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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.

Showtime’s Blank and Time Warner’s Britt to Co-Chair The Cable Show in 2010 (Guess Which City Will Host the Show–Hard To Believe it Hasn’t Been in this City in 13 Years!)

Showtime Networks Inc. chairman and CEO Matt Blank will co-chair next year’s annual Cable Show with Time Warner Cable chairman, president and CEO Glenn Britt, reports Multichannel News. The show is produced by the National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. Answer to…

ABC Orders 13 Episodes of Suburban Crime Drama

ABC ordered 13 episodes a crime drama set in a gated suburban community where the new cop in town finds that all’s not as peaceful as it seems, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The order of the show, called "The Gates," is contingent upon…

Report: Redstone’s National Amusements Selling $1 Billion in Viacom and CBS Shares

Despite summer denials to the contrary, Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements plans to sell nearly $1 billion worth of shares in Viacom and CBS to pay down debt, the New York Times reports. Some $500 million in debt is due at…

Fox Cuts Back Order for Show Slated to Follow ‘Idol’ on Tuesday Nights

Fox has already cut its order for the midseason show that is currently scheduled to follow the network’s mega-hit  “American Idol” on Tuesday nights, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show, "Past Life," will not shoot six episodes (not including the pilot)….

Sartorial Alert: Brooks Brothers to Carry Don Draper Suits

“Mad Men” mania has extended to the clothier Brooks Brothers, which is selling a limited edition “Mad Men”-inspired suit for the next few weeks, reports the New York Post. The suit, inspired by the clothes worn by the character Don Draper,…

Ving Rhames, Rachel Hunter, Others Sign on to New Cable Dramedy

Four cast members, including Ving Rhames and Rachel Hunter, have signed up for a new cable dramedy, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The new show, Gravity, will be on Starz. The show is about an outpatient program of suicide survivors, the report says.. The…

More Animation Development for Fox, Including Project From Peter Chernin

Fox added two projects to its animation development, including a Jonah Hill ("Superbad") presentation, Variety reports. The project about a precocious 7-year-old socialite who is forced to attend public school is from former News Corp. exec Peter Chernin. The network’s…

‘Cleveland Show’ Will Get Full Second Season

‘The Cleveland Show’ Gets a Second Season Variety  Fox gave a full second season order to the "Family Guy" spinoff, "The Cleveland Show," which will take the show through mid-2011, given the long lead-time for animation, Variety reports.   The…

Time Warner Chief Bewkes on NBCU, AOL and Time Inc.

[This report is based on remarks made by Time Warner Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes at the TVWeek Innovation360 Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in New York City. It is primarily written by Andrew Hampp of Advertising Age, with a…

Jon: Kate is the Proverbial Pot Calling the Kettle Black–He Claims She Actually Has $1 Million in the Bank and Has Withdrawn Hundreds of Thousands Herself

Jon Gosselin has fired back at the accusations by his estranged wife Kate that he has withdrawn $230,000 from a joint bank account, leaving her with only $1,000. Jon claims Kate has withdrawn hundred of thousands of dollars herself, and actually…