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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.
Viacom and Cablevision Systems have settled their dispute over Cablevision’s iPad app that allows consumers to watch TV shows on their Apple devices, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Viacom had argued that its agreement with Cablevision didn’t…
The creator of two of HBO’s signature shows — “True Blood” and “Six Feet Under” — is taking his act to Cinemax, where his new project will focus on a small town in Pennsylvania’s Amish country, reports the Los Angeles…
Walt Disney’s shares fell 9% on Wednesday, even though the company reported third-quarter earnings that beat some analysts’ estimates, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Reaction to the report played out on a day when media stocks —…
Hulu is set for its first international expansion, with plans to roll out a premium subscription service later this year in Japan, reports B&C. Hulu’s content will be available on "four screens (PCs, TVs, mobile phones and tablets), for one…
HBO’s "Game of Thrones," which has been casting parts for its second season, has tapped a Welsh actor as Craster — a wildling, or barbarian, who is a shaky ally to the Night’s Watch, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The…
TBS announced today that it has decided to cancel a talk show after a two-year run, Entertainment Weekly reports. The show is "Lopez Tonight," starring George Lopez. It has been part of the TBS late-night lineup since 2009, and recently…
The executive producer of Fox’s “American Idol” confirmed that the show has secured the services of Jennifer Lopez as a judge for the upcoming season, Reuters reports. Nigel Lythgoe made the announcement today on a call-in to Ryan Seacrest’s radio…
An actor who plays a werewolf in the “Twilight” movies has been arrested on an outstanding warrant in Arizona, CBS News reports. Kiowa Gordon, 21, was reportedly arrested earlier this week after failing to appear following a guilty plea in…
An actor who played a linebacker on “Friday Night Lights” will reprise that role, sort of, on “Glee,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. LaMarcus Tinker will be a linebacker again when he appears on the Fox musical. Tinker will join…
HBO has bought a new comedy, which is set to star Kevin Bacon, reports Deadline.com. The network is developing the show, “Valentine,” from writer Bryan Sipe and producers Laurie MacDonald and Walter Parkes. Bacon stars as a radio talk show…