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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.
ESPN is pouring cold water on a sideline reporter’s deal to appear in an ad campaign for beer, expressing concerns that her beat is college sports, USA Today reports. Jenn Brown, an ESPN sideline reporter who covers college basketball and…
The highest-rated show of Tuesday night was NBC’s "America’s Got Talent," reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. ABC’s "Wipeout" was on top with a 2.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic, ahead of NBC’s game show "Minute to Win It," which had…
Cox Communications’ Advanced TV digital service has inked an extensive deal to continue carrying the NFL Network, reports Multichannel News. In addition, Cox is adding the NFL RedZone premium channel to the package as an option consumers can purchase for…
The mysterious identity of the Stig, a masked driver on BBC’s top-rated car program "Top Gear," has been revealed, reports the New York Post. The Stig is someone who has also made appearances as himself on the show, and who…
As host of this year’s Emmy Awards, set for Aug. 29, Jimmy Fallon is adding an interactive element to the show, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Fallon is asking the public to submit introductions for the presenters through Twitter, with the…
Singer Jewel will perform an acoustic version of the previously unreleased song "The Shape of You" during the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The song, which will be available on iTunes, is about the loss of…
Steven Spielberg and "Star Trek" producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are working on a new TV show based on a supernatural comic book series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Novelist Joe Hill, who is Stephen King’s son, has joined…
A Japanese TV set maker says it will have a set on the market by year’s end that does not require viewers to use glasses to see shows in 3D, the Daily Yomiuri Online reports. The manufacturer is Toshiba, and…
Dell has unveiled its first U.S. smartphone, and it sells for about $100, Reuters reports. It’s a 3.5-inch Android-based device called the Aero, for use on on AT&T’s network, the story says. The device puts Dell in competition with market…
An actress who won Emmys in the 1980s as part of a popular comedy troupe will join the Syfy pilot "Three Inches" as the main character’s mother, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The actress is Andrea Martin, who won two Emmys…