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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.
A live-action drama that was more popular than "Glee" and "Gossip Girl" among all children and tweens when it aired five nights a week back in January and February will return for a second season, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog….
MySpace is close to being sold, reports Bloomberg. The owner of the money-losing social networking service, News Corp., is reportedly negotiating a sale for about $35 million in cash and stock. The sale to an online advertising network would come…
One of the top directors of the ABC hit “Lost” has washed up on the shore of another island-themed project, this time at Fox, Deadline.com reports. Fox’s "Alcatraz" has tapped Jack Bender as an executive producer and director, according to…
One cable network just recorded its highest-rated month ever, as viewers tuned in for coverage of Casey Anthony’s murder trial, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. HLN averaged 982,000 total viewers in June, a year-over-year gain of…
Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer saw his salary and bonus drop for the 12 months ended March 31, reports Bloomberg, citing government filings. His compensation was down 15%. Stringer’s pay dropped to 345 million yen (or $4.3 million) from 408…
The new film "Bad Teacher," a comedy starring Cameron Diaz, has had its commercial TV debut rights bought by a cable channel that is making a habit of striking fast and snapping up current box-office hits, reports Deadline.com. The channel…
A new NBC drama has found a home in Salt Lake City, after the town’s NBC affiliate said it wouldn’t air the show because of its racy subject matter, reports TVGuide.com. "The Playboy Club" will instead air on MyNetworkTV affiliate…
A week after it canceled two shows, a cable network said it’s picking up two sketch comedy shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Comedy Central made the announcement Tuesday. Nick Kroll, who has appeared in TV…
HBO is in talks with a well-known film director for a project based on Susanna Moore’s book "The Big Girls," which is set at a maximum-security women’s prison, reports Deadline.com. The director is Joel Schumacher, whose string of noteworthy film…