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.

Fox Plans Multiplatform Sneak Peak for New Comedy

Fox is planning a multiplatform early push for one of its new comedies, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network will provide a sneak peak of its comedy "New Girl," which stars Zooey Deschanel and will debut on Sept. 20….

Script for New ABC Pilot Offered as Free Download on Kindle

The script for a new fall ABC show is being offered for free as a Kindle download, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The pilot script for “Revenge” will be available on the device until the show debuts Sept. 21, the…

Miss Universe Pageant Co-Hosts Revealed

The co-hosts have been named for the Miss Universe Pageant, to be broadcast Sept. 12 on NBC, TVNewser.com reports. Natalie Morales of "Today" will again co-host the pageant, the story says. The event will have a live Spanish simulcast on…

Hurricane Irene Knocks Out Nielsen Ratings in Some Markets

Hurricane Irene and its resulting power outages claimed the Nielsen television ratings as a victim in some markets, reports B&C. With power outages throughout the East Coast, putting many Nielsen homes out of commission, local ratings for Hartford-New Haven and…

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Taps New Leadership for the Company’s Television Business

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has announced new leadership for the company’s television business. The company named Geoffrey Darby as general manager for TV and named Michael Morrison as executive producer of “The Martha Stewart Show.” “Martha Stewart,” an Emmy-winning daily…

NBC Getting Record Price for Super Bowl Ads

NBC is receiving a record price for Super Bowl commercial time, beating the mark set by Fox a year ago, reports Adweek. Wth five months to go until the Super Bowl is held in Indianapolis on Feb. 5, NBC is…

Charlie Sheen Roast Gets Giant Marketing Push From Comedy Central — From Radio Tie-Ins to Buses Wrapped Like a ‘Crazy Train,’ You Won’t Be Able to Avoid It

By Andrew HamppAdvertising Age When Comedy Central chose Ozzy Osbourne’s "Crazy Train" earlier this summer to be the campaign theme for its upcoming "Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen," even Walter Levitt, the network’s exec VP-marketing, couldn’t have predicted the…