Chuck Ross

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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.

List of Parks in New York City That Have and Will Be Getting Free Wi-Fi Service, as of June 10, 2011

Information from The New York Times City Room blog: The 13 parks that already have wi-fi are: Brooklyn: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Classon Playground, Columbus Park. Manhattan: Bowling Green, British Memorial Garden, Bryant Park, City Hall Park, Jackson Square Park, Madison…

MTV Cancels Its Most Controversial Series

MTV has canceled its most controversial series, Deadline.com reports. Based on the British hit drama of the same name, "Skins" will not see the light of a second season. The article says, " ‘Skins,’ an adaptation of the praised British…

‘Real Housewives’ Cast Member Accused of Racial Discrimination

A cast member from Bravo’s "Real Housewives” franchise is facing an accusation of discrimination by a former employee who alleges she was fired because she’s black, reports the New York Post. Cindy Barshop, one of the stars of "Real Housewives…

What Recent TV Broadcast Had a National Audience of 116 Million Viewers? (Hint: In This Case, ‘National’ Does Not Refer to the U.S.)

A record nationwide audience of 116 million viewers tuned in for a telecast over the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The audience was in China, and the telecast was the women’s singles championship match in the French Open, in…

The Topsy-Turvy World of TV Critics: One Longtime Critic Is Fired for Writing About Something She Never Saw; Others Are Shown a Pilot and Sworn to Secrecy and Can’t Write About It

These are wild and crazy times for TV critics, with two recent incidents underscoring that point. In the first instance, a TV critic who has held her job for 17 years has been fired over her "Glee Live!’ concert review, reports…

PromaxBDA Announces the Winners of Its Inaugural Local Awards, Recognizing the Best and Brightest in Promotion, Marketing and Design. We Have the Complete List of Winners

"Recognizing the best and brightest in promotion, marketing and design, PromaxBDA celebrated the conclusion of its first Station Summit by announcing the winners of the inaugural 2011 PromaxBDALocal Awards," PromaxBDA has announced. To see the COMPLETE LIST OF AWARD WINNERS, PLEASE…

Price Tag for Cable Channel Could Be $600 Million

As negotiations continue over one of Comcast-owned NBCUniversal’s cable channels, the price is expected to go as high as $600 million, Bloomberg reports. That’s how much Ultimate Fighting Championship may pay to acquire Comcast’s G4 cable network. G4 reaches 60…

‘Heroes’ Star Gets Regular Role on ‘Hawaii Five-0’

One of the stars of NBC’s "Heroes" will reportedly be a regular next season on CBS’s “Hawaii Five-0,” according to EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Masi Oka was introduced as the quirky medical examiner Dr. Max Bergman in “Five-0’s” first season,…

Netflix Pumping Up the Star Power for Its First Original Series, Wants Everybody’s Favorite Princess Bride to Join Kevin Spacey in Thriller

With Kevin Spacey and director David Fincher already on board, Netflix is in talks with a popular film actress for the female lead in its first original series, "House of Cards," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Robin Wright, known for…

Head Writer on Canceled Soap Opera Jumps to One of the Surviving Soaps

The head writer from a recently canceled soap opera will apparently land on his feet after the show ends its run, according to a report in EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Head writer Ron Carlivati of ABC’s "One Life to Live"…