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.

NBC Works Out Unusual ‘Proxy’ Arrangement With Affiliates on Retrans

NBC and its affiliate stations have the framework in place for an unusual–and potentially groundbreaking–arrangement in which the network would take the lead on behalf of affiliates in retransmission consent negotiations with cable and satellite providers, Broadcasting & Cable reports….

Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen Turns Over CEO Duties

Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen has turned over chief executive duties and day-to-day operation of the company to Joseph Clayton, 61, reports Bloomberg. Ergen will focus on Dish’s strategy, the story notes. Ergen and Clayton, who served as chairman of…

TV Comeback in the Works for ‘Showtime at the Apollo’

"Showtime at the Apollo," the long-running syndicated variety show, may be coming back to television, reports Deadline.com. BET is finalizing a pilot order for the show’s revival, with Jamie Foxx executive producing along with the show’s original executive producer and…

NBC Talks About Plan to Replace Carell on ‘The Office’–And the Plan Includes Milking the Suspense

Viewers of "The Office" will have to wait until next season to find out who is taking over as the boss in the Scranton office of Dunder Mifflin, reports TheWrap.com. "There will definitely be a new boss in ‘The Office’…

‘Hot in Cleveland’ Elevates TV Land’s Game–Net Adds Advertisers, Eyes More Originals

After adding original shows such as "Hot in Cleveland," TV Land is gaining both ratings momentum and attention from advertisers. The network added 60 new ad clients in 2010 and has 31 new advertisers so far in 2011, reports Advertising…

TV Land Joins Ranks of Big Broadcast at Upfront Thanks to ‘Hot’ Sitcoms–Successful Original Series ‘Hot in Cleveland’ and ‘Retired at 35’ Have Put Cable Network in Demand, and More Shows Are on the Way

By Andrew HamppAdvertising Age It started as an offhand remark. In summer 2009, "Will & Grace" actor Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner, a producer, were hoping to sell TV Land President Larry Jones some reality shows the cable network was…

Stew Over This One–A Marriage Made in Heaven or in Hell? ‘Family Guy’ Creator Seth MacFarlane to Remake…the Family Classic ‘The Flintstones’!

The classic animated television show "The Flintstones" is getting a remake from "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show" creator Seth MacFarlane, according to The Hollywood Reporter. MacFarlane’s "Family Guy" is much more edgy a show than the original, more traditionally…