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.

Is Verizon Going to be Giving Away Some Droid X Phones For Free in an Online Game?

A secret Twitter account has been spotted in an ad for Verizon’s upcoming Droid phones, and the discovery may lead to free cell phones, reports FOXNews.com. Motorola and Verizon are preparing for the launch of the Google Android-powered Droid X….

Dish Dumps Disney Nets in Carriage Conflict

Disney Channel HD, Disney XD HD, ABC Family HD and ESPNews HD have been dropped by the Dish Network in a conflict with parent company Disney over carriage fees, reports Multichannel News. Dish contends that Disney has requested significant fees…

Millions Are Gonna Like This: Gourmet Magazine is Coming Back–But in a New Form

Beloved by millions who were stunned when it ceased publication in October 2009, Gourmet magazine has been reborn in digital form as an iPad app, reports The New York Times. According to the article, Chuck Townsend, chief executive of Conde Nast, explained…

‘Bachelor’ Couple Jake and Vienna Are No More–Or Are They?

The made-for-reality-TV romance between ABC’s "The Bachelor" Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi has hit the skids, reports TMZ. Jake reportedly caught Vienna cheating on him with Gregory Michael, one of the stars of ABC Family’s "Greek." That was the news…

ABC’s ‘Bachelorette’ Tops Monday Nielsens

ABC had a strong showing Monday night with "The Bachelorette" delivering the best Nielsen ratings, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. the first hour of "The Bachelorette" scored a 2.5 rating and a 2.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic for…

Kimmel Innovates When Power Goes Out

When the power went out, Jimmy Kimmel didn’t shut down production on his ABC talk show. Via Twitter, Kimmel wrote that when the power was down, the entire show had to be filmed on his MacBook. The program will air…

Richard Dean Anderson–Best Known as ‘MacGyver’–Lands Role on New USA Show

Richard Dean Anderson, best known as the actor who made "MacGyver" famous, has joined the cast of a new USA Network series, reports Fancast.com Anderson will be joining the cast of "Facing Kate," and is scheduled to appear in five episodes,…

Previously Unreleased Beatles Footage From Their Landmark Appearances on Ed Sullivan TV Show Is Coming to DVD

At this point, one would have thought that all of the Beatles-related material from their appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" would have made it to market. Not so. "On Sept. 7, UMe will reissue "The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan…

Price War Between Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook

A good old-fashioned price war has broken out between two e-readers: Amazon’s Kindle and the Nook from Barnes & Noble, USA Today reports. According to the reports, "Amazon.com on Monday slashed the price of its Kindle e-book reading device to…

Rose Bowl Loses Longtime Sponsor

Citing issues surrounding the takeover of the Rose Bowl college football broadcast by ESPN, the game’s prime sponsor for seven years is bowing out, reports Sports Business Journal. Citi, which has decided not to renew its agreement with the BCS…