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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.

It’s Definitely a Wild and Crazy Idea, If Not a Particularly Democratic One: Republicans Consider Selling Broadcast Rights for Presidential Primary Debates

The Republican National Committee is debating sanctioning party presidential primary debates and selling the broadcast rights, reports CNN.com. The proposal was discussed during a meeting last week of top RNC officials, although it’s unclear if it’s legal for the group…

It’s 2011. Rank These Three Sources, in Order of Popularity, as Places Americans Turn to Get Their Political News: the Internet, Newspapers, TV

So, it’s 2011 and the question on the table is where do Americans turn to get their political news? Here’s the answer, courtesy the Pew folks as reported by B&C. The answer, in order of popularity, is No. 1, TV;…

Understanding the Proposed Online Privacy Bill

By Edmund LeeAdvertising Age (March 16, 2011) The Obama administration has asked Congress to pass an online-privacy law, a set of "baseline" protections that would act as a privacy bill of rights, a significant move designed to settle the continuing…

Great Ad Spending Charts From Kantar Media For Full Year 2010: Percent Change in Ad Spending by Media Sector; Top 10 Advertisers; Ad Spending by Category; Branded Entertainment Stats

Percent Change in Measured Ad Spending1   MEDIA SECTOR ·    Media Type (Listed in rank order of 2010 spending) Full Year 2010 vs. 2009 TELEVISION MEDIA 10.3% ·    Network TV   5.3% ·    Cable TV2 9.8% ·    Spot TV3 24.2%…

Grim Assessment of Japan Nuclear Plant Crisis by Top U.S. Nuclear Official

A top U.S. expert in nuclear matters has offered a grim assessment of the Japan nuclear plant crisis, reports The New York Times. The official in question is Gregory Jaczko, the chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He testified…

Obama Asks Congress to Pass Online Privacy Bill

"The Obama administration asked Congress to pass an online-privacy law today, a set of ‘baseline’ protections that would act as a privacy bill of rights, a significant move designed to settle the continuing digital-privacy debate," writes Edmund Lee at Advertising…

‘X Factor’ Appears to Finally Have Its First Judge Lined Up

There’s finally some real news to report in the long wait for Simon Cowell’s upcoming singing competition “The X Factor” to pick its judging panel. A record exec and music producer is close to signing a deal with the show…

CNBC Morning Host Leaves Network

One of the hosts of CNBC’s 11 a.m. show “The Call” has decided to leave the network rather than give up her co-anchor job and move to a reporting position, TVNewser.com reports. Trish Regan has been reporting for the network’s…

Purchase of Missile Guidance System by ‘Pawn Stars’ Shop Gets Attention of U.S. Air Force

After a report surfaced Tuesday that the pawn shop featured in History’s "Pawn Stars" had purchased a missile guidance system, the U.S. Air Force paid a visit to the store to find out who made the sale and to make…

Tuesday Nielsens: Fox Wins the Night Even With ‘Glee’ Ratings Dip

“Glee” was off 13% Tuesday night from a week ago in adults 18-49, but it was still good enough to give Fox the overall win for the night in the 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. CBS, with a lineup of all-repeat…