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.

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Disney Wants To Become Closer to Its Customers Online

By Michael LearmonthAdvertising Age Walt Disney Co. is planning to deliver film, TV, games and other content directly to consumers through a re-made Disney.com, CEO Bob Iger told the AllThingsD conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. today, Thursday, June 2, 2011. …

Where Will You Be Able to See a Musical Production Number Featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Jon Cryer, Stephen Colbert, Martha Plimpton and Many Other Stars?

Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris will join in on a production number from Stephen Sondheim’s "Company," which had a limited run in April at Avery Fisher Hall and will be shown in movie theaters, when he hosts CBS’s June 12…

Kristin Chenoweth Slates Appearance on Music Competition Show

Kristin Chenoweth, one of the stars of ABC’s "Good Christian Belles," which debuts next September, will sing live on the season finale of "CMT’s Next Superstar" on June 10, Entertaiment Weekly reports. In addition, the Nigel Lythgoe music competition series…

NBC Expands Broadcast Schedule for ‘The Voice’

NBC has announced plans to widen exposure on the network for the breakout hit singing competition “The Voice,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. A results show has been added to the schedule for the final two weeks of the season,…

Moonves Predicts Huge Premiere for Retooled ‘Two and a Half Men’

At the Nomura U.S. Media Summit in New York, CBS Corp. President and CEO Leslie Moonves boldly predicted "huge numbers" for the fall premiere of "Two and a Half Men" with Ashton Kutcher as a new cast member in place…

‘Real Housewives’ Franchise Expands Beyond U.S. Border

Bravo is again expanding the "Real Housewives" franchise beyond the U.S. border. A new edition of the show will be set in Canada, with "The Real Housewives of Vancouver" coming to Canada’s Slice Network, reports the Montreal Gazette. “Real Housewives”…

CBS News and ’60 Minutes’ Respond to Lance Armstrong’s Lawyers’ Demand That CBS News Apologize On-Air

CBS News Chairman and "60 Minutes" Executive Producer Jeff Fager has responded to a letter from Lance Armstrong’s lawyers demanding that CBS apologize for a report it aired May 22 in which Tyler Hamilton, a former cycling teammate of Armstrong, said, according…

Emmy-Nominated Actress Known for Role on ‘Cosby Show’ Dead at 93

An actress known for her role on “The Cosby Show” during the 1980s and early 1990s has died, the New York Daily News reported. Clarice Taylor received an Emmy nomination for outstanding guest performer in 1986 for playing Bill Cosby’s…

‘Gossip Girl’ Star in Hassle With Hacker Over Naked Pictures

After releasing a batch of photos this week of a nude blond woman purported to be the star of “Gossip Girl,” a hacker is standing by the story even after a rep for the actress denied that the photos are…