Chuck Ross

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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.

Lifetime To Air Reality Series and Telefilm Sequel, Both Based on Story of Teen Who Went Missing in Aruba

A reality series starring the mother of a teen who went missing in Aruba and a sequel to a high-rated telefilm about the missing teen have been greenlit by Lifetime,reports Deadline.com. The projects come two years after the telefilm about the Alabama…

Of Hacks and Flacks and a Death in the Family

Working at The Hollywood Reporter years ago–as a beat reporter covering cable and home video–most of us at the time referred to ourselves as hacks. I was just happy to get into print as many stories as I could squeeze…

Senior Executive Producer of ‘GMA’ Leaving to Become Executive Producer of New Syndicated Show

Jim Murphy, the senior executive producer of ABC News’ "Good Morning America," is leaving the show to become the executive producer of a new syndicated talk show. Murphy is leaving to become the executive producer of Warner Bros. new suyndicated…

Oprah Herself Gives Progress Report on OWN

One of the things Oprah Winfrey says she’s learned about cable is that it’s not like everyone told her it would be. " ‘We’re building, night by night by night. What everyone told me about the cable business is the…

‘NCIS’ Beats ‘Glee’ for First Time in 18-49 Demo

With CBS Tuesday flagship “NCIS” beating Fox Tuesday flagship “Glee” for the first time in adults 18-49, CBS was able to eke out a narrow win over Fox for the night overall, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. In total viewers, CBS dominated the…

Olbermann Announces Website–And His Logo Makes It Clear Who He’s Targeting

Keith Olbermann, former MSNBC host and soon to be star of Current TV, says he’s launching a new website, and one look at the design makes it clear it mocks Fox News, reports TheWrap.com. The fake news outlet FOKNewsChannel has…

Obama’s Decision on Defense of Marriage Act: Will It Pave the Way for Same-Sex Marriage?

President Obama has instructed the Department of Justice to stop defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, ABC News reported, triggering a flurry of speculation that the move may be a step toward approval of same-sex marriage. The…

Lohan Gets a Dose of Reality From Judge: Plea Deal Will Mean Jail

Lindsay Lohan appeared in court Wednesday for a hearing on a grand theft charge, where she got a harsh dose of reality from the judge in the case, the L.A. Times reported. "This case does involve jail time–period," Judge Keith…

A Big Deal For Media Planning, Buying: Rentrak Set-Top Data Will Be Available to Media Agencies Via Donovan Data Systems, Which Powers a Lot of the Back Office Work for the Agencies

[Please Click on Headline for Story] Rentrak, which has access to data from 17 million set-top boxes in 210 markets, will integrate some of its most desired database information into Donovan Data Systems (DDS), which are revalant in many advertising…

MTV Readying Comedy Pilot From ‘Dirty Sexy Money’ Creator

MTV has a sitcom pilot in the works about five underemployed 20 somethings, Deadline.com reports. The project comes from “Dirty Sexy Money” creator Craig Wright. The single-camera show is set in Chicago and stars Jared Kusnitz, Michelle Ang, Sarah Habel,…