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.

Station Group Suit Against Nielsen Allowed to Proceed

A lawsuit that was filed by a TV station group almost a year ago has survived an attempt by Nielsen Media Research to have it dismissed, B&C reports. Sunbeam Television’s lawsuit against Nielsen was filed in April 2009 and alleges that…

NBC Thursday Night Comedies Renewed

NBC has renewed its Thursday comedies — "The Office," "Community" and "30 Rock" —reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network previously picked up "Parks and Recreation." According to the report, "First-year comedy ‘Community’ is averaging a 2.7 rating in adults 18-49 once…

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Turner Spins Off truTV Upfront Presentation

truTV–which used to be Court TV–will get its own, separate upfront ad presentation this year, Multichannel News reports. The truTV upfront presentation in Manhattan will be held on Tuesday, April 27th. The time and place have yet to be set–though…

It’s the Eleventh Hour, You’re Going to An Oscar Party, You’re Going to Have to Enter an Oscar Poll, and You Don’t Want to Embarrass Yourself. Here’s Our Oscar Picks–Including The Really Tough Ones, Like Short Films

Our guesses are probably as good as yours. Though we DID once win a contest the Village Voice had for picking Oscar winners. The best thing about our choices is that they give you a great out…If you use our choices…

Potential Tiger Woods Sponsor–a Legal Bookmaker–Declines TVWeek Offer To Make a Bet if Woods Will Eventually Take the Gig

Earlier today (Friday, March 5. 2009), TVWeek ran an item that Tiger Woods had turned down an offer of $75 million to enter a sponsorship agreement with Paddy Power, a legitimate bookmaker in Ireland. (The company is public and has…

It’s the Eleventh Hour, You’re Going to An Oscar Party, You’re Going to Have to Enter an Oscar Poll, and You Don’t Want to Embarrass Yourself. Here’s Our Oscar Picks–Including The Really Tough Ones, Like Short Documentary

Tiger Woods Rejects $75 Million Sponsorship Offer; Company Says It’s Not a Publicity Stunt and Will Raise Offer

TIger Woods has rejected an offer of $75 million to enter into a sponsorship deal with a publicly-traded company that has a market value of $1.6 billion. The company is Paddy Power, which is the largest legal bookmaker in Ireland, according to a…

Hooray for Hollywood: Emmy Broadcast to Do Something It Hasn’t Done in Over 30 Years

When the Emmys are broadcast on NBC on Aug. 29, it will mark the return of something the Emmys haven’t done in 34 years, TheWrap reports. Following in the footsteps of this year’s Golden Globe awards show–and every year’s Oscar…

Book ’em: ‘Hawaii Five-O’ Remake Finds Actor Who Caan Play Danno

The original "Hawaii Five-o" series included some of the memorable characters in TV history, including, among others,: Steve McGarrett, played by Jack Lord; Chin Ho Kelly, played by Kam Fong; and Danny "Danno" WIlliams, played by James MacArthur. In the remake…