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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.
Even as the fallout continues for Lindsay Lohan from her necklace-theft case — she hit a speed bump during a court appearance today in connection with the case — another potentially nasty court case appears to be in the works…
TV Land announced that it has given an order for a new season of one of its comedies, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The show is "Happily Divorced," which received a second-season order. The series, created by…
A&E set a network record for total viewers along with a number of demo records Wednesday night with the season premiere of one of its regular series, the network reported. The series is “Storage Wars,” which premiered for its second…
A new reality series is coming to cable that will examine the lives of Muslim families living in the USA, reports the Los Angeles Times. "All-American Muslim," which will air on TLC, will follow five Muslim-American families in the Detroit…
In what would be a tough scenario for cable and satellite television operators, a top forecaster is predicting that a significant number of U.S. homes — 10% — will cut the cord by the end of 2015, as consumers continue…
ABC’s reboot of “Charlie’s Angels” has lost one of its key players, TV Guide reports. Leaving the project is the actor who was set to play the voice of Charlie, Robert Wagner. Best known for starring on the TV series…
A television station operator with more than 60 stations in its portfolio is putting itself up for sale, according to media reports. Reuters and The Wall Street Journal report that Nexstar Broadcasting has retained a financial adviser to seek out…
An MSNBC host is leaving the network after MSNBC declined to make him the permanent host of his time slot, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Former radio host Cenk Uygur has been working at MSNBC for…
A former bodyguard for pop star Britney Spears let loose a litany of allegations in his $10 million sex-harassment case against the singer, reports the New York Post. Explaining why he couldn’t find her alleged come-ons appealing, former bodyguard Fernando…
A well-known movie exec unleashed a scathing criticism of the film industry, while praising TV — especially what he called "the best show on TV today," CNN reported. Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation, expressed frustration over this year’s crop…