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.

Facebook Founder Says ‘Social Network’ Got Almost Everything Wrong–With One Big Exception

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says the hit movie “Social Network” got just about everything wrong about him, but the filmmakers really nailed it on one key point, the Telegraph reports. So what did the movie get right? His clothes. "It’s…

Provocative Photo Shoot for GQ by ‘Glee’ Stars Lea Michele, Dianna Argon, and Cory Monteith

We report, you decide. The GQ pictures are here.

Escaping the Competitive Herd: Why the CTAM Summit is Consistently the Best Conference in the TV Industry

This year’s annual CTAM Summit ends today in New Orleans, and at least one attendee, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, says the Summit is consistently the best conference in the TV industry. Read why by clicking here.

Escaping the Competitive Herd: Why the CTAM Summit is the Best Conference in the TV Industry

The annual summit put on by Char Beales and her team at CTAM, the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, is, year-in and year-out, the smartest event we attend. As regular readers of this blog know, I’m a big believer in…

‘Happy Days’ Dad Tom Bosley Dies at 83

Veteran TV actor Tom Bosley, best known as Howard Cunningham, the dad on ABC’s "Happy Days," died early Tuesday morning at the age of 83, People magazine reported. Bosley was hospitalized near his home in Palm Springs, where he had…

‘Glee’ Creator Ryan Murphy May Remake Big-Screen Musical

“Glee” creator Ryan Murphy is already delving into the soundtrack of a cult musical for next week’s episode of the hit Fox show, and now MTV is reporting that he may remake the movie for the big screen. The movie…

The Vatican Declares Homer Simpson to Be a Catholic

In an unexpected revelation, the Vatican newspaper has declared that Homer Simpson and his family are Catholics, according to an AP report. "Few people know it and he does everything to hide it but it is true: Homer J. Simpson…

Video: Stephen Colbert Storms Off Set of ‘The View’

Five days after guest Bill O’Reilly infuriated the hosts of “The View” to the point where two of them stormed off the stage, Comedy Central’s “Faux’Reilly,” Stephen Colbert, appeared on the show and pushed some buttons of his own, New…

Alexandra Lippin Promoted to SVP at Lippin Group

The Lippin Group announced today that Alexandra Lippin has been promoted to senior vice president of the international entertainment marketing, public relations and strategic communications firm. The announcement was made by Dick Lippin, chairman and chief executive of The Lippin…

‘Hawaii Five-0’ Casts Danno’s Ex-Wife

Since CBS’s “Hawaii Five-0” premiered last month, the mystery woman in Danno’s (Scott Caan) life has been the evil ex-wife, Rachel, who has been keeping him from spending more time with daughter Grace. Rachel will finally appear on air now…