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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.
To promote "Today’s” new website, the "Today" show will produce a second show that will air only on the Web, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The Web-based "Today.com Show" will be a one-time production and will air…
Actor David Arquette was rushed to a hospital this afternoon after being in a head-on car collision, but he says he’s fine, TMZ says in two separate reports. In saying he was OK, TMZ said Arquette tweeted, "I got into…
Lifetime is losing its top programming executive, Deadline.com reports. It’s executive vice president of entertainment JoAnn Alfano. According to the story, by Nellie Andreeva, "Alfano, former head of Lorne Michaels’ production company Broadway Video and head of comedy at NBC,…
A hit sitcom created by Chuck Lorre. The star of the sitcom becomes an addict. Clashes between the star and Lorre.. The show has several shutdowns as the star seeks help. Finally the show is cancelled despite the fact the network still…
Another NBC executive is packing his bags as part of the shakeout under new boss Bob Greenblatt, Deadline.com reports. The network’s longtime scheduling chief, Mitch Metcalf, is the latest casualty. His departure follows that of Angela Bromstad in February. Lisa…
Charlie Sheen continued his whirlwind media tour Friday, calling “Access Hollywood Live” to, among other things, answer recent accusations of anti-Semitism with the unexpected revelation that he’s Jewish. “My mom is Jewish,” said the star of “Two and a Half…
Authorities have arrested Houston-area resident Bryan McCarthy, the man behind channelsurfing.net, a website that allegedly streamed sports and pay-per-view events illegally, earning more than $90,000 in ad revenue, reports the AP. McCarthy’s site was allegedly making NFL games, wrestling matches…
Charlie Sheen’s estranged wife, Brooke Mueller, will appear soon with Paris Hilton on the new Oxygen reality show "The World According to Paris," reports Popeater.com. Mueller has reportedly already filmed material for the show, including scenes that involve her recent…
"American Idol,’ on Thursday, March 3, 2011, had the highest ratings of any show on a Thursday night–on any network–in four years, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The story, by our friend Marissa Guthrie, said, "With virtually the entire broadcast lineup…
Denise Richards doesn’t want her two daughters near Charlie Sheen because she allegedly thinks it’s too risky, TMZ is reporting. The story says that Richards allegedly believes her 6-year-old and 5-year-old girls would be placed at risk. The story also notes…