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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.
The Federal Communications Commission decided on a unanimous vote Thursday that it will propose a number of changes to the current retransmission consent rules, B&C reported. The changes include clarifying the meaning of “bargaining in good faith” and potentially eliminating…
Charlie Sheen’s soon-to-be ex-wife has said she will ask a judge to hold the actor in contempt for talking publicly about her alleged drug use, TMZ.com reported. Brooke Mueller says Sheen’s disclosure of details about her private life violates the…
Even though its Nielsen numbers were off a bit from last week, Fox’s "American Idol" trounced its competition in the ratings again Wednesday night, and Fox cruised to another big overall win for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox averaged a…
Nick Charles, a former CNN sportscaster and current Showtime boxing announcer, is in the fight of his life, battling an aggressive form of bladder cancer, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Charles, who is 63 and was one of CNN’s most popular…
John Travolta has agreed to reprise the Vinnie Barbarino character on "Welcome Back, Kotter" that made him a star, for a TV Land reunion featuring the cast of the 1970s ABC sitcom, reports TV Guide. TV Land will celebrate the…
Speculation has been going on for weeks about who will join Simon Cowell as a judge on his upcoming reality competition show, "The X Factor," and now a new frontrunner has emerged, reports People magazine. Singer/actress Jessica Simpson is believed…
The Emmy-award winning Mickey Rooney, one of the top movie stars of the 1930s and 1940s, testified before the U.S. Congress Wednesday about his experience with elder abuse, CBS News reports. In a voice choking with emotion, Rooney said, "When…
CBS News President David Rhodes announced a key promotion Thursday, naming the division’s newest vice president, TheWrap.com reported. CBS News foreign editor Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews was promoted to vice president and “will coordinate all day-to-day news coverage, foreign and domestic,” the…
Yes, Charlie Sheen got a million people to follow him on Twitter within the first 24 hours that he signed up for the service with his moniker @charliesheen. We wondered who Charlie is following on Tweeter. As of this writing,…