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.

Good News if You Live in New York City or Will Be Visiting the Big Apple: Free Wi-Fi in 32 Parks. We Have the Full List

Free wi-fi service will be made available in 32 parks in Manhattan and the other boroughs that make up New York City, reports The New York Times’ City Room blog. According to the article, "All park goers will be able…

HBO’s WikiLeaks Movie Staffs Up: Well-Known Writer, Producers on Board

HBO’s WikiLeaks movie has hired Rowan Joffe, the writer of "28 Weeks Later," "The American" and other films, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. The project, a co-production with the BBC, has also tapped Kathleen Kennedy and Frank…

‘Showtime at the Apollo’ It’s Not: Booing Is Banned on ‘X Factor’

Booing is apparently banned on "X Factor," as a recent round of auditions featured a warmup guy who warned the audience that the show is "supportive," according to a piece in EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Audience members are encouraged to…

Another Cable Network Jumps on Jersey Bandwagon With Its Own New Reality Series

On the heels of successful series such as MTV’s “Jersey Shore” and Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” another cable network has unveiled plans for a New Jersey-based reality series. The Food Network is tapping into the craze with a…

Fox Stations Test TV Show Built on Four Radio Programs

Stations in the Fox Television Stations group will test a TV program this summer based on clips from four radio programs around the country, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. “Dish Nation” is being billed as an “entertainment…

Official List of 2011 Winners for the Inaugural PromaxBDA Local Awards, As Announced at the PromaxBDA Station Summit in Las Vegas, June 9, 2011

Congratulations to All of Our Winners! We are pleased to announce the winners for the most outstanding promotion, marketing and design work in local broadcast! The excitement for the competition was phenomenal as was the energy at the awards show…

CBS Upfront Concludes With Hefty CPM Increases, 80% of Inventory Sold

CBS wound up its upfront ad market with about 80% of its inventory sold and price increases significantly higher than those the other networks have been getting, Advertising Age reports. The network obtained ad commitments estimated to be between $2.5…

ABC Wraps Upfront With Increased Volume, Solid Price Hikes

ABC has completed its upfront sales effort, securing an increase in ad commitments over last year’s upfront along with solid increases in prices, Advertising Age reports. The network pulled in an estimated $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion in commitments, up…

‘Lethal Weapon’ Star Joins Kiefer Sutherland’s Fox Pilot

Kiefer Sutherland’s new Fox drama pilot, "Touch," has added one of the stars of the "Lethal Weapon" movies to the cast, reports TVLine.com. Danny Glover, who’s also known for "The Color Purple" and other film roles, was recently a semi-regular…

‘Lost’ Showrunner/Writer on Secret Sci-Fi Project

The former showrunner and writer of “Lost” has signed a seven-figure deal with Disney to write and produce a major science-fiction project, Deadline.com reports. Other than the working title, “1952,” the principals are being secretive about details concerning the large-scale…