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.

It Is Made So: Star Trek Actor Knighted by Queen Elizabeth

The British actor known to millions and millions around world as Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the starship Enterprise on "Star Trek: The Next Generation, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday,the BBC reports. Picard is really actor Patrick…

Kate Gosselin Pressuring Ex-Husband Jon to Start Making Some Money

Kate Gosselin doesn’t want to be the sole breadwinner for her eight children, reports Rob Shuter on Popeater.com. According to the article, Shuter says sources tell him that Gosselin wants her ex-husband, Jon Gosselin, to find a job and start…

The Upfront Marketplace is Moving; ABC/Disney’s Iger, CBS’ Moonves Like What They See So Far

Led by 18-49 demo leader Fox, the upfront marketplace was moving apace yesterday, Wednesday, June 2, reports Advertisng Age. And what’s going down thus far please the top executives at ABC/Disney and CBS. According to the article, written Wednesday afternoon,…

‘Larry King Live’ Hits Lowest Monthly Total Viewers in Almost 20 Years

May didn’t come up roses for Larry King, whose "Larry King Live" on CNN tallied its lowest monthly viewer total in almost 20 years, reports the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The program drew an average of 653,000 viewers…

ABC’s Iger, CBS’ Moonves Both Like What They See in the Upfront So Far

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age The 2010 upfront market started to move in earnest today, Wednesday, June 2, when negotiations ramped up at all five broadcast networks and Fox verged on wrapping up sales, according to media buyers and other people…

Ump Stood There Like the House by the Side of the Road and Watched that One Go By: Blows Call on Potential Perfect Game. Outcry for Expanded Instant Replay for Baseball is Deafening

Professional baseball has been broadcast on TV since TV’s earliest days. Now, finally, baseball may finally adopt a TV-based technology that other sports have embraced: expanded instant replay. The latest outrage occurred in the bottom of the ninth inning on…

Sportsman Channel Hires New CEO

The Sportsman Channel has hired a new chief operating officer, the network has announced. Filling that slot is Gavin Harvey. Havey has served as EVP and General Manager of Fuse and President of Versus. He’s also the former EVP, Marketing…

Legendary Marketers Leaving Lifetime

The renowned marketing team that Lifetime hired amidst great fanfare three years ago is leaving the network, Deadline.com reports. Bob Bibb and Lew Goldstein are leaving Lifetime Networks after serving as co-chief marketing officers since August 2007. The award-winning pair, who helped…

Major League Soccer in Talks to Move to Different Cable Network

Major League Soccer has begun "very early discussions" to move to a different cable network, which could mean the league would shift from Fox Soccer Channel when that deal expires at the end of the season later this year, reports…

‘Old Christine’ Fails to Find New Adventures at ABC

"The New Adventures of Old Christine" won’t be finding new life at ABC or any other network, reports Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com. According to the article, ABC was said to be resistant to paying what the network considered a pricey…