Chuck Ross

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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.

At Phoenix Airport, Travelers Won’t Be Able to Watch CNN or Fox News Anymore

The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona is banning both Fox News and CNN from the terminal’s flat-screen televisions, reports the Arizona Republic. "Fox and CNN generate complaints because some passengers see them as politically biased," says spokesman Brian Sexton, according…

William Shatner to CBS: Stop Pussyfooting Around and Use the S Word

William Shatner, who stars in the new CBS comedy "“$#*! My Dad Says,“ is not happy about the title of the show, reports ScreenCrave.com. At at preview screening of the show on Wednesday, July 28, Shatner said he wants $#*! replaced…

Wildest Story of the Day: Is Your Detergent Stalking You? (Dirt is Good)

Here’s a wild one for you. Unilever is doing a promotion wherein it’s putting a GPS tracking device in some boxes of detergent on supermarket shelves. Once the box leaves the store the GPS device is automatically activated so the…

Is Your Detergent Stalking You? (Dirt is Good)

By Laurel WentzAdvertising Age Unilever’s Omo detergent is adding an unusual ingredient to its two-pound detergent box in Brazil: a GPS device that allows its promotions agency Bullet to track shoppers and follow them to their front doors. Starting next…

Want Home Videos in 3-D? That Will Cost You $1,340 (Television Not Included)

If you’ve ever said to yourself what’s really missing is a 3-D camcorder, then you’ll be thrilled to learn that Panasonic will soon be selling what it calls the world’s first consumer 3-D camcorder, according to a report in the…

Walt Mossberg, Who is Probably the Nation’s Best-Known Journalist Writing About Personal Technology, Tells What He’s Learned About the Controversial iPhone4 After Using It in Real World Situations for Six Weeks

If consumers can rely on anyone to tell them about the latest personal digital gadget, it’s probably well-known journalist Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal. Mossberg now gives his opinion of the controversial iPhone4 after using it rigorously in real-life…

‘Lost’ Star Signs on for Lifetime Cable Movie

A new movie for Lifetime, "Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story," will star one of the stars from "Lost," E! Online reports. ‘Lost’ star Terry O’Quinn will appear in the fact-based telefilm as Mark Miller, who with his charitable group The…

Five-Time (!) Emmy-Winning Actress Set for Original Xmas Movie on Cable

A five-time Emmy-winning actress will star in an original Christmas-themed TV movie, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The Hallmark Channel has tapped Doris Roberts to star in "Debbie Macomber’s Call Me Mrs. Miracle," the article says. It’s a sequel to last year’s…

‘Law & Order: Los Angeles’ Taps Second Actor for Skeet Ulrich’s Detective Partner

"Law & Order: Los Angeles" has tapped Corey Stoll to star opposite Skeet Ulrich as the second detective on the NBC show, reports Deadline.com. The DA in the show will be played by Alfred Molina. Stoll, who most recently played…

Yet Another TV Station Pushing Back Morning News to Pre-Dawn Hour, Creating Chicago Glut of Newcasts in the Wee Hours

In yet another sign that television news is becoming enamored of the pre-dawn hours, WFLD-TV in Chicago is moving its early weekday newscast back half an hour to 4:30 a.m beginning Monday., reports the Chicago Tribune’s Phil Rosenthal. The move…