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.

Lifetime Movie About Amish School Shooting That Killed Five Draws Fire

A Lifetime Movie Network adaptation of "Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy” will air this Sunday, March 28. Oddly, the authors of the book didn’t want the TV or movie rights sold to Lifetime–or anyone else for that matter–and their publisher sold those rights over…

Univision Unveils Huge Plans for Its World Cup Soccer Coverage

Univision Communications’ World Cup soccer is coming to video on demand, Multichannel News reports. According to the article, "The Spanish-language media leader in the U.S. will offer viewers many assists in how they can view 64 matches: linear coverage on…

HBO Looking to Expand Online Relationships

HBO is happy enough with its current "TV Everywhere" online deals, with Verizon FiOS and Comcast, that it is looking to replicate them elsewhere, Multichannel News reports. Eric Kessler, co-president of HBO, told Multichannel News/B&C’s "TV Everywhere & Anywhere" event…

Robert Culp Dies at 79; Was Best Known for Starring Opposite Bill Cosby on the Groundbreaking TV Show ‘I Spy’

Suave, sophisticated Robert Culp, best known for playing suave, sophisticated Kelly Robinson in the groundbreaking TV show ‘I Spy," has died at age 79. He died after a fall on a walk Wednesday morning, according to myriad media reports. "I…

Nintendo Says It Will Release a 3D Version of Its DS–WithOUT Users Needing Glasses!; Sony Exec is Skeptical

Nintento has announced it will come out with a 3D version of its popular DS portable gaming device. Furthermore, the company says the device, set to debut sometime before March, 2011, will not need users to wear glasses to get…

Jennifer Love Hewitt Will Play Self in NBC Pilot

Jennifer Love Hewitt has signed to portray herself in an NBC pilot, according to Michael Ausiello at EW.com. According to the report, "the newly-single Ghost Whisperer star and self-professed romantaholic has been tapped to guest star in the promising NBC…

James Cameron Says Glenn Beck Called Cameron ‘the Antichrist,’ so Filmmaker Challenges Beck to Debate

Words are flying between James Cameron, creator of Hollywood box-office champs "Avatar" and "Titanic’ and Fox News’ Glenn Beck, according to MTV News. According to the article, "Glenn Beck is a f—ing a–hole," [Cameron] said, according to The Associated Press….