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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.
Has NASA found a real-life "ALF"–Alien Life Form? The Internet was rife with rumors Wednesday afternoon that that might be what NASA will reveal in a press conferece on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. Here’s Leslie Horn’s take on the hubbub…
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed that consumers be given the option to ensure that their browsing and buying habits online NOT be tracked, The New York Times reports. Edward Wyatt and Tanzina Vega write in The Times that if…
Peter Billingsley, who played the lead character as a child in the movie "A Christmas Story"–Ralphie–is overseeing a musical stage adaptation of the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Billingsley was just 12 when he starred as 9-year-old Ralphie, the kid…
Not only has Spike TV given "Auction Hunters" a second-season pickup, the network has ordered a whopping 20 episodes from the producers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That’s the largest order ever for a reality TV series on Spike, and…
The Federal Communications Commission today set a Dec. 21 vote on its new net neutrality proposal, which FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined this morning, PCMag.com reported. The new plan mirrors the one proposed more than a year ago, without reclassifying…
James Hibberd, the television editor for The Hollywood Reporter, has announced he will leave THR to join consumer magazine Entertainment Weekly, reports LAObserved.com. Before he went to the Reporter, Hibberd was a terrific reporter for us here at TVWeek and…
CBS won a close ratings battle with Fox Tuesday night, using a combination of programming that ran the gamut from the holiday special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” to a “Victoria’s Secret” fashion special, with a repeat of “NCIS” in between…
In the world according to Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.’s chairman and chief executive, an all-wrestling television network is the way to go, reports Reuters. McMahon will launch a cable channel that’s all wrestling and wrestling personalities, all the…
In a surprise appearance, "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric was on hand Tuesday night at a ceremony in New York to introduce the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, Drew Brees, reports TVNewser. Couric emphasized Brees’ contributions to the…
Jay Leno stole a video bit he used on the "Tonight" show recently, Tracy Phillips of Fancast reports. According to the article, "On Monday’s episode featuring guest Taylor Swift, Leno aired a hilarious montage of the singer and her ’surprised’ reactions…