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Chuck Ross

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.

Docu-Series Gets Fifth-Season Order From Cable Channel

After a strong performance for its fourth-season debut this week, a popular docu-series has already received a vote of confidence from its cable channel. TruTV has ordered a fifth season of "Hardcore Pawn," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed…

Hulu Moves Closer to Sale, Retains Investment Banks to Handle Possible Transaction

Hulu has hired investment banks Guggenheim Partners and Morgan Stanley to help with a potential sale of the popular streaming television site, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Hulu’s move comes after Yahoo approached the site to talk…

Time Warner Cable, Viacom Agree to Cease-Fire in Legal Squabble Over iPad Streaming

Time Warner Cable and Viacom have agreed to suspend their legal fight over the cable operator’s app for streaming content over iPads, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The two companies have agreed to a standstill agreement, which…

Ad Campaign and New Show in the Works as Bloomberg TV Aims to Win Over CNBC Viewers

Bloomberg TV’s first advertising campaign aims to lure away viewers from cable business news rival CNBC, reports TVNewser.com. The campaign will focus on the New York City area, where most of Wall Street’s employees live, and will include TV spots…

Pilot That Failed to Make Cut at Fox Will Screen at Comic-Con

A pilot that failed to make the cut at Fox will be shown at Comic-Con alongside a panel about the graphic novel on which it’s based, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The project is “Locke & Key,” about a family…

Police Report Confirms Ryan Dunn Was Legally Drunk at Time of Fatal Crash

Pennsylvania police reported that "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn was legally drunk at the time of his fatal car crash, which also killed a "Jackass" production assistant who was his passenger, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. According to…

NBC Denies Report of Big ‘Apprentice’ Payday for Donald Trump and Mark Burnett

NBC said "Apprentice" co-producers Donald Trump and Mark Burnett aren’t receiving the $160 million over two years that has been reported, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As previously reported, Trump was said to have received a deal that would make…

Fiery Death Planned for Sheen’s Character on ‘Two and a Half Men’? Writer Says He Knows How the Show Will Handle the Transition

Chuck Lorre’s solution for writing Charlie Sheen out of "Two and a Half Men" will be to kill his character, Charlie Harper, in a spectacular car wreck, according to a writer who says he has the inside scoop, JanetCharltonsHollywood.com reported….

Glen Campbell Has Devastating Disease

The man who co-starred with John Wayne in "True Grit" and won Grammys for songs such as "Gentle on My Mind" and "Wichita Lineman," Glen Campbell, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, People magazine reported. The 75-year-old star who once…

Big Hollywood Names Surface in Connection With Alleged Illegal Poker Games After Tobey Maguire Is Sued for His Winnings

“Spider-Man” star Tobey Maguire was apparently the king of the table in a series of high-stakes poker games featuring an all-star lineup of Hollywood figures, and now he’s being sued for his winnings, TMZ.com reported. Other stars who reportedly took…