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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.

Nielsen Taps Madison Avenue Veteran as New CEO

Nielsen has named a new CEO, picking a veteran Madison Avenue executive as the replacement for Mitch Barns. MediaPost reports that Barns, who announced earlier that he will retire at the end of the year, will be succeeded by David…

Cable Channel Cancels Its Last Original Series

Viacom’s cable channel TV Land is pulling the plug on the last original scripted series it has on the air, “Teachers.” Deadline reports that season 3B of the series, set to premiere on Jan. 15, 2019, will be the show’s…

Successor to Dawn Ostroff Named at Conde Nast Entertainment

Conde Nast Entertainment has named a successor to Dawn Ostroff, who exited her post as president of Conde Nast in July to become chief content officer at Spotify. The New York Post reports that Conde Nast named Oren Katzeff to…

Fox Sports Unveils Lineup of Former NFL Stars to Bolster Late-Season Coverage

Fox announced that its in-studio lineup for coverage of the remainder of the NFL season on FS1 and FOX Sports’ digital properties will include NFL veterans Eric Dickerson, DeAngelo Hall, James Harrison, TJ Houshmandzadeh, Shawne Merriman, Bart Scott and Rod…

NBC Sets Two-Day Premiere for Drama Series, Shuffles Prime-Time Lineup

NBC announced plans today to bring back a prime-time drama series with a two-day, two-part premiere. “The Blacklist” will air part one of the premiere on Thursday, Jan. 3, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, followed by part two on Friday, Jan….

CBS Cancels Summer Series After Two Seasons

CBS has pulled the plug on a drama series that has been a part of the network’s summer lineup for two seasons. Variety reports that the network canceled ‘Salvation.” “The series centered on Liam Cole, an MIT grad student, and…

A Cautionary Tale Made From ‘Story Concentrate’

The scene is set in the ultra-wealthy enclave of Newport Beach, Calif. An attractive, successful business owner, divorced, goes on a series of dates, meeting potential suitors in some of Orange County’s swankiest restaurants and bars. By turns, these men…

New White House Press Conference Rules Come Under Fire

No sooner did the White House issue a new set of rules for journalists working presidential news conferences — part of the fallout from the Trump administration’s legal battle with CNN over Jim Acosta’s press pass — than the new…

Kelly Clarkson Talk Show Brings Aboard Heavyweight Producer

Kelly Clarkson’s upcoming syndicated talk show named its executive producer, bringing aboard five-time Emmy winner Alex Duda. The announcement was made by Tracie Wilson, Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, NBCUniversal TV Distribution. “The Kelly Clarkson Show” is on track to…

Charter Communications Loses Court Appeal, So Byron Allen’s $10 Billion Racial Discrimination Suit Moves Toward Trial

“Charter Communications can’t escape a lawsuit alleging it discriminates against African-American-owned media companies, as a 9th Circuit panel on Monday affirmed a California federal judge’s denial of its motion to dismiss the matter,” reports THR, Esq. The story continues, “Byron…