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.

Press Release of GE-NBCU and Comcast Deal

NBCU Businesses Valued at $30 Billion, Comcast to Contribute Businesses Valued at $7.25 BillionComcast To Own 51%, GE 49% Interest in NBCU Jeff Zucker to Lead New York-based Venture PHILADELPHIA & FAIRFIELD, Conn.– December 03, 2009– Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK)…

Tiger Woods Incident: With News Coming at Us at the Speed of the Internet, How Do We Figure Out What’s True and What’s Not?

In a must-read thoughtful piece that appeared in the Miami Herald on Sunday, Dan Le Batard writes that we’ve been bombarded by so many different "facts" about what happened to Tiger Woods the other day that clearly some of it…

Susan Boyle Album Makes Music History in the U.K.; U.S. Album Debut Likely Phenomenal As Well

Susan Boyle, who took the world by strorm earlier this year with her rendition of the song "I Dreamed a Dream" on the U.K. reality TV show "Britain’s Got Talent," has made music history on the U.K. music charts, Reuters…

Bill Bresnan, Cable Pioneer, Dies; Titan with a Heart-of-Gold was a 50-year Veteran of the Cable Industry

William J. Bresnan, 75, one of the true pioneers in the cable industry, has died of complications of cancer. Bresnan, one the best recognized figures in the cable industry, was known as Bill by his legends of friends. He passed…

Cable Pioneer Bill Bresnan Dies; Titan with a Heart-of-Gold was a 50-year Veteran of the Cable Industry

For Many Years It Was Thought That an Oprah ‘Halo Effect’ Delivered a Significant Number of Viewers to ABC’s ‘World News.’ If That’s Still True at All, What Happens When She Ends Her Current Show?

A few years ago—OK, more than a few—Tom Brokaw and his executive producer, Steve Friedman, had me up in their “Nightly News” offices to share with me an extraordinary memo that had been prepared by Larry McGill, NBC’s manager, news and…

Will Oprah’s Departure Send ABC’s ‘World News’ Reeling?

For many years it was thought that a halo effect for "The Oprah WInfrey Show" delivered a significant audience to ABC’s national evening newscast. Was it ever true? What about today? Click here for TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross’…

John Malone: The Local TV Model Does Not Work Anymore, and Here’s Why; He Also Says Maybe the NBC Affiliates Need to Approve the Comcast Deal

John Malone, the chairman of Liberty Media and one of the most astute observers of media in the last 20 years, says the business model that supports local TV is broken and doesn’t work. Malone was interviewed on CNBC today…

News of a TV Legend Ending Show Raises Real Issues About Journalism and Why It’s So Important (No, I’m Not Talking About Oprah)

If you’re at all interested in why journalism matters in a free society—and you should be–I want to recommend a book to you. The book is "Moyers on Democracy" by Bill Moyers. Perhaps the best description I’ve ever heard of Moyers was…

Bill Moyers Retiring From Weekly Television

Bill Moyers, who received the highest award bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2006–it’s Lifetime Achievement Emmy–is retiring from weekly TV, TVWeek Contributor Elizabeth Jensen reports in the New York Times. His weekly show on PBS,…