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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.

Netflix Lands Network Veteran to Oversee Originals

Netflix is turning to a longtime television executive with tons of high-level broadcast experience to head up its original content. IndieWire reports that Channing Dungey, who recently exited her position as entertainment president for ABC after 15 years with the…

Investigation Launched Into Allegations of Misconduct by Female Star of Comedy Series

The female star and creator of a comedy series is the focus of a probe into allegations of abusive behavior and violations of industry rules. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the controversy centers on Frankie Shaw, the creator and star…

Psychological Thriller Renewed

CBS announced plans Monday to go ahead with a new season of a psychological thriller that has been running on the network’s All Access subscription service. “Tell Me a Story” received an order for a second season. The season one…

Legal Setback for CNN May Be Bad News for Media Companies

CNN was just handed a legal setback that could spell trouble for other media companies, The Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq. reports. In a decision Friday, “CNN suffered a bruising loss in an important appeal that will at the very least…

Family-Friendly New Year’s Eve Programming on Tap

One outlet that has been carving out a family-friendly niche when it comes to New Year’s Eve programming is Netflix. The streaming service announced plans today to again stake a claim to the demographic with a batch of tween content…

‘CBS This Morning’ Fixture, ‘Furious’ With CBS, May Leave the Network

Amid turmoil at CBS in the wake of the contentious departures of “CBS This Morning” host Charlie Rose, “60 Minutes” producer Jeff Fager and company boss Leslie Moonves, word surfaced today that Gayle King may be ready to leave the…

Trailblazing Filmmaker to Be Focus of TV Series

A filmmaker who carved a unique path through the movie industry over the course of a seven-decade career will be the focus of a new 13-episode documentary series. Deadline reports that “Cormans’ Hollywood,” tracking the career of Roger Corman and…

Oscar-Winning Actor Accused of Sexual Misconduct

An actress who is one of the stars of the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black” says Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush “danced naked in front of her in their dressing room, used a mirror to watch her while she…

Cecil B. deMille Award to Be Presented to Popular Actor

An actor who grew up in a famous family and went on to play iconic roles on the big screen will be honored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The organization announced today that Jeff Bridges will receive the Cecil…

Staying In Is the New Going Out! Ring in the New Year by Watching 14 Family-Friendly Countdowns on Netflix

Press release from Netflix, Dec. 17, 2018: For the last five years, an average of 5 million families have chosen to tune into the Netflix New Year’s Eve countdowns and according to new research from Netflix, 77% of U.S. parents…