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Chuck Ross

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.

Study Suggests a Simple Way to Deter Piracy of TV Shows and Movies

A survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that one simple step–perhaps even an obvious one–might go a long way to deterring consumers from piracy of television shows and movies, according to Bloomberg News. That step would be to lower prices. The study…

Former ‘That ’70s Show’ Star Cast as Young Version of Chelsea Handler in Her Autobiographical Show

A former star of "That ’70s Show" has been tapped to play Chelsea Handler in her 20s in "Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea," an NBC comedy based on Handler’s autobiographical book by the same name, reports Deadline.com. Laura…

MTV Networks, Comedy Central Plan First Comedy Awards

MTV Networks and Comedy Central are planning their first presentation of the Comedy Awards, scheduled to air April 10, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The awards presentation is described as "the first-ever multi-network, multi-platform, annual event dedicated…

The Fonz to Be Honored By the Queen of England … Really?

Henry Winkler, known to many Americans for his role as the Fonz on "Happy Days,” is one of only four people outside of Great Britain who will receive an Order of the British Empire from the Queen of England this…

‘Easy Rider’ Star to Do Arc on ‘CSI: NY’

CBS’s "CSI: NY" will present a guest arc in April featuring the star of the landmark 1969 film "Easy Rider," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Peter Fonda will play a former partner of Det. Mac Taylor, played by Gary Sinise,…

Still Mad as Hell: Why the Movie ‘Network’ Still Resonates Today–And What It Says About Charlie Sheen

It’s been 35 years since Howard Beale, in one of the most famous scenes in the history of movies, instructed us to shout out of our windows, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!” Yet…

Apple and Google Open a New Digital Battlefront: Mobile Content Subscriptions

Less than a day after Apple unveiled a sweeping subscription plan for digital content, Google jumped into the arena as well, announcing today that it has its own new service, Business Insider reported. The Google service, One Pass, lets publishers…

Lohan Going Along With the Joke, Agrees to Do Top 10 List After Letterman’s Grammys Jab

After David Letterman made a joke about her at the Feb. 13 Grammys, Lindsay Lohan will read the Top 10 list on CBS’s "Late Show With David Letterman" on Thursday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Letterman included her in the…

The Tide Turns as ‘Jeopardy!’s’ Computer-vs.-Humans Showdown Goes Into Second Day

Tuesday’s second round of supercomputer vs. humans on "Jeopardy!" was a much different story than the close battle that marked the first day of the three-day competition. This time the humans were no match for IBM’s Watson supercomputer, reports New…

Billy Ray Cyrus–Miley’s Dad–Says TV Show ‘Hannah Montana’ Destroyed His Family

Billy Ray Cyrus was apparently ready to talk when he sat down for an interview recently with GQ, because he served up plenty of juicy tidbits, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Among them, he compared his daughter, Miley Cyrus, to…