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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.
Time Magazine, in naming Facebook founder its 2010 Person of the Year said it picked him "For connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations among them; for creating a new system of exchanging information; and…
WABC-TV weather reporter Heidi Jones was arrested for allegedly falsely claiming she was raped while jogging in Central Park, reports the New York Post. After her arrest the station suspended Jones pending the outcome of an internal investigation of the…
"A group of lenders to bankrupt Tribune Co withdrew its reorganization plan for the media company, leaving creditors with three other options when they begin voting on how to end the two-year-old Chapter 11 case," Reuters reports. According to the…
In a settlement agreement with the 50 States Attorney Generals over its advertising policies, DirecTV has agreed to pay $14.25 million for court costs and an as-yet undetermined amount for consumer restitution, reports B&C. The complaints stem from January 2007…
Jane Lynch, who stars as Sue Sylvester on "Glee," will be taking on an animated role for an episode of Fox’s "The Simpsons," reports EW.com. Lynch will play Homer Simpson’s new assistant at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, a woman…
The holiday season isn’t getting consumers thrilled about buying new television screens with fancy extras like 3D capability and Internet connectivity, reports Reuters. Best Buy Chief Executive Brian Dunn told analysts on Tuesday that 3D TV sales have fallen short…
A prisoner in California used a made-up holiday from "Seinfeld" to get a judge to approve pre-packaged kosher meals be served to him while behind bars, reports the New York Post. Festivus, a holiday described by Frank Costanza as an…
"ESPN and Xbox 360 are delivering a new and unique interactive experience for college football bowl season," ESPN announced today. The announcement continues, "In a new software update to ESPN on Xbox LIVE available today, sports fans will be able…
"Writers on Comcast’s entertainment networks E!, Style, and G4 have voted to be represented by the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW)," the Writers Guild has announced. The announcement continues, "Tuesday’s secret ballot election was monitored and certified by the…
The 11th season of "The Biggest Loser" will feature its most famous competitor yet:, an Olympic gold medalist who packed on the weight and ended up with 474 pounds on his 6’1" frame, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog….