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Chuck Ross

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.

Telemundo Hires Cristina, Adds Bilingual Telenovela App; Spanish-Language Network’s Upfront Focuses on Shift in America’s Mind-Set

By Laurel WentzAdvertising Age Spanish-language Telemundo Communications Group announced new programming ranging from a weekend variety show for former Univision talk show host Cristina Saralegui to an online sports channel called Deportes Mobile at the NBC Universal-owned network’s upfront on…

After Developing Six Scripts, AMC Decides Not to Pick Up Any of Them

After working on six scripts this development season, AMC has decided not to pick up any of them to pilot, reports Deadline.com. Two of the projects, "The Voyage" and an untitled racing project, are expected to be redeveloped, however. "The…

Soap Fans Protest at ABC Upfront, Call for Advertiser Boycott

A group of protesters chanted outside ABC’s upfront presentation Tuesday, urging advertisers to boycott the network for its cancellation of "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," reports Deadline.com. "Save our soaps," the demonstrators chanted as advertisers entered New…

Jimmy Kimmel at the ABC Upfront Presentation, Being Very Funny. Here’s Some of His Monologue

It’s a tradition that’s so good, so much fun for all the advertisers, media agency folks and press in the audience, we’d recommend every network hire him to entertain at their upfront presentations. We’re talking about ABC’s own Jimmy Kimmel, who…

Video Clips From ABC’s New Shows. Part 1: ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ ‘Pan Am,’ ‘Work It,’ ‘Scandal,’ ‘Suburgatory,’ ‘Last Man Standing,’ ‘Once Upon a Time,’ ‘Man Up,’ ‘The River,’ ‘Revenge’

Here are preview videos made available by ABC to showcase the network’s new programming.  

Video Clips From ABC’s New Shows, Part 2. The Funniest Ones: ‘Good Christian Belles’ and ‘Apartment 23’

CW Announces Drama Pickups; Sarah Michelle Gellar in the Mix

The CW announced three drama pickups today, and may have more on the way, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ahead of its upfront presentation later this week, the network revealed it has given series orders to “The Secret Circle,” “Hart…

CNN Names New D.C. Bureau Chief

CNN has named one of the network’s political veterans to be the new Washington bureau chief, The New York Times reports. The position will be taken by CNN’s political director, Sam Feist, who has experience as producer of "Crossfire," "Inside…

Executive Producer Exits ‘Entertainment Tonight’

A co-executive producer of "Entertainment Tonight" has left the show after only eight months on the job, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The move by Heidi Clements is reportedly her choice, based on her wanting to become a writer. Linda…

NFL Team Rejects HBO’s Offer to Be Focus of Next Season’s ‘Hard Knocks’

HBO had a particular NFL team in mind to be the focus of the pay-cable net’s football reality series “Hard Knocks” in 2011, but the team turned down the offer, SportsNewser.com reported. The team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who…