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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.
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Time Warner Cable is offering eight new porn channels on its lineup just days after agreeing to boost the fees it pays to Walt Disney Co., prompting the New York Post to ask whether the two items are related. The…
Danielle Staub tells RadarOnline.com that her new reality show will address her sexual orientation, apparently a question for some fans of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" given her relationship to Lori Michaels. "You’re going to see the truth of…
Edwin Newman, the longtime NBC newsman, has died at age 91, according to a number of media reports. The reports did not list a cause of death. Says the New York TImes in its report, "Mr. Newman, recognizable for his…
After critics claimed that News Corp.’s $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association proved the company isn’t as fair and balanced as it claims, Fox News has agreed to air an ad critical of the donation, the Hollywood Reporter…
The cast of "My Boys" may be having a tough day, and not just because TBS canceled the show after four seasons, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Earlier this year, TBS declined to release…
Discovery Communications has issued a press release touting being named as one of the "10 Best Places to Work" by Working Mother magazine, providing awkward timing given the recent hostage situation at its headquarters, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The…
Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications are in discussions about swapping cable systems in California valued at $2 billion as well as negotiating a broader alliance, reports Reuters. The discussions are aimed at helping the companies compete more effectively against…
The Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood has asked the Federal Communications Commission to block a cartoon television show because the group claims it’s only an ad for Skechers children’s shoes, reports the Associated Press. The show, called "Zevo-3," is…
New Jersey lawmakers are mulling ways to save public broadcaster New Jersey Network, as Gov. Chris Christie is proposing to cut its $11 million subsidy, reports the Star-Ledger. Some of the ideas include selling the licenses to an existing broadcaster,…