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.

The Following Takes Place Between the Third Man and the Fourth Protocol: A Tribute to ’24,’ TV’s Best Thriller Ever

With word in Variety this morning that, as expected, “24” will most likely end its run on Fox at the end of this season, I wanted to say a few words about this extraordinary, landmark TV show. It took a…

Here It Is: Cisco’s Announcement Tuesday, March 9, 2010, That It Says ‘Will Forever Change the Internet’

Finally. Yesterday, March 8, 2010, Cisco had the audacity to say that today it was making an announcement that "will forever change the Internet." Cisco has now made its announcement. Cisco has announced— ….but first, a word from our sponsor….

Google and Dish Network Test Set-Top Boxes

Search engine giant Google "appears to be testing at least search functionality on a set-top box designed by DISH Network," according to PC Magazine. PC Magazine references a Wall St. Journal article, which first reported the story March 8. [Note:…

Oscar-Winner From Sunday Night To Be Basis of TV Series

The star of one of the films that won on Acadeny Award this past Sunday is bringing his message to TV. The star is Ric O’Barry, who starred in "The Cove," which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. The…

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly That Was This Year’s Oscarcast

From Oprah’s sublime praise of Best Actress nominee Gabourey Sidibe, to the dignity of Mo’Nique’s acceptance speech as Best Supporting Actress to the poor judgment of some of the jokes by Messrs. Baldwin and Martin to the outrageous ommission of…

Top News Corp. Exec Says Affiliates Will Have to Pay Up for Fox Programming

News Corp COO Chase Carey says Fox affiliates are going to have to pay up to continue having access to the likes of “American Idol” and the World Series, saying that Fox is “not just another channel,” reports The Hollywood…

Sony, Panasonic Set Retail Plans to Sell 3D TV Sets

Sony Corp. said its 3D TV sets will go on the market beginning in June, with four models priced from $3,200 to $6,400, the Associated Press reports. Panasonic begins selling its latest 3D TV sets tomorrow, Wed., March 10, and,…

The Biggest Challenges and Opportunities in Online Advertising (Answers in Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute Video)

Great Trivia (But Not Trivial) Question–Impress Your Friends, Colleagues: On Sunday Night, With its Oscarcast, ABC Ranked No. 1 in Primetime Among Women 18-to-34. What Broadcast Network Ranked No. 2 in That Demo?

What’s so wonderful about this question is that’s it’s so telling about both the TV audience on such a popular night of TV viewing, and about where the country is heading, population-wise, as well. The answer is NOT CBS, NBC, Fox nor…

Worldwide Debut This Thursday of New Lady Gaga Video (with Beyonce) Will Be Neither Online Nor On MTV, But It Will Be On This Cable Network Instead

In days of yore, consumers shouted "I Want my MTV" because it was there that any music video worth seeing had its debut. But come this Thursday, March 11, the eagerly awaited world premiere of Lady Gaga’s new video for…