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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.
Seeking to highlight people whose videos have become Internet sensations, YouTube has started a weekly talk show with contributors who have attracted millions of online fans, reports the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Called the "Partners Project," the show…
The Onion, the satirical Website and newspaper, is hoping to win over some fans with its half-hour weekly parody of ESPN’s "SportsCenter," reports our old pal from our Inside Media days, Richard Sandomir, in the New York Times. The show…
‘Glee’ co-creator Ryan Murphy says there will not be a tribute to young star Justin Bieber on the show, but one of his songs will be sung, MTV reports. According to the report, "Murphy maintained that unlike other superstars whose…
"CNBC is reporting that Nielsen Holdings, the global TV rating and consumer measurement company is launching its IPO road show this morning with meetings at J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley, reports Deadline.com. Nielsen has said that the price it expects on January…
Tucson TV stations were pressed to their limits over the weekend when the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords–that killed six and injured 20–happened in their community. Reports B&C, "The stations typically went live at 5 a.m. Sunday morning, and stayed…
Three major film directors spoke at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, dicussing the future of both movies and home entertainment, the Los Angeles Times reports. The three directors involved were Oliver Stone, Michael Mann and Baz Luhrmann. According…
Donny Deutsch, the advertising mogul who previously hosted "The Big Idea" on CNBC, is preparing to debut a cable show to dish out love-life advice, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Called "Love Life," the show, on Bravo, will feature Deutsch…
"The rapidly replicated false report that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had died after being shot in the head provided media outlets another lesson this weekend in the danger of leaping to conclusions," writes David Bauder of the Associated Press. According to…
The History Channel has not decided to air its multimillion dollar, 8-part miniseries "The Kennedys," The Hollywood Reporter’s Matthew Balloni found out exclusively today. According to the article, " ‘Upon completion of the production of ‘The Kennedys,’ History has decided…
CNN is facing a push by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to convince the news network to stop booking guests representing what GLAAD calls the "anti-gay industry," reports TVNewser.com. GLAAD has launched a petition drive to persuade CNN…