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Chuck Ross

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.

YouTube Will Try to Fill the Investigative Journalism Gap

“YouTube is considering launching a service dedicated to investigative journalism in response to the decline of in-depth reporting at traditional news outlets,” the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reports. The video-sharing website is talking with the Berkeley, Calif.-based nonprofit Center for Investigative…

Report Says Broadcast TV Ad Revenues Dip in First Half of Year While Ad Spending on Internet, Cable and Syndication Surge. Also See Chart of Top 10 TV Advertisers–Who, In Aggregate, Spent Less Money This Year Than They Did in First 6 Months of 2010

Ad spending on broadcast TV actually fell in the first half of 2011 compared with 2010, though ad spending on cable TV, syndication and the Internet surged over the same time period, according to well-respected Kantar Media. Says the report: "Within the television…

PBS Newsmag ‘Need to Know’ Turns to Guest Hosts After Permanent Anchor Leaves

"Need to Know," the Friday newsmagazine from PBS, is tapping a rotating group of guest hosts after its anchor Alison Stewart departed Friday, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times. Scott Simon, the host of NPR’s "Weekend Edition Saturday,"…

NBC Appears Headed for Record Ratings for ‘Sunday Night Football’

NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” on the first Sunday of the NFL’s regular season had a huge viewer turnout, according to early overnight ratings reported by TVbytheNumbers.com. With numbers due to be adjusted because of the nature of live sports, the…

‘Scrubs’ Star to Reunite With Show’s Creator

A reunion is in the works between one of the stars of the long-running NBC sitcom “Scrubs” and the creator of that show, reports TVLine.com. Sarah Chalke will appear in "Cougar Town" in a multi-episode arc, reuniting the actress with…

FBI Probes Hacking of NBC News Twitter Account After False Terrorist Attack Report

The FBI is probing the hacking of the NBC News Twitter account on Friday, when unknown perpetrators posted a bogus message alleging a civilian airliner had been hijacked and crashed into New York’s Ground Zero, reports NBC News. The fake…

President Obama’s Jobs Speech Outdraws the NFL

President Barack Obama’s jobs speech Thursday to a joint session of Congress outdrew the NFL kickoff that followed, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Top of the Ticket blog. The speech drew 31.4 million viewers, a much lower draw than his…

‘Sex and the City’ Prequel Finds a Network Home

"The Carrie Diaries," a project based on a book from "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell that looks at her character Carrie Bradshaw’s teenage years, has been picked up by the CW, reports Deadline.com. The show was pitched to…

Bidding War Ends Over Comedy From Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi

A bidding war has ended for a multicamera comedy executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres and starring her spouse, actress Portia de Rossi, reports Deadline.com. The project has landed at NBC with a put pilot commitment. The show will feature de…

Winners of the 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys, Announced on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES GWYNETH PALTROW as Holly Holliday FOX Glee   OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE as Host NBC Saturday Night Live Host: Justin Timberlake   OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA…