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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.
NBCUniversal promoted from within to fill the position of president of cable and new media distribution, Deadline.com reports. Stepping up to the position is Frances Manfredi, who has been executive VP and general sales manager for cable and non-theatrical sales…
After shutting down production on a rookie show and moving it to a black hole in the programming schedule, CBS has dealt the comedy another blow, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Stopping short of announcing its cancellation, the network took…
A legendary singer is denying reports that he was asleep while he was supposed to be doing a live television interview, Time.com reports. Harry Belafonte denied that he fell asleep while waiting for a live television interview with a Bakersfield,…
Fox Business Network’s staff was told to stop copying Fox News and to keep its focus on business news, reports Reuters, citing an internal memo from a high-ranking Fox News executive. In the Oct. 5 memo, Fox News Executive Vice…
HBO has its sights set on a potential series focusing on the music business that would bring together Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and director Martin Scorsese, among others, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The THR story reports: “The premium…
One of the former stars of “Glee” is negotiating to return to the program, TVLine.com reports. Three months after leaving the Fox program, Chord Overstreet is in talks for a recurring role, the story reports. With the deal said to…
An upcoming HBO production of a popular National Book Award-winning novel is gaining momentum, signing on a two-time Academy Award winner and reportedly moving closer to bringing another Oscar winner on board, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The pay cable channel’s adaptation…
A&E announced that it is bringing back a drama series for another season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The procedural "The Glades" will debut for a third season in the summer of 2012, the story reports. The renewal comes as…
ABC has added a mafia-themed drama based on a 2009 Italian series to its development slate, reports Deadline.com. "Anti-Mafia Squad" is being produced by ABC Studios, with David Hollander (“The Cleaner”) writing the script, the story reports. Hollander is also…
"Verizon has melded entertainment, remote control, customer service and home monitoring capabilities of several different apps for FiOS customers into a single ‘My FiOS’ app," Multichannel News reports. The article continues, "In addition to consolidating all of the current FiOS…