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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.

On Fox, Super Bowl Ads Start Before the Game Does; Major Marketers Such as GM, Ford and Pizza Hut Give Pre-Game More Attention After Ad-Inventory Sellout

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age With ad time in the Super Bowl sold out, the pre-game festivities are taking on some of the Big Game’s usual luster. Kraft Foods’ Ritz crackers, General Motors’ Chevrolet, Yum Brands’ Pizza Hut, Ford Motor and…

‘Angry Birds’ Flock to Super Bowl–Secret Code for Popular Mobile Game to Be Embedded in 30-Second ‘Rio’ Spot

By Andrew HamppAdvertising Age The biggest craze in mobile games is coming to the biggest game on TV: 20th Century Fox is teaming up with Rovio’s "Angry Birds" for a marketing partnership starting on Super Bowl Sunday, when a 30-second…

USA Network, Which Has Not Had An Executive Dedicated To Reality TV For Almost Three Years, Hires One

USA Network has tapped Heather Olander as senior vice president alternative programming, signaling a return to reality programming for the network, which hasn’t had a dedicated reality executive for almost three years, reports Deadline.com. Olander will report to USA’s president…

Recently, Fortune Ran a Story About Steve Jobs Being Treated for Cancer in 2009. Jobs Did Not Release This Particular Info. Fortune Said It Was Told This Info ‘Off-the-Record.’ The Source Then Died and Fortune Used the Info. Huh? Wasn’t That Unethical?

Last month, when it became known that Apple CEO Steve Jobs was going to be taking another leave of absence, Time Warner’s Fortune magazine ran a story with information that heretofore had not been public: that Jobs had been treated for cancer…

Lindsay Lohan Accused of Shoplifting; Charges ‘Likely’

Lindsay Lohan appears to be in hot water again, accused of shoplifting after a visit to a Venice, Calif., jewelry store, TMZ.com reports. Lohan reportedly turned over an expensive piece of jewelry to authorities before they could serve a warrant…

Watchdog Group Wants Cable and Satellite Providers Investigated for Child Porn in Connection With MTV Show

A watchdog group is taking its campaign against a controversial MTV show to another level, reports James Hibberd in Entertainment Weekly’s Inside TV blog. The Parents Television Council wants its members to urge their state officials to investigate local cable…

Google Says It Has Caught Microsoft’s Bing in a Sting Operation, Accuses Company of Stealing Google’s Search Results

Google’s simmering hassle with Bing appears to be erupting into a full-blown war as Google says it has caught Bing copying its search results to improve its own operation, Search Engine Land reports. Bing doesn’t deny the accusation, according to…

Anderson Cooper Describes Being Attacked by Angry Mob in Cairo

Anderson Cooper and his crew, in Cairo, Egypt, to cover anti-government protests for CNN, were attacked Wednesday by supporters of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Reuters reported. The CNN team escaped with scratches, the story said, even as the protests…

Sitcom Star Charged With Driving Under the Influence

A TV and film actress best known for her role on a popular NBC sitcom has been formally charged with driving under the influence after being arrested Jan. 5 in Santa Monica, Calif., CBS News reported. The actress is Jaime…

CBS Rules Tuesday Ratings as ‘NCIS’ Sets Series Record

CBS’s Tuesday night prime-time lineup, led by a dominating "NCIS," easily won the Nielsen ratings race, according the TVbytheNumbers.com. CBS finished the night with a 3.5 average rating in the 18-49 demo, topping NBC’s 2.9 average, Fox’s 1.7, Univision’s 1.5…