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.

Under Pressure From Cable Nets, Time Warner Cable Drops 12 Networks from its iPad App

After protests from cable television companies including Viacom and Discovery Communications, Time Warner Cable is dropping 12 networks from its iPad application that allows consumers to watch TV on the devices from anywhere in their homes, reports Bloomberg. Time Warner…

‘Blade Runner’ Director Ridley Scott Developing Sci-Fi Series for Cinemax

As part of a plan to make over Cinemax into a guy-focused action channel, HBO has tapped "Blade Runner" makers Ridley Scott and Simon Mirren to create a new sci-fi series for the channel, reports the New York Post. The…

Charlie Sheen, Snoop Dogg Recording a Single Together

The latest move for Charlie Sheen is a musical one, reports Billboard.com. The former "Two and a Half Men" actor was recording a single this week for his upcoming tour, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow, April 2, in Detroit,…

MTV Picks Up High School Comedy

MTV has given a 12-episode order to its remake of the British show "The Inbetweeners," Deadline.com reports. The project is described as a high school comedy that’s a mix of "Superbad" and "Freaks and Geeks," the story says. It focuses…

DirecTV to Launch $30 Rentals of Recent Movies Later This Month

DirecTV in late April will start offering $30 video-on-demand rentals for films that have been released about eight weeks previously in theaters, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. One of the first movies to be offered will likely…

Seven Cable Nets Top the 2 Million-Fan Mark on Facebook, With One Network the Runaway Leader

Seven cable networks have drawn more than 2 million fans each to their pages on Facebook, but one channel has distanced itself from the pack, B&C reports. The runaway leader is MTV, with 18 million fans, according to the report….

‘Top Chef’ Wraps Season on a High Note

Bravo’s "Top Chef All-Stars" ended its season with its highest-rated episode of the cycle, drawing 2.77 million total viewers and 1.95 million viewers between the ages of 18 and 49, reports B&C. The episode also helped improve ratings for the…

Why ‘Mad Men’ Needs to Embrace More Advertising, Not Shun It–Clever Show Needs to Consider Its Business Plan

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age You’d think the people who write a show ostensibly about the advertising industry would want to have more to do with it, not less. Tongues are aflutter this week over the inevitable delay in getting the…

Volvo Unlocks MLB Paywall for April–Fans Get Free Access to Streaming Games on Apple Devices for a Month

By Kunur Patel Advertising Age Play ball. For Major League Baseball’s Opening Day today, an advertiser is unlocking a paywall for rabid baseball fans: Volvo is presenting free streaming games on Apple devices for one month. To kick off baseball…

‘Pepsi Moment’ Remark on ‘Idol’ Angers Family of Michael Jackson

The family of Michael Jackson was offended by a comment on Wednesday’s episode of Fox’s “American Idol” that referenced a 1984 incident involving Jackson, TMZ.com reports. Contestant James Durbin reportedly said on the show, "I have a lot of hairspray…