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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.

Report: Latest ‘Twilight’ Movie Causes Seizures Among Audience Members — and Medical Experts Have an Explanation

In what’s described as a "power that was somehow missed by its early detractors," "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1" is reportedly causing epileptic seizures among some film patrons, reports The Guardian. Brandon Gephart was watching the film when…

NBC Apologizes to Presidential Candidate

NBC has apologized to a Republican presidential candidate over an incident on a late-night talk show, CNN.com reports. The network apologized to Michele Bachmann after the house band on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" gave her a rude musical greeting,…

Tentative Deal Salvages NBA Season

The basketball season is slated to start on Dec. 25 with a triple-header after the National Basketball Association and its players reached a tentative labor agreement, reports Bloomberg. If the players and owners ratify the agreement, the NBA plans to…

Lady Gaga vs. Charlie Brown in Battle of Thanksgiving Specials

ABC’s two Thanksgiving holiday specials — “A Very Gaga Thanksgiving,” featuring pop superstar Lady Gaga, and the perennial animated special “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" — both fell well short of the ratings for a comedy rerun on CBS, EW.com’s Inside TV…

Today Is Cyber Monday. But Already Online Retail Sales on Black Friday Were Up by an Astonishingly High Percentage

Looks like Black Friday was a win-win for retailers in both their brick-and-mortar sales and their online revenues. In the online space, Black Friday sales were up an astonishing 26% compared with Black Friday in 2010, according to comScore. In real…

E! Network Denies It Canceled Kardashian Christmas Special

E! Network is denying a report that it canceled a Kardashian Christmas special, telling the The Hollywood Reporter that the special "was never on the schedule," according to an E! representative. The denial comes after the New York Post reported…

Effort to Revive Soap Operas Online Goes Down in Flames

One of the most high-profile efforts of the past year to create an online content destination has collapsed, according to a statement from the company trying to put together the project. Prospect Park, run by former Disney executive Rich Frank…

Video of the Day: Wait a Minute, Did I Just See What I Thought I Saw? Russian TV News Reporter Flips Off Prominent American Live, on Newscast

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What’s in a Name? Donald Trump Puts a Price on His (And Oh, by the Way, He’s Making Noise Again About Running for President)

Donald Trump, who is said to again be considering a run for president — and not necessarily as a Republican — has a figure in mind that he says his name is worth. The figure: $3 billion, according to Reuters….

Justin Bieber’s Alleged Baby Mama Continues to Press Case — Attorney Isn’t Buying Pop Star’s DNA Test

An attorney for Justin Bieber accuser Mariah Yeater today demanded that the pop star take another DNA test in connection with his client’s paternity claim — and this time he wants a Yeater attorney present to confirm the authenticity of…