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.

Indoor Rabbit Ear Antennas Making a Comeback in Era of Digital TV; Viewers Like Increased Channels, Clear Pics and That it’s Free TV

Rabbit ear antennas, once a staple for millions of Americans watching free, over-the-TV, are making a comeback, the L.A. Times reports. According to the report, "In these penny-pinching times, watching TV over the airwaves is becoming an increasingly attractive option…

ABC, CBS and NBC Look to Remake Three Classic TV Series

The networks may not have sufficiently learned the lesson from the failure of CBS’s “The Fugitive” remake in 2000 or many of the other attempts at reviving old series: The broadcast network development lineup is laden with familiar concepts, the…

Legendary Sportscaster Who Pioneered Airing of Sports Highlights Clips on TV Dies

One of the pioneering broadcasters to use sports highlights clips on TV has died, the New York Times reports. Washington D.C. television sports reporter George Michael died on Thursday, Dec. 24, at age 70 of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Michael’s Sunday night “The George…

Lawmakers Join Attack Against MTV over ‘Jersey Shore’

The New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus joined those pressuring MTV to cancel "Jersey Shore," the Associated Press reports. The caucus, in a letter sent last week to the head of MTV parent Viacom, said the show is “wildly offensive”…

Gosselin’s NYC Apartment Ransacked Over Holiday

Newly divorced reality star Jon Gosselin went to visit his eight children over the Christmas holiday and while he was gone his New York City apartment was ransacked, the Associated Press reports. In the break-in, his furniture was slashed, his…

Excitement Builds For Apple Tablet (the iSlate?), Which Will Likely be Able to Play TV Shows

An analyst covering Apple says it’s 50/50 that an Apple tablet device will be unveiled in January, AppleInsider reports. The analyst, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, said in a note to investors, "We believe Apple’s tablet would compete well in the…

Charlie Sheen Allegedly Threatens Wife with Knife; Couple to Get Counselling

"Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen was arrested for domestic violence on Christmas morning, according to various media reports. He was also charged with having a deadly weapon, which TMZ.com has reported was a knife, with which he…

Broadcaster Percy Sutton Dead at 89; Was Malcolm X’s Lawyer, First Black Owner of Radio in NYC and Had Cable TV Interests as Well

Percy Sutton, a politician who was Malcolm X’s lawyer and later became the first black owner of a radio station in New York City, died over the weekend, at age 89, the New York Times reports. While Manhattan Borough President…

As Year Ends, So Does DirecTV Deals With a Number of Programmers–New Agreements Being Negotiated

A number of well-known programmers have deals that expire with DirecTV on Dec. 31, Multichannel News reports. They include: Rainbow Media’s national services AMC, We TV, IFC and Fuse, as well as the regional sports networks MSG and MSG Plus, the…

OMG, Forget TV: Movies Have Biggest Weekend in Box Office History

With three movies grossing over $50 million for the first time in history, this past three-day weekend–Dec. 25-27–brought in a record $278 million in U.S. and Canadian box office receipts, the L.A. Times reports. Never before had three movies made…