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.

Report: Hulu to Become a Subscription Service on X-Box Live

Hulu is expected to announce a subscription model for inclusion on X-Box Live, reports Gear Live. Says the story: "We’ve heard from a very reliable source (who has never been wrong before) that Microsoft is set to unveil Hulu as…

Redbox to Start Carrying Blu-Ray Discs; They’ll Likely be $1.50 Per Night

[UPDATE: We have received the following e-mail from Chris Goodrich of JSH&A Public Relations, on behalf of Redbox: "Following the blog post below about redbox on TVBizwire, I wanted to clarify that the company is currently testing Blu-ray rentals in select…

Is ABC, A Partner in Hulu, Considering a Separate Online Programming Service for Which It Will Charge Subscriptions?

ABC may be considering an online subscription video service, Engadget reported last week. According to the report, "At Engadget HQ, we take great care not to trumpet the claims of a web survey, as it’s always difficult to tell who’s…

DirecTV and Dish Net in HD War

DirecTV is countering Dish Net’s "Free HD for Life" promo with one of its own, reports Multichannel News. Says the report: "DirecTV will counter Dish Network’s ‘free HD for life’ deal with a six-week promotion offering new DirecTV customers HD…

Who Was Chris Haney? Co-Creator of Trivial Pursuit Dies at Age 59

Chris Haney, the co-creator of Trivial Pursuit, has died at age 59, The New York Times reports. The Times said Haney’s cause of death was not announced, other than to say that he had suffered from a long illness. Acccording…

How Come Charlie Sheen’s Career is Scandal Proof?

That’s the question Entertainment Weekly Popwatch writer Jennifer Armstrong attempts to answer. She comes to this conclusion in her essay: "It seems to me that the answer to his extraordinary ability to survive any scandal lies in his choice of…

Academy Award-Nominated Actress Joins Cast of HBO’s ‘In Treatment’

HBO’s In Treatment will have a new cast member who’s an Oscar-nominated actress, Deadline.com reports. Amy Ryan joins the cast of the show as Dr. Paul Weston’s therapist, the report says. Ryan was also on another HBO series in the past, "The…

Another Star of TV’s Famous ‘Golden Girls’ Sitcom Dies

We’ve lost another of the famous ladies who starred on the classic NBC sitcom "The Golden Girls," according to People.com. Actress Rue McClanahan, who played Blanche on the classic series, has passed away at the age of 76. People reports…

Circumstances Surrounding Gary Coleman’s Death Turning Somewhat Strange. Bizarre Reaction by His Wife on 911 Call. Wife Was the One Who Pulled Plug on Life Support. Now It Turns Out Coleman’s Wife Was Actually His Ex-Wife

As happens often in Hollywood, not all is as it appears. Such is the case in the recent death of Gary Coleman. As reported by a number of media outlets, including the New York Post, the reaction by Coleman’s wife,…

More Boycotting by Toyota Dealers of ABC TV Stations

Toyota dealers are once again boycoting ABC stations, as the dealers are displeased by the coverage ABC News is giving Toyota’s problems with their cars. The latest: In the New York City area Toyota dealers are boycotting ABC stations–in this…