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.

New Series: ‘Cops’ Meets ‘Animal House’

A new series is coming to cable TV that could be described as "Cops" meets "Animal House." The series is "Cops PD" and it debuts Dec. 9 at 11PM ET/PT on the G4 cable network. The series is filmed in five…

Hulu’s Latest Addition: Music Videos With Grammy Record of the Year Winner

Hulu, the well-know site for TV and other programming is getting into the music video arena, the New York Times’ Bits blog reports. The site has made a deal with EMI and Norah Jones, who won the Record of the Year…

TV Sales Strategy/Marketing Guru Hired by Clear Channel

A veteran TV sales stragegy and maketing executive has been hired by Clear Channel Outdoor, the company has announced. Debbie Reichig has been named Clear Channel Outdoor’s Senior Vice President, Business Development and Marketing. Previously Reichig had a long stint…

Tuesday Tough Night in Sweeps Ratings This Week

Tuesday night seemed a difficult night for all the networks this week, MediaDailyNews reports. Even the best-rated shows for the night were off. According to the report: "The bigger-rated shows on Tuesday all took it on the chin. CBS’ two…

Huge Dispute With Millions of Dollars Hanging in the Balance: Media Agencies Furious at Changes TV Stations and Nielsen Want to Make in Local TV Measurement

The American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As) has sent a blistering letter to Nielsen Media Research decrying a planned change in the way Nielsen will measure local TV measurement, Advertising Age reports. The dispute revolves around whether digital video recorder…

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DirecTV’s Malone on Potential Comcast-NBCU Deal: Regulators Will Need to Put a Check on Comcast’s Market Power

John Malone, the chairman of DirecTV owner Liberty Media, says the government will need to monitor how a combined Comcast NBCU would wield its market power, according to the Wall Street Journal. (NOTE: The Journal’s content is behind a paid firewall.)…

Media Agencies to Nielsen: Do Not Not Make Your Scheduled Change in Local TV Meseasurement

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age The American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s) has written a blistering letter to Nielsen, the media measurement firm, over a decision to change the metric upon which ad deals for local TV ads are transacted. Since…

3D TV a Pillar of Sony’s Plan for Profitablity

Sony Corp. sees 3D TV sets, 3D Blu-ray players, and Playstations that are 3D capable as a major part of its strategy to climb back to profitability, theAssociated Press reports. For its current fiscal year, which ends in March, Sony is…

Attention TV Stations and Cable Operators: Another Reminder That the Future, With its Changing Business Models, is Closer Than You Think

Technology marches on, reminding us once again that we need to adopt our business models along with these changes. Netflix, which has 17,000 titles on demand, has now gone live on Sony Bravia TVs and Blu-Ray players, Multichannel News reports….