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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.
Motorola is working on a tablet computer to challenge Apple’s iPad, with the Motorola device based on Google’s Android software, and plans to get it into stores before the holiday shopping season, reports Bloomberg News. The device will be a…
Diablo Cody, the writer of Showtime’s "United States of Tara" and the movie "Juno," has sold a comedy project, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The project, "The Breadwinner," is for Fox. The deal was made with a put-pilot arrangement, meaning that…
Bret Michaels, the frontman for the band Poison, has signed on to co-host the Miss Universe Pageant on NBC this year with a "Today" show co-anchor, reports TVGuide.com. The co-host will be Natalie Morales. The show marks another venture between Michaels…
After nine seasons of partnering with Sony Music, "American Idol" has dumped the label in favor of Universal Music Group, reports Reuters. The agreement will allow Universal to market and distribute albums from the show’s finalists and winners starting with…
The upcoming season of "Two and a Half Men" won’t be affected by Charlie Sheen’s legal problems as the television star has made a deal with prosecutors that will resolve his assault case with a rehab visit and probation, reports…
FX has ordered a pilot for a sci-fi/outer space comedy from the creators of "Reno 911," according to The Hollywood Reporter. In addition, FX picked up a second season of the Louis C.K. dark comedy "Louie." The space comedy pilot,…
Former HLN anchor Richard Lui, who departed CNN on July 22, is joining MSNBC. Lui will be based in the MSNBC offices in New York City and will take over an anchor spot beginning Aug. 30. In a statement, Phil…
Former President George W. Bush has agreed to his first major interview in two years, reports TVNewser. He will sit down with "Today’s" Matt Lauer for two segments to air on NBC–prime time on Nov. 8 and live on "Today"…
Ryan Murphy, co-creator of Fox’s hit series "Glee," plans to do another musical series, starring a Broadway actress who also has an Emmy Award on her trophy shelf, reports TV Squad. At the TCA gathering for "Glee," Murphy talked about…
One of the most famous TV chefs is having trouble with the Internal Revenue Service, reports the New York Post. The star of "Hell’s Kitchen," "Kitchen Nightmares" and "Masterchef,” Gordon Ramsay has received three tax notices totaling $2 million in…