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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.
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution announced today that it has promoted Cristina Mancini to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Mark Kaner, President, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. “In her new position, Mancini will…
Elisabeth Hasselbeck of the daytime talk show “The View” has been named by CMT as the host of its new series “Angels Among Us,” which premieres Sept. 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The premiere episode of the show will be…
ESPN and the National Football League have agreed to a deal that will keep “Monday Night Football” telecasts on ESPN through the 2021 NFL season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The eight-year deal includes rights to 17 “MNF” games each…
An Academy Award-winning actress was hospitalized briefly after being hit by a car Wednesday morning while she was out jogging in Santa Monica, Calif., People.com reports. Reese Witherspoon reportedly suffered only minor injuries and was recovering at her home. She…
An old "Saturday Night Live" gag has become the name of Ben & Jerry’s latest ice cream concoction, reports Time.com. The name is Schweddy Balls, a reference to the decade-old skit featuring regular host Alec Baldwin, who played the owner…
On what would have been his 75th birthday, one of the greats of the early rock ‘n’ roll era received a star Wednesday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, TheCelebrityCafe.com reports. Buddy Holly died at 22 in a plane crash…
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the company that owns a margarita brand marketed in association with Bravo reality guru Bethenny Frankel, TMZ.com reports. Beam Global Spirits, owner of the Bethenny Frankel’s Skinnygirl Margarita brand, is accused of making…
NBC has bought a comedy pitch for a show with the provocative title "My Best Friend Is a Lesbo," reports Deadline.com. The project is from Warner Bros. TV and Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s studio-based Fake Empire. The show is…
A world-famous fashion designer was found guilty in court of making “public insults” related to origin, religion, race or ethnicity, E! Online reports. John Galliano, the former creative director of Christian Dior, was convicted in Paris in connection with an…
A man convicted of stalking a "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star was ordered to pay the actress $42,000 in restitution for scaring her, reports the New York Post. Charles Nagel, who was convicted of stalking actress Kathryn Erbe, was…