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.

Kardashian Family to Co-Host NBC’s ‘Today’

NBC’s "Today" show will feature a different member of the Kardashian family co-hosting the morning program each day next week, reports TheWrap.com. Each will be paired with Hoda Kotb, with Khloe Kardashian starting the week, followed by former Olympian and…

Star and Creator of Reality Show Photographed Mingling with a Murder Suspect

The creator of a reality show and one of its stars were photographed mingling with a murder suspect last week at the New York eatery Mr. Chow, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Karen Gravano — the daughter of…

Potty Mouth? MSNBC Political Analyst Makes TV News History

MSNBC political analyst Mark Halperin apparently made television news history, reports TVNewser.com. Halperin was on a Delta flight during "Way Too Early" with Willie Geist when he moved into the plane’s bathroom for a quick TV spot, the story says….

Report: Southwest CEO Supports Decision to Remove Women From Airplane After Lesbian Kiss

"Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly voiced support for employees’ decision to remove a lesbian couple from a flight after observing them kissing, but he insisted the carrier that built its brand around love isn’t trying to be the morality police…

According to this New Fortune Magazine List, Anne Sweeney Has Overtaken Oprah

It’s not often that Oprah Winfrey takes a tumble, but she has this week, according to Fortune magazine’s annual list of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business." Though Oprah still has her fledgling Oprah Winfrey Network, with the ending…

Besides Being Female and TV Stars, What Else Do Tina Fey, Eva Longoria and Mariska Hargitay Have in Common?

What do “30 Rock’s” Tina Fey, “Desperate Housewives’” Eva Longoria and “Law & Order: SVU’s” Mariska Hargitay have in common? Answer: The three actresses are among television’s highest-paid female stars, reports Forbes.com. Both Fey and Longoria earned $13 million between…

‘CSI’ Creator Sells First Project Under Overall Deal With ABC Studios

"CSI" creator Anthony Zuiker has sold his first project under a three-year overall deal with ABC Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. ABC picked up "Chameleon," a drama from "World Trade Center" writer Andrea Berloff that…

Marketing Exec Behind HBO’s ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ to Step Down

The HBO marketing executive behind the debut campaigns for "The Sopranos" and "Game of Thrones" plans to step down at the end of the year, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. Courteney Monroe, who is currently HBO’s executive vice president…

HBO Marketing Chief Courteney Monroe to Step Down by Year End — Helped Launch Everything From ‘The Sopranos’ to ‘Game of Thrones’

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Courteney Monroe, who has spearheaded the marketing for landmark HBO programs from "The Sopranos" to "Game of Thrones" and also supervised the launch of the premium cable outlet’s recent effort to make its programming available to…

MSO Mediacom Again Asks FCC to Prevent Programming Blackouts During Disputes About Retransmission Fees

The MSO Mediacom "has sent the FCC another letter asking it to step in to prevent blackouts during retrans disputes," writes our friend John Eggerton in Multichannel News. The article notes, "Mediacom is not taking the Federal Communication Commission’s ‘no…