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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.

Details Scarce as Comcast Media Center’s COO Leaves Company

Details are scarce, but Comcast has confirmed that Comcast Media Center Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Traver has left the company, B&C reports. Jenni Moyer, senior director of corporate communications for Comcast, said in a statement, "It…

On Death of Plastic Surgeon to the Stars: According to His Ex-Girlfriend, ‘He lived up in Malibu on a tiny street and he was texting while driving and he accidentally went over the cliff.’

Dr. Frank Ryan, 50, a plastic surgeon who worked on celebrities including television star Heidi Montag, died on Monday after his 1995 Jeep Wrangler went off the side of the Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu, reports the Associated Press. Just…

Under Fire For Her N-Word Outburst, Dr. Laura Says She’s Quitting

Conservative radio talk-show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger announced on "Larry King Live" that she’s ending her program, citing a desire to "regain my First Amendment rights" following an episode in which she came under fire for repeatedly using the "N"…

Will Apple Debut a Smaller, 7-Inch iPad?

"With the industry revving its engines for the third and fourth quarter, the iPad rumor mill has also begun to pick up with reports of a smaller 7-inch iPad," reports PC magazine. The screen-size of the current iPad is 9.7 inches….

Report: Let’s Assume Verizon Will Get the iPhone. If So, Who Are the Winners and Who Are the Losers

An article in InfoWorld makes this supposition: If Verizon Gets the iPhone, who are the winners and who are the losers. First, the article says, some of the conventional wisdom is wrong: "The spin-jockeying has already begun: AT&T is pre-emptively claiming…

It’s Creepy and Kooky, Mysterious and Spooky, Kinky and All Together Rather Ooky: The ‘True Blood’ Rolling Stone Cover

Hollywood Getting Nervous the Internet Will Undermine the Small Screen

With Google promoting its new technology called Google TV, Hollywood television executives are nervous on a number of counts, reports the Los Angeles Times. Google’s idea is to unleash television shows from networks by using TV sets equipped with a…

Heaven for Gleeks: Radio Station Debuts Programming Solely from ‘Glee’

Gleeks, those uber-fans of Fox’s "Glee," may be thrilled to learn there’s a radio station that’s devoted to songs from the program, according to a report from Sky News Online. But given that the radio station, which is based in…

‘Undercover Boss’ Getting Companion Series at CBS

CBS’ hit reality show "Undercover Boss" is getting a companion show about life in the workplace, reports James Hibberd at the Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The untitled project, also from Studio Lambert, will track two employees who work…

For the Ratings of Shows on Cable, It’s the Summer of Love

As we’ve reached the dog days, cable’s ratings continue strong this summer. Showtime set a ratings record with its cancer comedy "The Big C" on Monday night, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The show drew the largest audience for Showtime in…