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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’s heavily promoted new music competition show "The Voice" got off to a good start Tuesday night, finishing as the top show of the night and pushing NBC to an overall win in the 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. NBC wound…
National Geographic Television, which produces the bulk of the programming for the NatGeo channel, has named a new president, The Washington Post reports. The company promoted Maryanne Culpepper to the position, according to the story. She replaces Michael Rosenfeld, who…
It was announced today that a series that was the first original scripted sitcom on its cable channel will be back for a third season, Deadline.com reported. The cable channel, Spike TV, said it has renewed the sports comedy “Blue…
Lifetime Networks announced that Lifetime and actress, producer and director Demi Moore have signed a development deal that will bring scripted dramas to the network along with the interview series “The Conversation.” Nancy Dubuc, president and general manager of Lifetime…
After months of speculation, it has been confirmed that Johnny Depp will do a guest spot in the feature film version of "21 Jump Street," reports ComingSoon.net. Depp started his career on Fox’s "21 Jump Street" in 1987 and appeared…
ABC has found itself in another soapy situation, following its angering of soap opera fans with the recent cancellations of "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. The heirs of the…
Michael Douglas, appearing Tuesday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," said it wasn’t his wife’s choice to come out about her bipolar disorder, reports TVGuide.com. Catherine Zeta-Jones is "being quite open about it because she was outed," Douglas said, according to…
The competition show being developed by Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony will be broadcast simultaneously across 21 countries in North America, Central America and South America, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Called "Q’Viva! The Chosen," the show is…
Another top executive at NBC Universal is leaving the company, marking the latest departure since its merger with Comcast, reports Deadline.com. The executive is Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette, president of NBC Universal Digital & Affiliate Distribution and Content Distribution Strategy, the…
The insurer Aflac has picked a new voice for its advertising icon, the duck that squawks "Aflac!," reports the New York Post’s Media Decoder blog. The selection comes after 12,500 people auditioned for the job online and through live auditions….