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.

Report: A Comcast Competitor Will Tell Congress that Comcast Takeover of NBCU Threatens Both Consumers and Competition, and Any Possible Remedies Would be Meaningless

In a copy of proposed testimony that Reuters says it has acquired, a Comcast competitor will tell a Congressional panel on Thursday that a Comcast-led joint venture of NBC Universal will threaten both consumers and competition. Says the Reuters article, " ‘This is…

March Madness Basketball Could End Up on Turner in Addition to CBS

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is thinking of expanding the annual March Madness NCAA basketball playoffs from 65 teams to 96 teams, and if they do that Turner Sports would likely make a joint bid with the incumbent TV rights…

Look for Huge Audience for Oscar Telecast: Thank You, James Cameron

This could be big. The last time a James Cameron movie was nominated for Best Picture–"Titanic," which won the award–ABC’s Oscarcast was was watched by more people than ever: 57.25 million. Comparatively, last year’s Academy Award broadcast drew 36.94 million viewers….

It’s the Case Against—and For—Jeff Zucker

In his latest provocative essay, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross writes about the debate over Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal’s beleagured president and CEO. Click here to read his thoughtful piece. –Tom Gilbert

The Case Against—and For—Jeff Zucker

NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker was a guest on PBS’ “Charlie Rose” show a few weeks ago (Jan. 18th). Charlie Rose, who has known Zucker for years and has had him on his show periodically since at least 2001,…

Survey: HDTVs Continue to Be Hot With Consumers; Interest in 3D TV Almost Nil Despite Hype at CES

A new study from the Opinion Research Corp. shows the consumers like HDTVs, but their interest in purchasing sets that are 3D capable is practically non-existent, reports Digital Trends. According to the report, the study said that "nearly two-thirds of…

Leno on Oprah’s Show: Of 80,000 Respondents on Oprah.com Poll, 96% Were Against Jay. Oprah: You Could Have Walked Away. Leno: That Would Have Been an Ego Decision, Telling My Staff ‘Good Luck Finding Jobs.’ Oprah: Really?

Here’s a partial transcript from the end of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" yesterday when she had Jay Leno as her sole guest. In this portion of the interview, Oprah brings up the question of why Leno just didn’t walk way…

Video: Jimmy Kimmel Gives His Side of the Story After Leno Tells Oprah that Kimmel ‘Sucker-Punched’ Jay When Kimmel Appeared on Jay’s Show and Joked About the Latenight War Between Jay and Conan

What Surprised Oprah About the Leno Interview

After the Jay Leno interview on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that aired yesterday, Jan. 28, Oprah conducted a Q&A with an audience that aired exclusively on her website that lasted about 40 minutes. It was during that show that Oprah…

Another Network Wants to Get Into Late Night

Another network is getting into the late night talk show business but Conan O’Brien shouldn’t count on finding a home there, the Associated Press reports. The Spike network is developing a new show with Thom Beers (Spike’s"1000 Ways to Die,"…