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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.

Google Experiments With New Ad Product

“Google is rolling out a two-week experiment that will allow advertisers to promote special marketing deals in Black Friday and Cyber Monday ads using Promotion Extensions, which rolled out last year,” MediaPost reports. “Promotion Extensions show special offers as an…

Adult Animated Comedy Renewed

An adult animated comedy series will be coming back after picking up a renewal for a third season from Netflix. The streaming service announced the pickup for “Big Mouth.” The puberty-centric series received an order for a 10-episode season. Netflix…

Why the Next White House Correspondents’ Dinner Will Be No Laughing Matter

The next White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, traditionally a venue where it’s open season on taking jabs at elected officials, is likely to take on a more somber tone than past events. The organization announced today that the upcoming event,…

Return Dates Set for HBO Shows

The return dates have been announced for two HBO series. The streaming service announced that both “Crashing” and “High Maintenance” will premiere their new seasons Jan. 20. Both shows’ third seasons will be televised on Sunday nights. “Crashing,” created by…

CNN Seeks Emergency Hearing as Fight With White House Enters New Phase

The legal battle between CNN and the Trump White House is far from over even after a judge ruled last week that the administration must restore CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass. CNN reports that the news organization…

Smithsonian Channel Premieres for December 2018

Press release from Smithsonian Channel, Nov. 19, 2018: Sunday, 12/2 AMERICA IN COLOR: ORGANIZED CRIME (new episode) — 8 p.m. ET/PT Between 1919 and 1963, America’s criminals build a vast empire, finding money-making opportunities everywhere. Starting with fixing a baseball…

Studio Head Meredith Ahr Upped to President, Alternative and Reality Group for NBC Entertainment

Press release from NBC, Nov. 19, 2018: As the company continues to cement its new executive leadership team, Universal Television Alternative Studio head Meredith Ahr has been promoted to President, Alternative and Reality Group, NBC Entertainment. In her new post,…

Kelli Raftery Promoted to Executive Vice President, Communications, CBS Corporation

Press release from CBS Corp., Nov. 19, 2018: Kelli Raftery has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Communications, CBS Corporation, it was announced today by Dana McClintock, Chief Communications Officer, to whom she will report. In her new role, Raftery…

Report: A CBS-Viacom Merger Could Come Sooner Than Later — Strauss Zelnick as CEO of Combined Company?

“After CBS boss Les Moonves’ sensational September downfall on sexual-assault allegations, insiders said the TV giant’s board could announce a merger with Viacom in the next three to six months — a deal that Moonves had fiercely resisted,” reports Alexandra…

Status Report About a Possible ‘Scrubs’ Reboot

‘Scrubs’ creator Bill Lawrence and many of that show’s cast reconvened on Saturday at the Vulture Festival in Los Angeles, Deadline reports. One subject discussed was a possible reboot of the popular series, which first hit the airwaves in 2001…