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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.
The district attorney in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor wants to play video of the singer’s last two rehearsals for his “This Is It” tour as part of the case, TMZ.com reported. The D.A. filed a motion Tuesday…
Interest in the NBA has been up this year after LeBron James defected from Cleveland to Miami to form the “Heatles” with fellow stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Now that interest appears to be translating into higher ratings for…
An NBCUniversal executive who played a key role in the company’s integration with Comcast has been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of NBCUniversal’s Entertainment and Digital Networks and Integrated Media division,…
Reality show host, potential presidential candidate and outspoken “birther” Donald Trump continues to make the rounds of the TV talk shows, and among his latest revelations is a plan he has been pushing to do some remodeling at the White…
With a 90-minute “Dancing With the Stars” leading the way, ABC got an easy win in the Monday night ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. ABC finished the night with a 2.9 average rating in adults 18-49, ahead of Fox (2.5 average), CBS…
Four of the stars of the hit 1970s comedy "Happy Days," along with the estate of the late Tom Bosley, are expected to file a lawsuit against CBS to get their share of profits the company has made in merchandising…
With the news that ABC is canceling long-running daytime soap opera “All My Children,” word has surfaced that one of its stars may be moving to prime time, SoapsInDepth.com reported. ABC announced last week that it will wrap up “All…
Actor Michael Sarrazin, who starred in a string of popular 1970s films and appeared with Barbra Streisand, Jane Fonda, Paul Newman, George C. Scott and others, died of cancer in Montreal at the age of 70 on Sunday, April 17,…
The cancellations of the long-running soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" are creating fallout for ABC, with one advertiser saying it’s “disappointed” by the decision and announcing plans to pull its ads from the network, according…
CBS News President David Rhodes sent a memo to staffers that ripped into the network’s morning news program "Early Show" for failing to follow up on breaking news reported by CBS over the weekend, reports TVNewser.com. Rhodes was upset that…