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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.

Will January Event Be the Last Hurrah for SAG Awards?

This could be the last year for the Annual Screen Actors Guild show, which will be held on Jan. 20, writes Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Hollywood may have a single actors’ union by the end of 2011 that would replace…

FCC, CBS Continue to Duke It Out Over Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl Wardrobe Malfunction

Janet Jackson’s 2004 Super Bowl performance, during which she partially revealed a breast, is still being battled over by the Federal Communications Commission and CBS, reports B&C. The FCC, which is backed by the Justice Department, argues that broadcasters give…

Lawsuit Against CBS, CNET in the Works as Fight Over Digital Rights Heats Up

FilmOn founder Alki David says he plans to sue CBS and its CNET tech Web site, alleging the site allows "illegal distribution of DRM [digital rights management] removal software as well as the illegal distribution of file sharing software with…

Sir Elton John Becomes a Dad on Christmas Day

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish became parents on Christmas Day, when they had a son born to a California surrogate, reports UsMagazine.com. The baby boy, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, the story says….

MTV Caught in Abortion Debate Over New Show

With a new show that features a teen who was first seen on MTV’s "16 and Pregnant," the network is now facing accusations that it’s promoting abortion, reports the New York Post. The show, called "No Easy Decision," features 19-year-old…

Cable Operators Win Key Decision as Ohio Supreme Court Declares Satellite Sales Tax Legal

Cable-television operators won a major victory on Monday when the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a sales tax on satellite-TV customers doesn’t violate the interstate commerce law, reports the Dayton Daily News. Satellite-TV customers must pay a 5.5% sales tax,…

Logitech Refutes Internet Rumors About Its Revue Set-Top Box for Google TV, Plans to Feature System at CES

The rumor that Google has asked Logitech to suspend production of its Google TV set-top box, the Revue, isn’t true, according to the company, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology Blog. The Revue has been advertised on television with commercials…

Olympic Documentary Filmmaker Bud Greenspan Dead at 84

Bud Greenspan, the prolific filmmaker who was best known for his coverage of the Olympics, died Saturday at the age of 84, the AP reported. Greenspan had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease. For sixty years, he chronicled the greatest athletes…

Lohan’s Accuser Drops Out of Battery Case

Lindsay Lohan’s accuser in an alleged battery incident at the Betty Ford Center has decided not to pursue the case, the L.A. Times reports. Medical technician Dawn Holland changed her mind after previously insisting that Lohan be charged with battery…

ABC Scores Big With Lakers-Heat Showdown

With the star power provided by LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade, the Christmas Day NBA showdown between the L.A. Lakers and Miami Heat was ABC’s highest-rated holiday contest since 2004, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. The game logged a…