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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.
Dina Lohan, Lindsay Lohan’s mother, is lashing out at "Glee" after she was called a "loser" by Katie Couric on the Super Bowl edition of the show, reports EOnline.com. In the episode, Couric informs cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester that she’s…
The drama pilot "The Secret Circle," based on a book trilogy about a young girl who discovers she’s a witch and part of a secret coven after she moves to a new town, has been picked up, according to The…
Jeff Fager, the newly appointed chairman of CBS News, tells B&C that he’s not sure if evening news anchor Katie Couric wants to stay at the network According to the article, Fager said, "It’s a good question. It’s high on…
After receiving complaints that its Super Bowl ad was insensitive toward child abuse and injuries, HomeAway.com will remove the image of a baby doll slamming into a window, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The commercial for the vacation rental company shows…
Growth at Walt Disney Co.’s television networks helped boost the company’s first-quarter earnings, reports Jon Lafayette at B&C. Net income was $1.3 billion, or 68 cents a share, up 54% from $844 million, or 44 cents a share, a year…
"Many women being treated for early breast cancer can keep the lymph nodes under their arms without fear that it will hurt their chances of survival or the increase the odds that their cancer will return, experts say," reports WebMD….
After trying out the concept in a November special, TLC has given a series order to "Pawn Queens," about two women who run a Chicago-area pawn shop, reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. The special was watched by 1.2 million viewers, and…
"To help defray the cost of a Verizon iPhone, Internet auctioneer eBay has joined a handful of companies trying to help people sell their old smartphones," reports PCWorld. The article continues, "eBay has set up a special section of its…
"For the second time in less than three years, Fisher Communications is being pushed toward a sale by the same dissident shareholder. The move by New York-based FrontFour Capital Group, a hedge fund manager, comes after Fisher’s board — also…
Fox thinks it has a good shot at getting Zooey Deschanel to star in a comedy pilot formerly called "Chicks and Dicks" and which is now untitled, writes Kim Masters at The Hollywood Reporter. Masters also writes "Don Johnson is…