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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.

Jackie Cooper, Child Star in ‘Our Gang’ Comedies and Emmy-Winning TV Director, Dead at 88

Jackie Cooper, who became a child star during the Depression and thrived as an adult working both behind and in front of the camera on television and in film, has died, reports The New York Times. He was 88. Cooper…

Netflix Chief Fears Company Will Get Too Big, Face ‘Armageddon’ With Cable Nets

Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings said he’s worried that getting too big will create an "Armageddon" with cable networks, reports CNNMoney.com. Netflix has had a "niche" philosophy of being neither too big nor too small, according to the story, which…

News Corp. Financials: TV Is Up, Film Is Down

News Corp. reported that gains in its TV business were offset by lower income at its filmed entertainment unit, the result being that its fiscal third-quarter net income declined to $639 million from $839 million a year earlier, reports Jon…

Judge Judy Says She May Have Suffered a Mini-Stroke

Judge Judy said she may have suffered a mini-stroke in March, when she was rushed to the hospital during a show taping, reports New York’s CBSLocal.com. Judy Sheindlin said she thinks she may have had a transient ischemic attack, or…

Apple Offers Solution After Outcry Over Location-Tracking Software

Responding to consumer backlash over news that Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices collect data that tracks a user’s locations, the company has come up with a solution, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. Apple released a software update that…

Comedy Central Renews Series

Comedy Central announced that it is picking up one of its new shows for a second season, after the show debuted in early April and has averaged 1.2 million viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is "Workaholics," which…

Report: Only Deal Currently Being Talked About For Katie Couric After She Leaves CBS News Next Month Is From ABC. Though, There’s a Catch

The only deal currently being talked about for Katie Couric once she leaves CBS News next month is one from ABC, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Couric had had offers from both CBS and NBC as well, but those are both…

Ted Nugent Running for President–On Popular Animated TV Show

Ted Nugent will run for president of the United States–not in real life but on an animated TV show, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The rocker will play himself in an episode of Fox’s “The Simpsons” as a Republican candidate…

MTV Marks National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy by Renewing Show, Rolling Out PSAs

On National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, MTV announced Wednesday that it was renewing a show that deals with the topic, Deadline.com reported. Besides giving a fourth-season renewal to "Teen Mom"–a spinoff from the hit “16 and Pregnant”–the network revealed…

After Ratings Dip for ‘House,’ Fox Negotiating to Reduce the Per-Episode Price

The Fox drama "House" is the focus of renewal negotiations, with the network asking producer Universal Media Studios for a 20% reduction in the show’s license fee, reports Deadline.com. The negotiations come after Fox picked up "Bones" for another season,…