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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.

Exiting CBS Exec’s Separation Package Detailed

“A day after CBS unveiled the appointment of Laurie Rosenfield in the new role of chief people officer, the company confirmed in an SEC filing on Friday that chief administrative officer and chief human resources officer Anthony Ambrosio is leaving,”…

Cosby Severs Ties With Attorney

Bill Cosby, who is working on appealing his case while he serves time in Pennsyvania, is parting ways with Pennsylvania-based attorney Joseph Green Jr., The New York Post’s Page Six reports. Green, “who represented the entertainer-turned-inmate at his sentencing, filed…

ABC Working With Reese Witherspoon on Family Comedy

Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine banner and ABC Studios are behind a new comedy that’s in development at ABC. Deadline reports that the network is developing “Americanized,” inspired by Sara Saedi’s memoir “Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card.” “Written by Saedi…

ESPN Lands Top Breaking-News Insider

ESPN, which already has two insiders who are widely regarded as the top in their sports — Adam Schefter on the NFL and Adrian Wojnarowski on the NBA — just gave itself what may be the inside track on Major…

Want Viewers to Pay More Attention to Your Commercials? Study Reveals One Fairly Obvious Secret

A new analysis of how much attention viewers pay to commercials came up with the not especially surprising conclusion that shorter commercials do better than longer ones. “An iSpot.tv analysis of 37,854 TV commercials across 4.7 million TV ad airings,…

NBC Unveils Midseason Premieres

NBC just rolled out plans for three high-profile midseason premieres that will bring stars including Dwayne Johnson, Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres to the network’s prime-time schedule. “The Titan Games,” “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” and “Ellen’s Game of Games”…

Crew Member Killed on Set of Tom Hanks’ Mister Rogers Movie

A member of the production team working in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on the upcoming Tom Hanks movie about children’s television icon Mister Rogers was killed in a fall on the set, USA Today reports. “Police said James Emswiller, who is…

Veteran Actors Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin Have a New TV Series — Plenty of Familiar Names in the Guest Lineup, Too

Two Academy Award winners, Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin, have joined forces for a new comedy series, “The Kominsky Method.” The show bows on Netflix Nov. 16 — watch the official trailer below. The series also features Nancy Travis, Sarah…

Lindsey Buckingham Sues Fleetwood Mac for Kicking Him Out of the Band

After being fired earlier this year from the megahit band Fleetwood Mac, singer and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham is taking the band to court. Rolling Stone cites legal documents saying Buckingham is suing the band for breach of fiduciary duty, breach…

Woman Claims She Accidentally Fatally Stabbed Her Husband After Slipping on Dog Poop

A woman who was arrested Wednesday on a murder charge said she stabbed her husband after she slipped on dog poop. Fox 35 Orlando reports that Rachel Fidanian of Lakeland, Fla., said the incident that killed Bryant Fidanian was an…