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.

New Blow for NBC Olympics Plans

NBC has already said it will lose $250 million on its upcoming Winter Olympics coverage. Now it has to worry that one of the U.S. stars of the games won’t be taking part, the Los Angeles Times reports. Lindsey Vonn,…

New Showrunners for ‘FlashForward’

ABC found its new showrunners for "FlashForward" and there are three of them, our friend Joe Adalian reports at TheWrap.. They are Jessika Borsiczky, Lisa Zwerling and Tim Lea. They replace creator David Goyer, who is stepping aside but staying…

Mark Hollinger, President and CEO, Discovery Networks International

‘We have started to talk to Harpo about the international possibilities of OWN, either as a whole or for programming.’ TVWeek: I am wondering two things. First, what you think about the TV Everywhere concept in general as a content…

Ben Silverman Raids Media Agency Starcom; Steals Major Talent

NBC’s former top programming exec, Ben Silverman, who formed a joint venture with Barry Diller’s IAC called Electus, has hired veteran entertainment-marketing specialist Laura Caraccioli-Davis away from media agency Starcom, Advertisng Age reports. According to the article, "Mr. Silverman formed…

Ben Silverman Raids Media Agency Starcom and Steals Major Talent

By Andrew Hampp(with contributions by Brian Steinberg)Advertising Age In a move bound to raise eyebrows, veteran entertainment-marketing specialist Laura Caraccioli-Davis is leaving her longtime roost at Publicis Groupe’s Starcom USA to take up with Electus, the entertainment joint venture of…

TV Guide Net President, Who Stepped Down Last Week, Gets Another Topp Job

Ryan O’Hara, who stepped down as TV Guide Network president late last week, has announced his newest gig, B&C reports. O’Hara is headed to Topps, the trading card and media company, as its new president and CEO. Topps, which is owned…

MTV Networks and RealNetworks Spinning Off Rhapsody America

Viacom’s MTV Networks and RealNetworks will spin off their digital-music subscription joint venture Rhapsody America, Multichannel News reports. RealNetworks currently has a 51 percent stake and operating control of the venture. It was founded in 2007 and had 700,000 subscribers…

‘Deadliest Catch’ Captain Dies

One of the real-life stars of Discovery Channel’s popular "Deadliest Catch" has died after suffering a stroke on Jan 29th, the Associated Press reports. Phil Harris, 53, was the captain of the fishing boat Cornelia Marie. Sons Josh and Jake…

Video: Leno’s Last Show Gets ‘Punk’d’

Writer-Director Garry Marshall Wants to Make ‘Laverne & Shirley: The Movie’ and You’ll Never Guess Who Want to Play the Leads

Writer-director Garry Marshall ("Valentine’s Day," "Pretty Woman") wants to remake the popular classic sitcom, "Laverne & Shirley," as a feature film, he’s told "Extra." And guess who told "Extra" that they want to play the leads: Jennifer Garner and Jessica…