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.

Apple, Riding the Success of Its i-Products–iPhones, iPods, iPads, iTunes–Is Now Worth More Than Microsoft

What a phenomenal turn-around. Apple, for years makers of cult products such that the company wasn’t even close to the market cap of megagiant Microsoft, is now worth more than Microsoft. In the words of the Seattle Times, "It was the day a…

Very Funny: TBS Schedules Special with Conan O’ Brien Sidekick Andy Richter and O’Brien’s Writers, All of Whom Will Be On-Air

In gearing up for Conan O’Brien’s debut on TBS, the network has scheduled a one-hour special with the tentative title "Team Coco Presents Conan’s Writers Live," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The show will also feature Orien’s…

USA Has Designs on Half-Hour Comedies Again; Is Talking to a Sitcom Veteran

USA Network may be jumping back into half-hour comedies after signing a script deal to develop "Driven," a single-camera comedy produced by a major sitcom veteran, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The deal is with "Designing Women" creator Linda Bloodworth, and would represent the network’s first…

Influential Senator Wants NBC Universal to Divest Itself of Hulu Stake as Part of Comcast/NBCU Deal

Powerful Senator Herb Kohl (D.-Wis.), who serves as the chair of the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, wants NBC Universal to divest its stake in online video site Hulu as part of conditions to approve its merger with Comcast,B&C reports. The…

Fox Sports Names DirecTV Executive as President in Management Reorganization

Fox Sports has tapped, a DirecTV executive as its president, reports Multichannel News. He’s Eric Shanks, DirecTV executive vice president of entertainment, and he’ll succeed Ed Goren. Goren, in turn, will fill the newly created roll of vice chairman of Fox Sports Media Group beginning…

Study: Forget Demographics, Pay Attention to Purchase History

By Jack NeffAdvertising Age Demographics have almost no effect on whether TV ads produce sales, and consumers’ purchase history is the most reliable predictor of success, according to research from TRA, which has been pairing data from set-top TV boxes…

Official Disney/ABC Announcement On Closure of SOAPnet and Its Replacement, Disney Junior

DISNEY/ABC TELEVISION GROUP ANNOUNCES DISNEY JUNIOR, A NEW24-HOUR CHANNEL FOR PRESCHOOLERS AND THEIR FAMILIES [May 26, 2010] Disney/ABC Television Group will launch Disney Junior, a new multiplatform brand and 24-hour basic cable/satellite channel and online site devoted to preschool-age children….