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Chuck Ross

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.

The Oscars Broadcast Hits the Reset Button

ABC and the Motion Picture Academy are making a big change behind the cameras ahead of the upcoming 91st Oscars. Academy President John Bailey announced today that Oscar-winning producer Donna Gigliotti will produce the 91st Oscars, with Emmy-winning director Glenn…

A Movie Star Embraces Television — in a Scandalous Way

Here’s an admission from Hugh Grant, whose films over the past several decades have grossed more than $3 billion globally at the box office: Until recently, he was a snob about TV, even as his co-stars and colleagues long ago…

Daytime Fixture to Become TV Judge

Daytime television will soon have a new syndicated TV judge, and this one has plenty of experience in daytime TV. The New York Post reports that Jerry Springer, 74, will host a new syndicated daytime courtroom show, “Judge Jerry.” The…

Fox Takes Wraps Off Ridley Scott Thriller

The Fox broadcast network is ready to unveil a series from executive producers Ridley Scott, Liz Heldens and Matt Reeves called “The Passage, set to premiere Jan. 14. The action drama is based on the best-selling trilogy from author Justin…

ESPN Set to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of a Quintessentially American Sport

ESPN is getting ready to roll with some special programming in celebration of the 150th anniversary of college football. The celebration includes the launch of two weekly docuseries: “The American Game” and “The Greatest.” Both programs are set to premiere…

Tim Spangler, Who Was at Initiative Media for Years, Returns to the Agency World

“After a five-year sabbatical on the supply-side, agency media vet Tim Spengler is back on the demand-side, sort of,” MediaPost reports. “Spengler has joined Dentsu Aegis Network as president of its M1 unit, according to an alert sent from his…

MTV Launches New Award

MTV just announced the launch of a new award, to be presented next month as part of the festivities surrounding the MTV EMA Awards. The first-ever “MTV EMA Generation Change Award” is aimed at honoring “fearless, original young people who…

Grammy Dates Announced for Now Through 2021

CBS and the Recording Academy announced the key dates leading up to the upcoming Grammy Awards in February, along with the dates of the 2020 and 2021 ceremonies. The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards will air Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, with…

Video Conference to Address ‘Societal and Media Technology Changes’ Affecting Media Consumption Today

Barry Frey, president and CEO of DPAA (Digital Place-based Advertising Association), says the group’s upcoming Video Everywhere Summit addresses “basically the societal and media technology changes on how everybody consumes media today. It’s labeled the Video Everywhere Summit because now…

Donna Gigliotti to Produce the 91st Oscars, and Glenn Weiss to Co-Produce and Direct ‘The Oscars’

Press release from ABC, Oct. 23, 2018: Oscar-winning producer Donna Gigliotti will produce the 91st Oscars, and Emmy(R)-winning director Glenn Weiss will co-produce and direct the show, Academy President John Bailey announced today. The Oscars will air live on The…