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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.
A report from analyst Rich Greenfield of BTIG Research estimates that Cablevision will lose 19% of its subscribers by next week, which may reach a defection rate of 37% by the end of November if nothing changes, reports our former…
It’s become the talk of the Internet. Here’s what CNET’s Chris Matyszczyk has written about it: "You won’t believe your eyes…I would like you to examine a YouTube video that has been sent to me by various readers and eminences. It has…
Fox’s "Glee" and "House" saw their ratings slashed this week in New York as the city’s Fox station remains blacked out to Cablevision customers as the retransmission fight drags on, reports the MediaDailyNews. WNYW-TV, the Fox station in New York,…
While viewers may be tired of watching political ads on television, the stations themselves sure aren’t wearying of airing them, reports the Associated Press. TV political spending may reach a record $3 billion, and the benefit could extend beyond Election…
Rob Schneider and producers Eric and Kim Tannenbaum have sold a half-hour comedy project to CBS, marking Schneider’s first TV gig in 13 years, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The untitled project, which will be written by Schneider and Lew…
CBS said it’s scheduling Paula Abdul’s new project, a dance show called "Live to Dance," in the same time slot as the show she was former on, Fox’s "American Idol," reports the New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. The hour-long "Live…
More than 1,000 people applied for press credentials to cover Jon Stewart’s "Rally to Restore Sanity" in Washington on Saturday, with some press outlets requesting as many as 40 press passes, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Comedy…
James MacArthur, who played Danno on the original "Hawaii Five-O" TV series has died at age 72. No cause of death was given, other than "natural causes." MacArthur was best known for playing Danny "Danno" Williams in the original hit "Hawaii Five-O" series. Many episodes would end…
A jury has convicted two of the three people put on trial for the drugs given Anna Nicole Smith before her death almost four years ago, ABC News reports. Says the article, Smith’s "psychiatrist, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, and boyfriend, Howard…
[UPDATED 10-28-10 at 3:35 p.m., PT, to add that the fifth season of "Big Love" begins airing in January 2011] Premium cable network HBO has made announcements that it is canceling one show and renewing two others, according to reports. “Big…