Chuck Ross

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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.

Video of Homeless Man Sparks ‘First Feel-Good Story of the Year’

ESPN, MTV and local television and radio stations are rushing to sign up Ted Williams, the homeless Ohio man with a great radio voice, Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva reports. Williams has been appearing on morning TV shows and is reportedly getting…

Turner Exec Says Web Exposure for ‘Modern Family’ Killed Network’s Interest in Show

Turner Broadcasting Chief Executive Phil Kent noted at an investor conference on Tuesday afternoon that his company pulled out of bidding for "Modern Family" reruns because the show was too prevalent on the Internet, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company…

TV Set Makers Are Finding It Hard to Convince Consumers to Upgrade

The last few years have been boom times for the television-set manufacturing industry, with U.S. viewers rushing out to buy flat-screen TVs as the government mandated the switchover to digital broadcasting. But now that most Americans have tossed out their…

Wife of Kelsey Grammer Wants Out of ‘Real Housewives’–or Does She?

Rumors surfaced Wednesday that Camille Grammer, the soon to-be-ex-wife of "Frasier" actor Kelsey Grammer, is seeking a way out of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." the Los Angeles Times’ Ministry of Gossip blog reports. She is reportedly unhappy with…

Yahoo, CBS and GSN Join Forces to Add Interactive TV Features

Yahoo is working on finding ways to generate more revenues from Internet-connected television sets, Bloomberg News reports. The Internet company is working with CBS and home-shopping retailer HSN to add interactive features to live broadcasts that are shown on TV…

Team Behind ‘Alias’ and ‘Lost’ Has New Crime Series in the Works

A heightened-reality crime series called "Pulp" will soon be shopped to the networks by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, reports Michael Ausiello on the new TVLine.com Web site. The project is an hour-long crime drama written by Monica Breen and Alison…

Variety TV Editor Michael Schneider Moves to TV Guide Magazine

Variety TV editor Michael Schneider is leaving the publication to join TV Guide magazine as its Los Angeles bureau chief, reports TheWrap.com. Schneider has worked at Variety since 1999 and held the title of TV editor during that time, the…

Snooki Jewelry, Snooki Sunglasses, Snooki Perfume–‘Jersey Shore’ Star Expands Licensing Efforts

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has tapped New York-based SRG Ventures to manage the creation of licenced products that will feature her name, starting with flashy jewelry and giant sunglasses and expanding into perfume, swimwear, handbags, and more, reports the New York…

Former Huffington Post Chief Executive Hired by Glenn Beck to Run His New Web Site

Betsy Morgan, who served as chief executive of the liberal-leaning Huffington Post for two years, has been tapped by Glenn Beck to run his new Web site, The Blaze, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The Blaze, four…

Lottery Players Cash In With Hurley’s Unlucky Numbers From ‘Lost’

The winning numbers in Tuesday’s $355 million Mega Millions lottery bore a close resemblance to the numbers that haunted a character in the TV show “Lost,” People magazine reports. In the show, Hugo "Hurley" Reyes won a $114 million lottery…