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.

FCC Approves ‘White Spaces’ for Unlicensed Mobile Broadband

The Federal Communications Commission has given the OK to mobile broadband use of unlicensed broadcast airwaves, known as "white spaces," The Washington Post reports. The agency apparently hopes the plan will lead to better connections for mobile devices. The panel…

Verizon CEO Throws Wet Blanket on iPhone Rumors

Rumors have been swirling that Apple will launch a CDMA-compatible iPhone on Verizon, but Ars Technica reports that Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg hinted today that the device won’t be coming in January as some have predicted. The publication’s sources have…

TV Show in the Works Based on Scorsese Gangster Film

Television series based on successful movies are nothing unusual, but one project that is reportedly in the works is creating a lot of buzz in Hollywood, according to Deadline.com. The project is a series based on the 1990 Martin Scorsese…

Blockbuster Files for Bankruptcy

The Blockbuster video stores and online DVD rental service filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday, Reuters reports. The company, which has been forced to close stores around the country–leaving it with about 3,000 still open–has been struggling to compete with Netflix…

Media Innovation: Why Hearst Has Appointed an Ad Director for Tablet Media

In today’s TVWeek Media Planner newsletter, we bring you a smart, insightful piece by Nat Ives at Ad Age. Nat interviews longtime media maven Michael Clinton of Hearst about why the company had appointed an Ad Director for tablet media….

‘Sesame Street’ Cuts Song with Katy Perry After Complaints Over Revealing Outfit

The producers of "Sesame Street" have decided not to air a segment featuring singer Katy Perry after some parents complained her dress was too low-cut, reports TMZ.com. The video was part of TVWeek’s free Daily Viral Video e-newsletter earlier this…

Fox’s Immediate Plans for ‘Lone Star’ After Its Low-Rated Debut

Fox has decided what it will do with "Lone Star" after its very low-rated start on Monday. Fox will keep the show on-air for at least one more week, despite its disastrous debut, reports Joe Adalian at New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. There…

Video: Joaquin Phoenix Apologizes to David Letterman for Hoax

Appearing clean-shaven on David Letterman’s "Late Show" Wednesday, the actor Joaquin Phoenix apologized for his eccentric appearance last year that was actually a bit of performance art, reports David Bauder in the Associated Press. "You’ve interviewed many, many people and…

Sure, the Title of ‘$#*! My Dad Says’ Gets Human Attention — But Apparently Not That of Some DVRs

CBS was right in thinking that the title of "$#*! My Dad Says" would grab attention — from people, but apparently not from some digital video-recorders, which are unable to read the symbols, reports the New York Times. CBS has…

Teri Hatcher–Who Played Lois Lane on ‘Lois & Clark’–to Play Lois Lane’s Mom

Teri Hatcher, who played Lois Lane on ABC’s "Lois & Clark," has signed up to portray the mom of Lois Lane, reports EW.com’s The Ausiello Files. It will happen on "Smallville." But Lois’ mother, Ella, is dead, so in the…