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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.
Actress Lindsay Lohan began her sentence today on her conviction in a misdemeanor jewelry theft case, Reuters reported. She is expected to serve about 35 days of the four-month sentence, and is serving it under house arrest, the story says….
One of the stars of NBC’s long-running hit sitcom “Friends” will host the 15th annual Webby Awards, reports TheWrap.com. The June 13 show honoring the best original Internet programming will be hosted by Emmy winner Lisa Kudrow, the story says….
Google today rolled out its new wireless payment system, Google Wallet, and its new deals site, Google Offers, Reuters reported. The new features operate independently or in combination, with the objective being to make it easier for users to pay…
“The Oprah Winfrey Show” may have gone off the air yesterday, but we haven’t quite seen the last of it yet, MediaBistro.com reports. O, The Oprah Magazine will be cashing in on the finale of the syndicated talk show with…
Former Fox News and HLN star Glenn Beck has unveiled plans for the next phase as he rebuilds his media presence following his departure from Fox. Next up for the controversial personality: He’s launching his own network, GBTV, on the…
After he called a commentator a “slut,” an MSNBC talk show host was suspended for one week without pay by the cable network, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. One his syndicated radio show, Ed…
Great finale by Oprah, writes TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross. Now it’s time she gets some ants in her plants (and yes, it’s plants, not pants) and make OWN a lot better. See what Ross is referring to and…
The sudden departure of NBC Sports guru Dick Ebersol apparently wasn’t the last casualty in what appears to be a shakeout of the sports division under the new Comcast regime. Ebersol’s longtime second-in-command is expected to be the next to…
The pet project of Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone is so far proving to be a ratings flop, according to The Hollywood Reporter. After three weeks on the air, "The Electric Barbarellas," an MTV docusoap about a girl group, has averaged…
Never-before-heard tapes of Jacqueline Kennedy speaking about the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, will be aired by ABC in a prime-time special in September, reports the New York Post. The tapes were recorded in 1964 and became…