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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.
Verizon Communications announced that it has named a new chief executive officer, Multichannel News reports. The post, as expected, will go to Lowell McAdam, who is being elevated from president and chief operating officer. McAdam replaces Ivan Seidenberg, who is…
A new sitcom is lining up a high-powered cast, including former sitcom stars David Alan Basche (Kenny Kagan on "The Starter Wife"), Donald Faison (Dr. Christopher Turk on "Scrubs"), Kristen Johnston (Sally Solomon on "3rd Rock From the Sun") and…
Even though ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer had Thursday night off from the network, she still made an appearance on network news — but it was on "NBC Nightly News," reports TVNewser.com. Sawyer was featured in a story on the…
A star-studded awards show on Univision combined with a night of mostly repeat programming on the Big 4 English-language networks to give the Spanish network a rare overall win for the night the 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Univision finished the…
A Stephen King miniseries is set to begin production in August in Nova Scotia, with Pierce Brosnan making his return to TV for the project, Multichannel News reports. “Stephen King’s Bag of Bones,” based on the best-selling novel, will air…
A breakout star from "Glee" has a plum role in his sights as Daniel Radcliffe’s replacement in the new staging of "How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying," reports Deadline.com. The deal has not yet been made for Darren…
A young actor who made an impact in “The Social Network” and is headed for a high-profile big-screen Western will be heard in an upcoming episode of "The Simpsons," reports Entertainment Weekly. Armie Hammer, who played the Winklevoss twins in…
With his television sitcom project "Anger Management," Charlie Sheen could stand to earn hundreds of millions, thanks to a creative syndication component to the deal with Debmar-Mercury, according to The Hollywood Reporter. While he won’t earn as much as he…
One of the co-hosts of the CBS daytime show “The Talk” announced that she will be taking a break from the show, reports AOLtv.com. "I’ve kept it no secret that I really miss my husband," said Sharon Osbourne, who is…
Dish, which purchased Blockbuster in April, has revealed what it intends to do with the DVD rental chain’s 1,700 locations, Multichannel News reports. Dish said it will keep 1,500 Blockbuster stores open, closing the other 200 stores. About 15,000 store…