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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 man who called himself "The King of Infomercials" on his website was found dead Sunday in an Arizona jail cell, reports CBSNews.com. Don Lapre, who was about to stand trial in a $52 million fraud case, apparently committed suicide,…
One of the most desirable of several television station groups that have been on the market has been sold for $212 million in cash, B&C reports. The McGraw-Hill group was sold to Scripps, the story reports. “The group includes ABC…
CBS News chief Jeff Fager is upset that some of his executives are leaving the network for NBC, which is gearing up for its new prime-time newsmagazine, reports the New York Post. The new show, "Rock Center with Brian Williams,"…
Sesame Street is introducing a new Muppet, a 7-year-old girl who represents a problem affecting 17 million American children, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. The character is what the Department of Agriculture calls "food insecure," meaning her access…
ESPN is telling Hank Williams Jr. that he’s not ready for football, after the country singer compared invoked the name of Hitler in an angry rebuke of President Obama’s recent "golf summit" with Republican House Speaker John Boehner, reports EW.com’s…
One of the stars of the original “Charlie’s Angels” will take on a role in the fifth and final season of "Chuck," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Cheryl Ladd, who starred in the 1970s and 1980s…
"Star Trek"-stye speech recognition is expected in Apple’s new iPhone, which will be unveiled later today, reports Bloomberg. New voice commands will let people send texts or emails and surf the Web, the story says, citing Piper Jaffray analyst Gene…
As an Italian appeals court overturned the murder charges against American Amanda Knox and freed her from prison, ABC, NBC and CBS each had representatives in Italy trying to secure the first sit-down interview with Knox, the New York Daily News…
Bravo is denying reports about cast members leaving "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," issuing a statement saying the network "is not firing anyone," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. “This is completely inaccurate from sources who…
TV Land has ordered a pilot for a spinoff of a hit comedy that would star one of the Original Kings of Comedy, reports Deadline.com. Cedric the Entertainer’s character was introduced on an episode of “Hot in Cleveland” that aired…