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.

Report Says Android Phone Apps Face Soaring Software Attacks

Security firm Kaspersky Lab is warning that Google’s Android mobile-phone platform faces soaring software attacks, reports Bloomberg. The Google operating system is being infiltrated by malware at a faster rate than was seen with personal computers at the same development…

Pittsburgh’s TV News Operations Consider a Pact on Covering Black Community

News directors for Pittsburgh’s top three local TV news outlets are considering signing a pact on coverage policies for the city’s black community, part of an effort to offset crime coverage with positive messages, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "If the…

Supreme Court Asked to Reinstate FCC Indecency Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court was asked Thursday by the Obama administration to reinstate a policy that allows regulators to fine broadcasters who air nudity and curse words when children may be tuning into TV, reports the Associated Press. The 2nd…

Review: What’s Real and What’s Not About Reality TV? That’s One of the Questions Addressed in HBO’s Remarkable New Docudrama ‘Cinema Verite,’ Which Features a Stellar Cast: James Gandolfini, Tim Robbins and Diane Lane

Long considered the antecedent of what we today call reality TV is a truly landmark series broadcast on PBS in 1973 called "An American Family." This weekend HBO shows a remarkable docudrama about that series. The HBO movie, "Cinema Verite," stars…

Remembering ‘I Love Lucy’ on Its 50th Anniversary

By Madelyn Pugh Davis and Bob Carroll Jr. Ms. Davis and Mr. Carroll are the co-creators of ‘I Love Lucy’ and co-wrote all 180 episodes. The also wrote for ‘The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour,’ ‘The Lucy Show,’ ‘Here’s Lucy’ and ‘Life…

Late-Night Show Renewed

The network may be struggling in other dayparts, but late-night is doing OK for NBC. Today the network renewed "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" for a third season, reports Entertainment Weekly. Fallon reportedly renewed his contract with the network earlier…

Another Former ‘Survivor’ Star Is in Legal Trouble

Original "Survivor" champion Richard Hatch isn’t the only veteran of the CBS reality show who’s having legal troubles. The Detroit News is reporting that Michael Skupin, who appeared on the third season of the show, is experiencing his own problems…

2011 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards: Complete List of Winners

Here’s the list of winners of the 2011 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, announced by the Radio Television Digital News Association. The awards honor outstanding achievement in electronic journalism. To watch or listen to the winning entries, go here. Region…

2011 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards Revealed–See the Complete List of Winners

The Radio Television Digital News Association (formerly the Radio-Television News Directors Association) has revealed the winners of the Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for 2011. The awards honor outstanding achievement in electronic journalism. The organization has been giving them out…

‘American Idol’ Dominates Wednesday Night Ratings

On a night marked by a heavy dose of repeat programming, “American Idol” dominated the overnight ratings and Fox cruised to another easy overall win, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox averaged a 5.8 rating for the night in the 18-49 demo, well…