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.

Are You a “Tanned and Toned Fist Pumper’? The Folks Casting ‘Jersey Shore’ Season 2 Want You

If you’re a "tanned and toned fist pumper" who loves the shore and has "awesome hair," MTV wants to hear from you. The network has created a Web site seeking people to cast for the second season of "Jersey Shore,"…

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

Mark Burnett is moving into out-of-home branded video, Advertising Age reports. According to the article, "Burnett is teaming with Vimby (Video in My Backyard) for a new venture to develop original content for brands with new-media distribution, including digital out-of-home…

In a First, More Americans Say They’d Give up Their TV Than Say They’d Give Up Their Connection to the Internet

For the first time, more Americans said they’d give up their television sets in favor of keeping their Internet connections, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. A survey by Arbitron Inc. and Edison Media Research found that 49% would opt to drop…

NAB to Feature 3D Technology and Debate

With 3D grabbing movie goers and 3D television sets coming to market, the annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas next week, will focus on 3D-related issues such as broadcast standards and efforts to standardize glasses, the…

The Anti-Establishment Provocateur Who Helped Mold the Sex Pistols and the Punk Movement–and Who Later Became a Fixture On British Reality TV–Dies of Cancer at Age 64

He was " the anti-establishment provocateur behind the Sex Pistols," and much of the Punk movement , according to CNN, and he’s died of cancer at age 64. That could describe only one person: Malcolm McLaren, who managed the Sex Pistols during their…

Diane Lane Set to Star as Pat Loud in HBO’s Take of a Landmark PBS Show

Diane Lane has been cast in HBO’s film "Cinema Verite," a look at the making of the innovative 1973 PBS documentary "An American Family," the Hollywood Reporter says. She’ll play Pat Loud, the mother of the Santa Barbara family that…

Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, Continuing Image Rehabilitation, Fills in as MSNBC Host

Eliot Spitzer, continuing an image rehabilitation after being forced out of his job as New York governor following a prostitution scandal, stepped in as a guest host on "The Dylan Ratigan Show" on MSNBC on Thursday, the New York Daily…

Tribune Brokers Reorganization Plan with Creditors

Tribune Co. has reached an agreement with its top creditors, allowing it to file a reorganization plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court by Tuesday, the Tribune-owned Los Angeles Times reports. The agreement is supported by the unsecured creditors committee, which…

Why the ‘Shocking’ Way America Voted on ‘Idol’ This Week Should Not Have Shocked Anyone

Almost everyone who watched "American Idol" this week was shocked by the contestant who got the least amount of votes–everyone, that is, except our intrepid Open Mic blogger, Chuck Ross, who explains why no one should have been shocked at…

Which of Nicollette Sheridan’s Claims Could Find Success in Court; Eva Logoria’s Reaction to the Suit

There is one particular part of Nicollette Sheridan’s lawsuit against Marc Cherry that could prove to be more likely a winner for her than the rest of her allegations, according to the THR, Esq. blog, which bills itself as "the intersection of…