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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.
The impact of Netflix’s recent unpopular decisions — such as separating its DVD rental service from streaming and then reversing that plan — may be seen later today, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, when the company reports results, according to Bloomberg. Netflix is…
HBO is working with multiple Oscar and Emmy winner Tom Hanks on a comedy project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The half-hour show, "Players," follows the lives of college athletes, the story reports. It will include Hanks’ longtime producing partner…
With Fox airing game two of the World Series and expected to win the night — although numbers were not yet available — the race Thursday night was for second place, which went to CBS by a comfortable margin, TVbytheNumbers.com…
Lindsay Lohan’s first day of community service at the Los Angeles County Morgue is still under way, but there has already been an incident. An order of fancy cupcakes apparently earmarked for Lohan was turned away at the door to…
In her first role since the end of ABC’s "All My Children," soap opera actress Susan Lucci has been cast in a multi-episode arc on Lifetime’s "Army Wives," reports TVLine.com. Lucci will play opposite Kim Delaney as the wife of…
Shonda Rhimes, the creator, writer and executive producer of "Grey’s Anatomy," has sold a new continuing drama called "The Circle" to ABC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The hour drama is described as part soap and part thriller, dealing with…
An actor known for his evil turn on ABC’s "Lost" has signed on as a bad guy on another broadcast network drama, TVLine.com reports. Titus Welliver, who appeared as the Man in Black on "Lost," will show up in a…
A former finalist on a cable reality show has been indicted on child pornography charges, TVGuide.com reports, citing a report from Pegasusnews.com. Morgan Wilson, who was a finalist on the first season of Bravo’s "Top Chef: Just Desserts," faces three…
Film star Matthew McConaughey is executive producing a new project with Comedy Central called "Full Burn," about stuntmen, reports Variety. It’s projected to be a half-hour sitcom, penned by Mike Arnold with McConaughey’s J.K. Livin Prods. producing. The plot centers…
Steve Jobs resisted surgery that might have saved his life early in his fight with pancreatic cancer, choosing instead to try alternative therapies, he told his biographer Walter Isaacson. The late Apple CEO later said he regretted the decision, which…