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Chuck Ross

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.

Producer of ‘Paranormal Activity’ and Author of ‘Less Than Zero’ and ‘American Psycho’ Teaming For HBO Series

HBO has scored a coup by landing the producer of the hottest movie of the season, the low-budget multi-million dollar grossing "Paranormal Activity" to co-executive produce a new series, Variety reports. The producer, Jason Blum, will team with well-know scribe…

Major Movie Theater/iTunes Promotion For Syndie TV Show

Disney ABC Domestic Television has partnered with 1,300 movie theaters nationwide and iTunes for a major promotion for one of its syndicated TV shows, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Here’s how the promotion works for the upcoming premiere of season two…

Dodger Living Legend, Vin Scully, to Talk to Hollywood Crowd

Vin Scully, who is still at the top of his game as arguably the best sports announcer in the country, will be making a rare appearance in front of Hollywood TV and radio executives in November. Scully, who will be…

Bullet Hits Home of CNN’s Lou Dobbs

A bullet hit the New Jersey home of CNN’s Lou Dobbs, whose wife and driver, according to police, were outside when they heard the gunshot, theAssociated Press reports. The incident happened Oct. 5. Dobbs mentioned it earlier this week on…

Seth MacFarlane Show Gets Order for Next Season

Seth MacFarlane is having a good run. On the heels of both "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show" being renewed for next season, he can add a third show to that list, reports The Hollywood Reporter. MacFarlane’s animated “American Dad"…

NBC Cancels Series

The new series that’s reportedly the most expensive on NBC’s lineup–despite being from sibling Universal Media Studios, has been canceled, Variety reports The show is hte medical drama "Trauma," and shooting for the series will end after its initial 13-episode…

VH1 Getting into the Parenting Business

VHI has ordered a reality series that will teach men how to be good fathers, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The series from 3Ball Prods. ("The Biggest Loser") is tentatively titled “Dad Camp” and will focus on teaching first-time fathers how…

NAB President Pleads for ‘Modest’ Media Ownership Reform in Meeting with FCC

In his second day on the job, the new National Association of Broadcasters president, Gordon Smith, met with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to plead for "modest" media ownership reform, B&C reports. He said it would help preserve "quality journalism." –Elizabeth…

BBC Employees Facing Massive Cuts

The BBC is entering another round of major layoffs, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The U.K. broadcaster will cut 18% of its more than 640 senior and exec director posts over the next three-and-a-half years. According to the story, salaries will…

Letterman Bombshell: Former Staffer Writes of Quitting Show Because of ‘Hostile Work Environment’

Tthe second female writer ever hired at NBC’s “Late Night with David Letterman” writes on Vanityfair.com about what she calls the “hostile work environment” for women there, in the early 1990s. The writer, Nell Scovell, writes that the host didn’t…