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.

Cable Gained Strength in 2010, Putting Broadcast Networks on Notice

This year has put the broadcast networks on notice, perhaps more than ever before, about the strength of cable television shows, reports USA Today. While the top 4 broadcasters and basic cable gained 1% in 2010 in terms of overall…

Multimedia Project Takes duPont Award for First Time; Other Winners Include ’60 Minutes,’ ’20/20′

The winners of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for broadcast journalism include "60 Minutes" and "20/20", although a multimedia project took one of the top awards, the first time that has ever happened, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…

Sinclair, Mediacom Come to Terms on Retransmission Consent

A two-year retransmission consent agreement has been reached between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Mediacom Communications, reports Multichannel News. The deal ensures carriage for 22 stations in 16 markets, the story says. The agreement means that the companies will avoid what…

Spanish-Language Series Is Most-Watched Show in Key Demo

The most-watched show on Tuesday night among viewers between the ages of 18 and 49 years old wasn’t an English-language show, but a Spanish-language telenovela on Univision called ‘Soy Tu Dueña, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The result underscores the…

Writers Guild Sends Out Its Wish List for TV and Film Negotiations, Set to Begin in Early 2011

The Writers Guild of America on Wednesday sent out to its more than 10,000 members its "pattern of demands," or its bargaining goals that members will vote on by Jan. 24, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The…

Newest Cast Member of ‘Real Housewives of New York’ Has a Client List That Includes The Situation, Pauly D

The newest cast member of Bravo’s "Real Housewives of New York" is the owner of a chain of day spas whose clients include "Jersey Shore" cast members Pauly D and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, reports the New York Post. Cindy…

‘Hi-Yo, Silver’–Fred Foy, Announcer for ‘The Lone Ranger’ on Radio and TV, Dies at 89

His voice is familiar to millions of Americans who grew up first listening to "The Lone Ranger" on radio and then watching it on television: Fred Foy, whose voice called out, "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a…

Most Americans Don’t Want Online Advertisers to Track Them

Most U.S. consumers don’t want online advertisers to track them on the Web, a trend that has been on the rise as marketers try to deliver specific ads to certain types of people, reports Advertising Age, citing a new Gallup…

Americans Say ‘No Thanks’ to Online Tracking, New Poll Finds–Most People May Want a ‘Do Not Track’ Option

By Edmund Lee Advertising Age Most Americans do not want to be tracked by online advertisers, according to a new Gallup poll released Tuesday. Major marketers such as AT&T are increasingly tracking users’ habits on the web so they can…

De Niro Working on Chicago-Based Gangster TV Series

Success breeds success so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that HBO’s "Boardwalk Empire" is spawning similar projects, including one from Robert De Niro’s production company, reports Chicagoist.com. Reportedly, the book "Lords of the Levee: The Story of Bathhouse John…