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.

‘Desperate Housewives’ Star Teri Hatcher, Disney, Lauching Web Site Targeted to ‘Chicks’

Teri Hatcher, one of the stars of "Desperate Housewives," is partnering with Disney to lauch a Web site targeted to "chicks," The Hollywood Reporter reports. According to the article, "Nicknamed ‘a chick’s guide to life,’ the site is produced by Disney…

Sinclair Signs ABC Affiliation Pact for 9 TV Stations–Concedes That Part of Deal Is a Pass Through To ABC of Some of Sinclair’s Retrans Monies

Sinclair Broadcast Group has signed a new affiliation agreement with ABC Network covering nine television stations, and as part of the deal Sinclair acknowledged that the agreement includes a license fee, based in part on retransmission consent revenue, MediaWeek reports. According…

Woods of ‘FlashFoward’ Cast in NBC Pilot

Christine Woods, the co-star of "FlashForward," has been hired as the co-star of NBC’s comedy pilot "Perfect Couples," the Hollywood Reporter says. The concept focuses on three couples, with the focus on the character played by Woods and her fictional…

DirecTV to Launch ESPN’s 3D Channel

DirecTV has become the fist distributor to announce that it will carry ESPN’s new 3D channel. According to the ESPN announcement, "ESPN 3D will showcase a minimum of 85 live sporting events during its first year, beginning June 11 with…

In Living Color: Fox Picks Up Jamie Foxx Pilot

Fox has picked up a pilot from the multi-talented Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx. Foxx, well known for being on Fox’s popular early 1990s series "In Living Color" before moving on to his own self-titled show, has pitched Fox on…

‘Smallville’ Team Sues Warner Bros. TV

Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, who served as showrunners and executive producers of "Smallville" during its first seven seasons, have sued Warner Bros. TV for breach of contract, The Hollywood Reporter says. Tollin-Robbins Prods., which helped develop the show, is…

CNBC’s Bartiromo Ditches ‘Money Honey’ Trademark for Consumer Products

Maria Bartiromo has allowed the trademarks on her 1990s bull-market nickname "Money Honey" expire for several consumer trademarks, the New York Post reports. While Bartiromo had reportedly initially disliked the name, she filed in 2007 to trademark the term across…