. Read Reason Why He Didn’t Just Say He Was Ending His Run

Herman Cain has announced that he has "suspended" his campaign to run for the Republican presidential nomination. According to an account in The New York Times, "In suspending his candidacy, as opposed to saying that he was quitting the race…

President of ABC Daytime Out; Company Announces Formation of New Division Encompassing Daytime and Syndication

The Disney ABC Television Group has announced "the formation of Times Square Studios, an integrated current entertainment programming and development division, following the announcement that Brian Frons, president, Daytime, Disney/ABC Television Group, will depart the Company at the end of…

Shakeup in Late-Night Wars — First Time in 17 Years This Has Happened

A shakeup has occurred in the late-night wars, with a milestone taking place for the first time in 17 years, Deadline.com reports. The two flagship late-night talk shows — CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” and NBC’s “Tonight Show with…

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Kourtney and Kim Try Naked Yoga on ‘Kourtney & Kim Take New York’

Video: Naked Yoga Session Cited in Breakup of Kardashian-Humphries Marriage

A session with a naked yoga instructor that was aired Sunday on E!’s “Kourtney and Kim Take New York” is getting a lot of attention as a possible factor in the breakup of the marriage between Kim Kardashian and Kris…

Broadcasters to Appeal Media Ownership Decision to Supreme Court

The National Association of Broadcasters will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that backs the Federal Communications Commission’s restrictions on media ownership, B&C reports. Another challenge to the decision will be filed by News Corp., the…