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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.
With the NBC Universal deal completed and after reporting lower-than-expected basic cable subscriber losses, Comcast shares hit a 52-week high on Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Shares on Monday closed 2% higher at $25.76, leaving the stock…
In an interview Monday from his home that streamed live on TMZ.com, Charlie Sheen continued his war of words with CBS and with producers of “Two and a Half Men.” He criticized CBS boss Les Moonves for not firing Chuck…
Charlie Sheen isn’t the only scandal-ridden celebrity who’s taking to television interviews to put out his side of the story. Following in Sheen’s footsteps is Lindsay Lohan, the New York Post reports. Lohan will appear on the syndicated show "Extra"…
ABC’s broadcast of the Academy Awards was the ratings winner on Sunday night, even though the numbers were off from the previous year, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. Ratings for the live telecast continue to be subject to revisions, but the latest figures…
HBO has opted out of a project that had a high-profile cast in place and received a lot of buzz in the industry, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Tilda," a comedy pilot said to be based on Deadline.com’s Nikki Finke,…
A drama based on a graphic novel called "Powers" has been given a pilot order by FX, reports Deadline.com. The project is a police procedural featuring two homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, who work in a world where…
"American Idol" doesn’t have all the celebrity judges/mentors in TV reality competition shows. NBC and Mark Burnett have secured two high-profile recording artists for "The Voice," reports Entertainment Weekly. The artists are singer Cee Lo Green and Maroon 5’s Adam…
A reporter for ESPN The Magazine and a contributor to the network’s "Sports Reporters" and other broadcasts was arrested Saturday in Buckland, Mass., USA Today reported. Howard Bryant was charged with assaulting his estranged wife, resisting arrest and hitting one…
Charlie Sheen says he wants a raise to $3 million to come back to ‘Two and a Half Men." Sheen told NBC’s Jeff Rossen this in an extensive interview that was broadcast on the "Today" show this morning, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. The…
Charlie Sheen has told ABC News that he’s going to sue CBS: " ‘I’m gonna sue for what I’m worth and what I deserve and what they think they can take from me. They can’t,’ Sheen said. ‘I don’t have…