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.

YouTube May Soon Add More Live Sports, as Video Site Talks with the NBA and NHL

YouTube may be adding more live sports to the video site, as the Google-owned company is in talks with the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League, reports Bloomberg. YouTube wants to add more live sports in the second…

With Content from Warner Bros. and Sony, Amazon Unveils Video-Streaming Service

With content from Sony Pictures and Warner Bros., Amazon.com has debuted its subscription video-streaming service in a bid to compete with Netflix, the Los Angeles Times Company Town blog reports. Details of the service can be seen today when users…

Lifetime’s Amanda Knox Movie Draws Solid Numbers, but Falls Short of Craigslist Killer Show

Lifetime’s original movie "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy" debuted to 2.8 million viewers, solid numbers that perhaps could have been higher given the controversy over the project, reports the Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Compared with January’s…

Even With Questions About Steve Jobs’ Future at Apple, Shareholders Expected To Vote Down Succession Proposal

Even though Steve Jobs has stepped down from Apple’s day-to-day operations, raising questions about his future with the company, Apple shareholders are apparently poised to vote down a proposal that would force the tech company to reveal its succession plan,…

Dueling Royal Weddings: Hallmark Says It Will Also Create Telefilm About Prince William and Kate, Following Lifetime

U.S. audiences will have two television telefilms to help them enjoy the romance between Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton, with Hallmark Channel joining Lifetime in saying that it will produce an original TV movie about the royal romance,…

Study: Cell Phone Use Increases Brain Activity. What’s Not Known Is if that’s Good or Bad

A new study says that cell phone use can increase brain activity, However, "The researchers, led by Dr. Nora D. Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, urged caution in interpreting the findings because it is not known…

Poison Ivi: Judge Shuts Down ivi, the Internet TV Service That Says It Can Rebroadcast TV Signals by Just Paying About $100 a Year

"A federal judge in New York ordered Internet TV service Ivi to shut down Tuesday, finding that it violated the copyrights of a group of broadcasters and Major League Baseball," according to the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. According to…

‘Idol’ Implements Change in Voting Procedure After Flap Over Last Season’s Finale

Fox’s "American Idol" will begin employing a new fan voting system this season, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer, told the publication, “We are going to introduce online voting.” In past seasons, "Idol" has come under fire for…

‘Survivor’ Fan Reveals Which Contestent Allegedly Leaked Show Secrets

A fan who posted “Survivor” spoilers has stepped forward and revealed who fed him the information, TMZ.com reports. The leak comes from a contestant who has denied responsibility for the spoilers–Russell Hantz, the story reports. Jim Early admitted that he…

‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Finds a Home on Cable

The onetime Fox sci-fi series “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” has a new home on cable, according to Entertainment Weekly’s Inside TV blog. The show’s 31 episodes have been picked up by Syfy, marking the series’ first off-broadcast run, the…