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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.

Animal Planet Launches New Global Brand Identity With Global Series Premiere of ‘Crikey! It’s The Irwins’ on Oct. 28

Press release from Animal Planet, Oct. 16, 2018: Today, Animal Planet Global President Susanna Dinnage announced that Animal Planet, one of Discovery, Inc’s great global networks, has a new brand identity as part of a worldwide strategy to take the…

Changes in Store for Drug Ads on TV

A key change is happening in TV advertising of prescription drugs. In a move announced today, drugmakers will start disclosing the prices of U.S. prescription drugs advertised on television, the AP reports. “The prices won’t actually be shown in the…

TVNewsCheck’s Harry Jessell to U.S. Assistant Attorney General: Back Off Your Investigation of TV Station Groups

TVNewsCheck editor Harry A. Jessell published an open letter to U.S. Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim telling him to back off on his investigation of station groups, which Jessell says suggests the groups may be guilty of price fixing. “His…

Ann Curry to Anchor and Produce New Series

Veteran TV journalist Ann Curry, a longtime NBC regular who earned a reputation for going into global trouble spots to report on wars and natural disasters, has a new series in the works. Turner announced plans today for what’s being…

Bryan Singer Lashes Out Ahead of Story on Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Director Bryan Singer, known for helming a string of high-profile feature films including “X-Men” and “Superman Returns,” is doing some pre-emptive damage control ahead of publication of an article in Esquire that Singer “implies will revisit sexual abuse and misconduct…

Netflix Pulls the Plug on Drama Series

Even with its second season pulling in larger viewer numbers than the first season, Netflix has opted not to bring back “Marvel’s Iron Fist” for a third season, Deadline reports. The report quotes a joint statement from Netflix and Disney…

What’s the Most Popular British Album in History? — You Can Probably Guess the Group, but … Which Album?

The most popular British album in history has just been determined, according to the Official Charts Company, which announced Saturday that it’s the Beatles’ 1967 psychedelic classic “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The AP reports that the top album…

Shakeup at NBCUniversal Ad Sales

NBCUniversal is shaking up the executive lineup in its ad sales unit, parting ways with two executives and promoting two others. Variety reports that Laura Molen and Mark Marshall were each elevated to president of NBCU’s ad sales division. “Each…

Two Women ‘Bachelor’ Contestants Are Now Dating

After a surprise twist on the show in September — watch the clip below — two women who apparently found love when they were both contestants on “The Bachelor: Vietnam” are now dating, The Decider reports. “In September, two contestants…

A Few People Who Are Into It Will Think This Is the Best Thing Ever — the Rest, Not So Much

An announcement that got us revved up comes from Discovery Channel, which launches a prime-time motor racing series this month, “Race Night at Bowman Gray.” Historic Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. is considered NASCAR’s first and longest-running weekly racing…