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.

OMG: This is Wild. Nielsen Study on Texting. Guess How Many Texts an Average Teenage Girl Sends a Month

"Nielsen analyzed the mobile data habits of over 60,000 mobile subscribers and surveyed over 3,000 teens during April, May and June of this year" and has come up with some astounding numbers, according to CNN’s Mashable. According to the article,…

Meredith Vieira Says She’s Not Afraid to Leave ‘Today’ When her Contract Expires (Geeze. Whatever Happened to ‘Be Afraid. Be VERY Afraid…’)

Meredith Vieira tells the Ladies’ Home Journal that she’s not afraid to leave "Today" when her contract expires at the end of next year. As previously reported, there have been whisperings that Vierra may not return to the show and…

Oprah Sends Jon Stewart’s Audience to Washington D.C. for Rally; Also, Whether Satire, Entertainment, or Genuine Political Event, Jon Stewart’s Rally Will Receive National TV Coverage

Oprah Winfrey on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2010, surprised the audience of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" by appearing via satellite and announcing that she would fly them to Washington, DC for Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity, reports The Hollywood…

The Situation of ‘Jersey Shore’ Fame, Please Meet Eloise, Most Famously of New York’s Plaza Hotel

It’s a deal that might have rawther shocked Eloise: "Jersey Shore" Star the Situation (also known as Mike Sorrentino) is in talks to become the face of and partner in a luxury gym in New York City’s posh Plaza Hotel,…

With the Weekend Upon Us, a Good Time To Catch Up On Two Superb Magazine Articles

By Chuck Ross Here they are. If you didn’t catch the recent piece in New York Magazine by Michael Idov on Gawker founder Nick Denton, it’s a must read. Sample: “The only interesting people are on the West Coast,” [Denton…

The Further Narrowing of the Mass Audience

Today a very insightful piece about the future of how consumers will get media. Basically the thesis here is that consumers will continue to demand that they get very specific media delivered to them, as opposed to mass media. All…

As Fox Resists Arbitration, Mayor Bloomberg Silent in Fox-Cablevision Retrans Fight

"Cablevision Systems said Thursday that it would submit to binding arbitration to resolve its carriage dispute with Fox Networks, but the broadcaster said its differences would be better solved through direct negotiation," reports Multichannel News. According to the article, Fox…

‘The Incredible Hulk’ May Soon Muscle Its Way Back Onto Primetime TV

There’s a develpment deal that may end up with "The Incredible Hulk" returning to TV, reports Deadline.com. While there isn’t a writer on board yet, Marvel, which was bought by ABC parent Disney last year, has started a television push with…

Celebrity Tracking Site Cut Off by Twitter Over Privacy Concerns

Celebrity tracking site JustSpotted, which will debut next week, has had its Twitter license terminated amid concerns that the new service will be too invasive, reports the Los Angeles Times. JustSpotted plans to use Twitter feeds, as well as Facebook…

‘Prison Break’ Star Wentworth Miller Interested in Taking on ‘Spartacus’ Role

Wentworth Miller, who starred in "Prison Break" on Fox, is interested in taking on the title role in Starz’ "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," reports EW.com’s The Ausiello Files. After its original star, Andy Whitfield, dropped out to restart treatment for cancer, the show…