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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.

Where Will the Next Country Superstars Come From?

A new series premiering Tuesday night aims to discover the next superstars of country music. Hosted by L.A. country radio DJ Graham Bunn, USA Network’s “Real Country” will feature not only 21 hand-picked emerging artists, but also a few who…

Actress Sues Harvey Weinstein, Alleges Rape

A well-known actress is the latest woman to sue former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for alleged sexual assault. Paz de la Huerta, known for her work in HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” and in films including “The Cider House Rules” and “A…

CBS Continues to Beef Up Programming Lineup for Its All Access Service

CBS continues to add programming to the CBS All Access digital subscription VOD and live streaming service, announcing an order this week for the true-crime series “Interrogation.” Nine episodes, designed to be watched in any order, will be released upon…

White House Responds to CNN Lawsuit

The White House responded today to a lawsuit from CNN seeking the reinstatement of reporter Jim Acosta’s White House press credentials. Acosta’s credentials were pulled after a confrontation between Acosta and Donald Trump at a press conference. Acosta was accused…

HBO Unveils Big Plans for Final Season of ‘Game of Thrones’

HBO revealed today that the final season of its series “Game of Thrones” will premiere in April 2019. In anticipation of the six-episode eighth season, the pay-cable channel launched #ForTheThrone, a multi-phased, global marketing campaign that will unfold over the…

Ad Firms Cleared in Justice Probe

The U.S. Justice Department has cleared five ad holding companies in its two-year probe into commercial production practices and possible bid rigging, MediaPost reports. “Interpublic Group, Omnicom, Publicis Groupe, WPP and MDC Partners all confirmed the DOJ has notified them…

Fortune Magazine Sold to Thai Business Tycoon For $150 Million

Meredith reached an agreement to sell Fortune magazine for $150 million to Thai business tycoon Chatchaval Jiaravanon, The New York Post reports. Jiaravanon has appointed veteran editorial director Alan Murray to be the president and CEO, according to Meredith. “Jiaravanon…

CNN Sues White House Over the Banning of Jim Acosta. Read the Details

“CNN Tuesday sued the Trump administration to reinstate Jim Acosta’s press credentials to the White House,” reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) “CNN in the lawsuit said this… ‘severe and unprecedented punishment is the culmination of years of hostility by President…

USA Network to Reboot Classic Reality Series ‘Temptation Island’ for January 2019 Premiere

Press release from USA Network, Nov. 13, 2018: Today, USA Network announced that it will reboot one of the buzziest reality shows in television history: TEMPTATION ISLAND. The 10-episode series, produced by Banijay Studios North America, will premiere on Tuesday,…

The Legendary Stan Lee, Co-Creator of Many Marvel Characters, Dies at 95

“Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in Marvel superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk, died Monday,” reports the Associated Press, noting…