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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.
The best-selling book series that’s the basis for HBO’s hit vampire drama "True Blood" will be coming to an end after its 13th novel, reports NBC Miami’s PopcornBiz blog. Said Charlaine Harris, the author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels: “On…
News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch is being pressured to testify in the inquiry over alleged phone hacking at his British papers, reports the Associated Press. The pressure in the U.K. investigation is coming from British lawmakers. The House of…
"Boardwalk Empire" actress Paz de la Huerta is expected to plead guilty today to harassment in an incident in which she allegedly flew off the handle at a New York hotel bar and assaulted former reality television show cast member…
With a new digital content agreement between NBCUniversal and Netflix, "Saturday Night Live" episodes will no longer be available to users of Netflix’s streaming service a day after they air on television, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog….
PBS is trimming its staff by cutting some current staffers and opting not to fill some vacancies, reports Current.org, a blog about public media. PBS will cut 13 current staff positions and eliminate eight vacancies, the report says. PBS President…
NBC made it official today, announcing the name of the new president of NBC Entertainment, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The news was not a surprise, as we reported a month ago that Jennifer Salke, executive VP of 20th Century Fox Television, was…
Homophobic comments made by one of the cast members of “Big Brother” have sparked a response by CBS, which will not include the comments, described as a “rant,” in the televised version of the show, Entertainment Weekly reports. The comments…
As the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal continues to spread, one person familiar to U.S. television viewers could get caught up in it, Business Insider reports. CNN host Piers Morgan, who has an extensive background in the British tabloid industry, is…
Just three episodes in to its second season, a network cop drama has received an order for a third season, reports TheWrap.com. ABC made the announcement that it is ordering another season of "Rookie Blue," the story says. As a…
The 82nd MLB All-Star Game gave Fox a good night in the ratings even though viewership was off from last year, the network announced. Tuesday was the network’s best night of prime time since the “American Idol” finale in May….