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.

News Corp. to Push Broadcast at Cable Show for First Time

News Corp. will significantly incorporate its broadcast operations into its presence at the 2010 Cable Show, with much of the push coming from Fox Sports, B&C reports. The show, scheduled for May 11-13 in Los Angeles, will include "several big…

JJ Abrams Working on Comedy Project

JJ Abrams, best know for his work on dramas, is working on a comedy project, the Hollywood Reporter reports. "Miss Guided" creator Caroline Williams has signed a two-script deal with Warner Bros. Television, including developing a comedy project with Warner Bros….

Will Fox Affiliate Concerns Derail Deal with Conan O’Brien?

While Conan O’Brien and Fox hammer away at contract negotiations, there’s rumbling from Fox affiliates that could derail an O’Brien show from landing at the network, the Hollywood Reporter says. O’Brien won’t commit to Fox unless it can guarantee the…

Love in the Ruins: Tiger, Mickelson, and The Masters

A few weeks ago, soon after Tiger Woods announced that he was returning to golf by playing The Masters at Augusta National, I wrote a piece invoking a lot of quotes from America’s favorite Southern son, William Faulkner, about what…

Video: Woods Comments on His Nike Ad

Leno’s Ratings Ahead of Letterman; Way Ahead of Conan

In the relatively short time that Jay Leno has returned to take the helm of "The Tonight Show" the ratings of the program have improved substantially, Media Life reports. According to the article, "After a couple of early Letterman victories…

MSNBC President Griffin Attacks Shuster in Email to Fan

MSNBC President Phil Griffin hasn’t publicly said a lot about David Shuster’s suspension from the cable-news network. But Mediaite reports that Griffin sent an email to a fan explaining his decision for suspending Shuster after Shuster taped a CNN pilot and…

As HBO Finishes Casting This Movie Remake Starring Kate Winslet, Have Yourself Some Fun This Weekend and Rent The Original

HBO has announced the casting of the last major role in its 5-hour mini-series remake of a classic Academy Award-winning movie, the Hollywood Reporter reports. Mare Winningham, herself an Oscar nominee and two-time Emmy-winner, has been cast as Ida Corwin…

CBS Programming Exec Leaving to Be Showrunner at ‘Undercover Boss’

A CBS programming executive is leaving to take the role of executive producer of "Undercover Boss," which he helped develop while at the network, the Hollywood Reporter says. The executive is Chris Carlson. He’ll replace Shauna Minoprio who left the show…

Mark Burnett Moving Into Out-of-Home Branded Video Projects

By Andrew HamppAdvertising Age Mark Burnett has pioneered the reality show format for broadcast prime time ("Survivor," "The Apprentice"), cable (Discovery’s "Eco-Challenge," History’s "Expedition") and the web (AOL’s "Gold Rush"), integrating major brands along the way. Now the veteran television…