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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.
Verizon has been getting a lot of attention this week, with its official announcement Tuesday that it will offer the iPhone. But a quieter development on the Verizon front, The Wall Street Journal reports, is its less-publicized news that it…
A new survey from the Harris Poll lists America’s 10 favorite television stars, and the top spot saw a shift from last year’s poll, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Last year’s No. 1, Oprah Winfrey, slipped to No. 2, while the…
TV mogul and talk show hostess Martha Stewart was rushed to the hospital earlier this week after a run-in with one of her dogs, reports TheWrap.com. Stewart blogged about the incident, in which she awakened her pet Francesca–startling the dog–and…
A veteran reality show has announced the lineup for its upcoming season, which will be the show’s 11th, Access Hollywood reports. The show is NBC’s “The Apprentice,” and the new season of the Donald Trump show will be another round…
Anderson Cooper is denying an item in the final report from the Presidential Oil Spill Commission that says he asked a local official to find an angry, out-of-work oil worker for his show, the New York Post’s Page Six reports….
John Dye, who starred in all nine seasons of CBS’ "Touched by an Angel," has died, reports the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He was 47. Dye had a heart attack at his home in San Francisco, his brother Jerre Dye told…
Steve Carell, the star of NBC’s comedy "The Office," will be leaving the show earlier than had been expected,reports TVLine. According to "Office" executive producer Greg Daniels, Carell will be leaving earlier than the show’s season finale. "“The big ‘Goodbye,…
ABC hasn’t yet been able to renew its top drama "Desperate Housewives" because three of its stars, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria, are seeking pay raises, reports Bloomberg. Teri Hatcher, meanwhile, has signed a new contract, the story notes. All…
Two drama pilots that are likely to skew toward female viewers have been picked up by ABC, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The first drama pilot is "Partners," from Ed Bernero of "Criminal Minds," which focuses on two female police…