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.

Former ‘SNL’ Cast Member Lashes Out at a Former Castmate. Joke or No Joke?

A former "Saturday Night Live" cast member took to Twitter to attack a former castmate on the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Former "SNL” comedian Colin Quinn tweeted a number of complaints against Will Ferrell, the story reports. The…

Star of Hit 1970s Series Reveals He Did Cocaine With John Belushi

The star of a long-running 1970s TV show says he did cocaine with John Belushi, among other revelations, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Rockford Files" star James Garner makes the disclosures in a memoir that critics are calling a juicy…

Fascinating Inside Story of How Microsoft Killed a Tablet That Could Have Been a Challenger to Apple’s iPad. Gates Made the Call Himself After, Reportedly, He Didn’t Like the Answer the Developer Gave to a Key Question. Was Gates Right?

One of the mysteries now revealed is why Microsoft killed the development of its Courier tablet, which some say could have become a serious challenger to Apple’s iPad. According to a story by Jay Greene at CNET, "While the internal fight…

How Much Is OWN Costing Discovery?

Discovery Communications’ partnership with Oprah Winfrey in the struggling OWN cable network is costing the company plenty, and so far the investment is not paying off. Discovery revealed that it spent an additional $12 million on OWN during the third…

Teen Pop Star Justin Bieber Slams ‘Malicious’ Paternity Suit

Justin Bieber and his legal team responded angrily to a lawsuit from a 20-year-old California woman who claims the teenage pop star fathered her child, US Weekly reports. Mariah Yeater alleges in the suit that she took the singer’s virginity…

ABC Sets New Game Show for Holiday Launch

A new game show has been scheduled to air on ABC over the holidays, reports Deadline.com. "You Deserve It" has an altruistic twist, featuring contestants seeking to win money not for themselves but for someone they feel deserves it, the…

Michael Jackson’s Doctor Shopping Documentary to TV Networks; One Major Broadcast Net Is Reportedly Close to a Deal

Dr. Conrad Murray, who is on trial for involuntary manslaughter of pop icon Michael Jackson, has been shopping a documentary to top television networks, with NBC possibly a buyer, reports the New York Post. As previously reported, Murray told a…

Showtime Has a Hit on Its Hands — New Drama Attracts Its Biggest Audience

A new Showtime drama is off to a good start, with its latest airing attracting the show’s biggest audience to date, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. “Homeland” was up 18% on Sunday compared with its debut, with an average of…

Just in Time for a Big Season of Political Advertising, FCC Wants to Impose New Disclosure Rules

Broadcasters are scrambling to figure out the implications of a new Federal Communications Commission proposal that would require stations to post information online about their political advertisers, reports Advertising Age. That information is now stored in paper files at the…

FCC’s New Political Ad Disclosure Plan Has Broadcasters Concerned — Planned Website Would List Who’s Behind an Ad, How Much They Paid for It

By Ana RadelatAdvertising Age Just as a banner season for political advertising is starting, the Obama administration has thrown broadcasters a curveball — and broadcasters are hustling to figure out what it might mean in terms of costs and implications….