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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.
This is a busy week for one cable channel, which announced it is picking up four new series and renewing two others, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The channel is Nat Geo Wild, where one of the new shows will…
Comcast Corp. and Skype have announced a strategic partnership between the two companies to create an HD video calling service that will work through customers’ television sets using a broadband connection. Customers “will soon be able to make and receive…
Former “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen reportedly has a new sitcom in the works for broadcast TV, with a fast-track target date of January 2012, TMZ.com reports. Sheen’s representatives are in negotiations and could have a deal…
Actors Ed O’Neill and Rob Lowe have "sounded off on low-paying actor jobs," reports The Hollywood Reporter. The two actors made their comments on THR’s annual Emmy Comedy Actor Roundtable, the article said. Here’s what the two actors said, according…
Actress and talk show host Ricki Lake has been sued for allegedly starting a house fire that destroyed the Malibu home she was renting, ABC News reports. The owner of the house, Hovsep Kousayan, filed suit in connection with the…
One of the stars of a popular reality show is being sued for allegedly beating up a family vacationing in the Dominican Republic in February, reports the New York Daily News. According to the family’s attorney, his clients were at…
In a taped interview that is scheduled to be broadcast on the "Today" show today, Tuesday, June 14, 2011, President Barack Obama said about embattled Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner, “I can tell you that if it was me, I would…
A recent survey of Netflix streaming video customers revealed a change that providers of cable, satellite and telco TV services are likely to find troubling: The rate of pay-television cord-cutting is accelerating, reports TheWrap.com. Almost one-third of Netflix streaming customers…
One of the biggest questions following the handoff of “CBS Evening News” from former anchor Katie Couric to new anchor Scott Pelley has been what effect the transition would have on ratings for the nightly newscast. The answer, apparently, is…
With just three weeks to go before “Criminal Minds” is scheduled to start production for Season 7, actor Thomas Gibson has yet to be signed to a new contract. Joe Mantegna, one of the show’s co-stars, said he’s confident that…