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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.
When Adam Young started his rep firm in 1944, World War II was still raging, radio was king, and there were but nine TV stations in the entire United States. In New York there were NBC’s WNBT, CBS’ WCBW and DuMont’s…
The CW has signed Dr. Drew Pinsky for a new daily half-hour show called "Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers," reports B&C. The show will be produced in Los Angeles by Warner Bros.’ Telepictures Productions and was developed by the syndicated newsmagazine "Extra,"…
Actor Michael Douglas, appearing on the "Today" show this morning on NBC, said he’s cancer-free after a "wild six-month ride," reports the New York Post. Douglas spoke with host Matt Lauer about his treatment, noting that the tumor is gone….
A flurry of last-minute lobbying by those in favor of Comcast’s merger with NBC Universal and those against it is taking place just as the deal is about to receive regulatory approval, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog….
Here’s a power lineup. Oprah, Howard Stern, Condoleezza Rice, Ricky Gervais and George Clooney. It’s the first-week lineup of interviewees on Piers Morgan’s new CNN show, "Piers Morgan Tonight," which will kick off Jan. 17 at 9 p.m. ET, according to…
Two series have been given early season renewals by ABC Family, reports AOL’s TVSquad.com. "Pretty Little Liars," based on novels by Sara Shepard, will return for a second season, while "Secret Life" is returning for its fourth season in the…
Former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez says, "I never said that Jews controlled the media. Never said it," in an interview in The Daily Beast. Sanchez also said that Jon Stewart’s continual criticism of him had been traumatizing, calling it "ridicule without recourse."…
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are ready to boycott the Oscars because they’re miffed at co-host Anne Hathaway, Hollywood Life reports. The reason for the possible snub? The couple was apparently irked by an impression Hathaway did of Holmes as…
Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, the stars of E! Channel’s "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," have been sued for breach of contract, reports TV Guide. The lawsuit comes from a credit card company that created a prepaid debit card in…
"Mad Men," one of the most acclaimed cable shows in recent years, is coming back for another season, the Huffington Post reports. Joel Stillerman, AMC’s senior vice president of original programming, made the announcement Friday at the Television Critics Association…