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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.
Snopp Dogg has received interest from a couple of networks–and disinterest from others–on a pitch to create a rap version of "American Idol," reports the New York Post’s Page Six. E! and MTV are said to be interested. The rapper’s…
A 17-year-old Chinese student has reportedly sold a kidney to get money to buy an iPad 2, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. Citing reports published in China, a student identified as Zheng reportedly responded to a broker who…
Television networks are turning to movie-theater advertising a month earlier than usual, touting their fall schedules in front of audiences eager to watch the summer’s potential blockbusters, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. Usually the TV networks…
The Italy-based fourth season of "Jersey Shore" has a premiere date, and MTV plans to begin production on the show’s fifth season this month, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The season will debut Aug. 5 at 10 p.m., the story…
"Two members, Lionel Chetwynd and Norman Powell, have already quit the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors, an honor society founded in 1977 by Norman Lear, James Komack, Aaron Spelling, Richard Levinson and others to promote creative freedom and quality…
A former reality show star was arrested today in Florida and accused of battering his wife during an apparent domestic disturbance, TMZ.com reported. The police report detailed a fracas between Gregory Boadwine, 28, who appeared on the History Channel show…
CBS, which reportedly was looking for price increases of 18% in the upfront marketplace, is doing deals for 14% to 15% cost-per-thousand increases, Jon Lafayette writes for B&C. According to the article, "The Tiffany Network had come down from its asking…
After Fox wrapped up its upfront ad sales with price increases in the 10% to 11% range, Miller Tabak analyst David Joyce made a downward adjustment today to his predicted price hikes for ABC and NBC, according to The Hollywood…
ABC scored a big win in the ratings Thursday night with Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. The preliminary numbers are not considered reliable because of the nature of live programming,…
The exit of actress Lisa Edelstein, who plays Cuddy on Fox’s "House," came as a surprise to creator/executive producer David Shore, reports Entertainment Weekly. Edelstein declined to renew her contract at the end of the show’s seventh season. In fact,…