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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.
On Thursday, April 22, ABC will give their two medical dramas — "Grey’s Anatomy" and "Private Practice" — a change in time slot for just one week. Much like CBS’s attempt at flip-flopping "CSI" and "The Mentalist" a few weeks…
Many hosts of news programs ranging from CNN’s Larry King to Barbara Walters of "The View" are refusing to have Oprah Winfrey’s unauthorized biographer on their shows for fear of offending their friend, USA Today reports. "All said very openly…
NewsPro has picked its annual 10 most powerful in TV News. On the list this year are folks such as Bill O’Reilly, David Westin, Glenn Beck, the women of "The View," Roger Ailes, and a very funny guy on cable,…
ABC has announced a new person to head up its primetime ad sales. The post become vacant when Geri Wang, who previously held the position, was promoted to President of Sales and Marketing for the ABC Television Network earlier this…
In his latest provocative entry, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross takes a final look at the last few weeks in men’s professional golf, culminating in golf’s premier event, The Masters, and what it all means. Click here to read.
Dixie Carter, a star of the hit sitcom "Designing Women," died on Saturday from complications of endometrial cancer, the New York Times reports. She was 70. Before her role on CBS’ "Designing Women," Carter was a well-known face on television….
Jay Leno has returned to his old spot, and something else is looking old, too, Bill Carter writes in the New York Times. While Leno’s show has boosted audiences more than 50% from Conan O’Brien’s average, the median age of…
The Weather Channel Chief Executive Michael J. Kelly plans to sell the network’s efforts to merge its TV and online technology divisions during meetings with advertising agencies, B&C reports. The NBC Universal-backed network is skipping a dedicated upfront show this…
Comcast Chief Operating Officer Steve Burke was paid $33.9 million in 2009, Multichannel News reports. Burke’s compensation jumped by 50%, reaching $33.9 million compared with $22.6 million in 2008, the article says. Stock awards, which totaled $10.1 million last year,…
A three-time Oscar nominee for best director will produce an upcoming four-hour miniseries for Sony Pictures Television, TheWrap reports. Ridley Scott will produce a four-hour miniseries for Sony Pictures Television and Germany’s Tandem Communications based on Robert Harris’ novel "Pompeii,"…