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.

TiVo Teams with Major Advertiser To Show Commercials When Viewers Fast Forward Through Content

In a pioneering deal, TiVo has partnered with a major advertiser to show messages from the advertiser even when viewers fast forward, rewind, pause, or delete certain content, Advertising Age reports. When viewers perform these functions with NFL games, message…

ABC Expands ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to Original Web Series

A new web series based on "Grey’s Anatomy" has started online, reports B&C. The web series, titled "Seattle Grace: On Call," is available online after "Grey’s" airs on Wednesday nights. There will be six webisodes, mostly set in Joe’s Emerald City Bar,…

Report From the Emergency Room: ‘Trauma’ Might Survive After All

NBC’s "Trauma," which has been reported D.O.A., might just survive after all, according to Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood. According to the report, "NBC has told the show this week the network not only will produce all 13 episodes from its…

Garth Ancier Leaving Helm of BBC America

Garth Ancier is stepping down as the president of BBC America. UPDATE: This news was first reported this morning by Bill Carter of the New York Times on its Media Decoder blog. According to Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood, here’s the…

Smart and Sassy: The Brillance of (and Why We Love) Jon Stewart

The last thing you think you want to see is another video about Lou Dobbs leaving CNN. But trust us, you DO want to see this. It’s Jon Stewart’s interview with Dobbs and it’s why we love Stewart: It’s hysterically funny…

Ka-Ching: Fox Business News Get Additional 3 Million Subs in New York Market

Cablevision subscribers in the New York metropolitan market are soon going to be seeing the Fox Business Network on their system, reports B&C. Commencing November 19, Cablevision’s 3 million households in New Jersey, Connecticut and parts of New York will…

Aaron Sorkin, the Creator of ‘West Wing’ and ‘Sports Night’ is Planning Another TV Series

Five-time Emmy-winner Aaron Sorkin, who created "West Wing," ‘Sports Night’ and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," is planning another TV series, according to TVGuideMagazine.com. According to the report, Sorkin said, "It’s going to be what turns out to be…

The Fan Choice Who’s the Newest ‘Simpsons’ Character

Orange, Connecticut’s Peggy Black, 52, was the big winner in "The Simpsons" create-your-own-character contest, and Latin lover Ricardo Bomba is her creation, reports the Associate Press. Black’s character was chosen from over 25,000 entries. La Bomba, as the character will affectionately be…

Spot Runner Intros New Online Buying and Selling Platform (It’s NOT Auction-based)

Spot Runner has announed a new online platform for buyers and sellers of commercial time on TV. It’s called the Malibu Media Platform and is not auction-based. Spot Runner said in the annoucement that: "The platform is based on the…

Press Release: Spot Runner Launches Malibu Media Platform

NOTE: THIS IS A COPY OF A PRESS RELEASE PUT OUT BY SPOT RUNNER Web-Based Platform Streamlines and Enhances Process of Selling and Buying TV AdvertisingLOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Spot Runner today announced the launch of the Malibu…