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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.
Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell, who is also the son of Colin Powell, is up for a top job in the cable TV industry, reports John Eggerton at B&C. According to the article, "Multiple Washington sources said Wednesday that former…
Tomorrow, Friday, March, 11, you can buy an iPad 2. The question, of course, is should you. David Pogue, The New York Times’ personal gadget guru, says that despite any negatives, the iPad 2 really is something else: The original…
The basic cable network that was No. 1 with adults 25-54 last summer has set its schedule for this summer. The network is TNT, and here are the premiere dates for its summer schedule for 2011, according to a TNT…
After Elton John recently questioned whether "X Factor" can "cut the mustard," Simon Cowell launched into the singer again on Piers Morgan’s CNN program, which will be broadcast on Monday, March 14, 2011, the New York Post’s Page Six reports….
Vicki Rosenberg Suchin, a casting director for more than two decades, has died at age 59. She died on Tuesday, March 8, in her home in Tarzana, Calif., of natural causes while in her sleep. "Among the hundreds of pilots,…
"Sony is looking at the possible distribution of films via social networks or other methods similar to a Facebook-Warner deal announced this week, according to an executive," reports The Hollywood Reporter. The executive is John Calkins, executive vp global digital…
Tech geeks, filmmakers and musicians. Some are singular and some are hyphenates: a musician-filmmaker-tech geek. But alone or in multiples, the mecca for this triumvirate is the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) festival every March in Austin, Texas. This year’s edition starts on…
Our friend James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly has posted an exclusive clip of Martha Stewart interviewing Conan O’Brien while each are sitting in Brookstone electric vibtating message chairs. Funny stuff, and you can watch it if you click here. The…
Marc Cherry’s pilot for ABC, "Hallelujah," has tapped "Lost" co-star Terry O’Quinn for a role on a project described as a "drama with musical elements," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. O’Quinn will sing on the program, the story notes. The…
BBC America will bring back the cult hit "Doctor Who" on April 23, with the first part of a two-part debut that’s written by showrunner Steven Moffat, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. This season will have guest appearances by Mark…