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.

TV Commercials Featuring Tiger Woods Not Airing

TV ads featuring Tiger Woods have not been appearing on TV since the Woods scandal broke last month, the Kansas City Star reports. The paper says both Bloomberg and the Wall St. Journal have had articles about this. The Kansas…

Five Major Media Companies—Four of Whom Have Major TV Businesses—Join Together to Boost Their Print Divisions With New Web Application

Five major media companies have formed a joint venture to sell print publications through a single online store. Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and TIme Warner–through it’s Time Inc. division–have joined with Conde Nast to form a still-to-be-named online storefront, the Los Angeles…

After 54-Year Run, Soap Opera Canceled

Not a good year for soap operas. Three months ago CBS canceled the pioneering soap opera "The Guiding Light." Today the network has canceled "As The World Turns." The show has been on CBS TV since April 2, 1956. "As…

CANCELLED! ‘As The World Turns’ Will Turn No Longer

CBS has cancelled "As The World Turns." The show has been on CBS TV since April 2, 1956. It comes just three months after CBS canceled another pioneering soap opera, "The Guiding Light." "As The World Turns" will have its…

Woman Rushed to Hospital From Tiger Woods’ Home, Orlando TV Station Reports

In a developing story this morning, WESH-TV in Orlando is reporting that an ambulance took a woman from Tiger Wood’s home to a hospital early this morning and that Elin Nordegren, Wood’s wife, was then later seen leaving the hospital….

How Much Is Fear of the Internet is Driving Comcast Deal?

Is fear of the Internet one of the drivers of the Comcast-NBCU deal? For those who have a vested interest in the way video is currently delivered to consumers, one of the things that keeps them up at night is…

Is Fear Driving Comcast’s NBCU Deal?

Now that the Comcast-NBCU deal has been announced, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross speculates about how much fear of changes in technology–and the implementation of current technology in new ways–is driving Comcast’s quest for content. Click here to read.

Comcast Explains (Sorta) Its Position on Whether Hulu Should Have a Pay Tier

There was some confusion this morning as to what Comcast’s position is about making any part of Hulu a pay service. Recently, one of the Hulu partners, News Corp’s Deputy Chairman, Chase Carey, said that was likely in the cards. Here’s what…

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Responds to Malone’s Comments That the Broadcast Model is Broken

In today’s conference call with the press about Comcast’s announced deal to acquire 51% of NBC Universal, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts was asked by TVWeek about Liberty Media chief [and DirecTV owner] John Malone’s recent comments that the broadcast model…

GE and Comcast Announce Deal: Brian Roberts Says Company Committed to Broadcast, and That Comcast Shareholders Have Nothing to Fear

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, in an interview with CNBC this morning announcing that Comcast will take a 51% stake in NBC Universal, said that the company is commited to broadcast TV. "We’d like to invest in the business and succeed…