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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.

Donna From ‘That ’70s Show’ Lands Role on ABC Series

The actress who played Donna on Fox’s "That ‘70s Show" will be appearing on ABC’s "Castle," reports TV Guide. Laura Prepon will star in the movie within the TV show, playing actress Natalie Gray, who’s cast as Nikki Heat–the fictional…

Will YouTube Become a Content Channel a la ABC, NBC, or CBS? Google Hopes So

Search giant Google wants its YouTube service to become a content channel on the living room television set, able to compete with TV networks such as ABC, CBS and NBC, reports Claire Atkinson in the New York Post. Google executives…

Quick, Who Won Last Year’s Oscar For Best Actor. It’ll Come To You. And He’ll Be Hosting ‘SNL’ For His Second Time in December (The Last Time He Hosted The Show Was 27 Years Ago–That Was The Year a Guy Named Eddie Murphy Left ‘SNL’ Mid-Season)

Last year’s Oscar winner for Best Actor will be hosting the Dec. 18 episode of "Saturday Night Live," 27 years after he first co-hosted the show, reports the Los Angeles Times. It was in 1983 that the Oscar winner, Jeff…

Redbox Unveils Digital Strategy to Rent DVDs Online, Considering Similar Plan to Netflix

Redbox, whose kiosks are positioned outside of stores and which charge $1 per DVD rental, is planning a digital strategy and is talking with several partners for the new service to allow customers to rent DVDs online, reports the Los…

Report: Charlie Sheen Owes Porn Star $12,000 for Night in New York

Charlie Sheen’s alleged night with porn star Capri Anderson at the New York Plaza Hotel cost him $12,000, which he never paid, RadarOnline.com is reporting. As a result, Anderson, whose real name is Christina Walsh, is trying to do what…

Project Runway’s Stunning, Mindboggling Finale Has The Blogosphere Going Ballistic

[[For those who want to see the finale and have not yet, this story has spoilers] In a stunning finale on Lifetime’s "Project Runway," the person who won was picked over the person most viewers probably thought was going to win….

Taye Diggs Project Gets Go-Ahead From ABC

Taye Diggs, one of the stars of ABC’s "Private Practice," has received a greenlight from the network for a new project he’s producing called "Match," Reuters reports. Cara Haycak, author of the novels "Red Palms" and "Living on Impulse," is…

Former ‘Queer Eye’ Co-Host Gets His Own Reality Show

One of the former co-hosts of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" has been given his own show on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, Deadline.com reports. The program is a reality makeover show called “Carson-Nation,” in which Carson Kressley travels…

James Wall, Who Played a Beloved Character on ‘Captain Kangaroo,’ Dead at 92

James Wall, better known as Jimmy Wall, a veteran actor and longtime CBS stage manager, has died at 92, AP reports. Wall is best known for his role as Mr. Baxter, the first African American character on "Captain Kangaroo," a…

Univision-GM Product-Placement Effort Rolls Out

When the new Univision prime-time novela "Eva Luna" premieres Monday, it will feature three major product placements for General Motors’ products, according to The Hollywood Reporter. GM isn’t the lone brand to be used in the program; Domino’s Pizza and…