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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.
Showtime announced that it is renewing one high-profile show and canceling another one, Deadline.com reported. Being picked up for a fourth season is “Nurse Jackie,” which stars Edie Falco. Meanwhile, the pay-cable network is canceling “United States of Tara.” Falco…
There’s a new cable network president in the industry, it was announced today. She’s the popular and well-respected Wonya Lucas. Lucas will be the president and CEO of TV One, succeeding Johnathan Rogers, who is retiring as of July 31. Most recently,…
An appearance on a reality show focusing on a rare syndrome has caught the attention of Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, who is calling for an investigation, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Stanley Thornton, one of the subjects of an episode…
Online retailer Amazon.com is taking the full plunge into book publishing, launching a publishing house this summer that will be based in New York, Crain’s New York Business reports. The company has been dabbling in publishing with digital imprints such…
Spike TV announced that it has picked up six episodes of a new, original series. The announcement was made today by Tim Duffy, the network’s senior VP of original series. “Flipping Foreclosures,” a half-hour unscripted series, will premiere in fall…
ESPN has announced the appointment of a new vice president, Sales Marketing, for ESPN’s Customer Marketing and Sales group. The job is being taken by Cindy Freed, who will oversee the ad sales marketing group, including ESPN’s Co-Marketing team, Creative…
On the night when NBC aired the two-hour “Celebrity Apprentice” season finale, the biggest ratings splash was made by ABC’s broadcast of the “Billboard Music Awards,” TVbytheNumbers.com reported. ABC wound up with a win for the night with a 2.6…
After being turned down by both the Denver Broncos and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, HBO got yet another rejection from an NFL team that doesn’t want to be involved in the pro football reality series “Hard Knocks.” The latest to…
VH1’s durable music documentary series “Behind the Music” is returning with seven new episodes to air this summer, focusing on many of today’s most popular recording artists, the network announced. The new lineup features Missy Elliott, Ice Cube, Miranda Lambert,…
As rumors surfaced that former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may have fathered more out-of-wedlock kids, his marriage to Maria Shriver could be headed toward one of the most expensive celebrity divorces ever, the New York Post reported. Actress Jane Seymour…