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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.

Oprah to Feature Entire Show Dedicated to Michael Jackson; Promises ‘Never-Before-Revealed Personal Details’ of Her Famous 1993 Primetime Interview with the King of Pop

Oprah Winfrey will devote her entire program on Wednesday, Sept. 16th, to Michael Jackson. In 1993 Oprah conducted a now-famous primetime inteview with Jackson, who, at the time,  hadn’t sat down for an extensive interview for 14 years. Estimates are…

Connie Chung, Who Co-Anchored the ‘CBS Evening News’ from 1993-1995, Offers Advice to Diane Sawyer

Connie Chung, who as Dan Rather’s partner on the CBS Evening News for two-years in the 1990s–in a pairing that never really worked–offers Diane Sawyer some advice via Newsweek.com. One point Chung mentions in her interview with Newsweek’s veteran media…

Can Sawyer Propel ABC’s ‘World News’ Into First Place?

As ABC News veteran Diane Sawyer prepares to take over "World News" in January the big question is whether she can propel the newscast to No. 1. "I am frustrated in being No. 2," Jon Banner, executive producer of "World…

Nix Gets TV Pix About Two Mixed-up Dix

Fox Broadcasting has ordered 13 episodes of  “Jack and Dan,” an hourlong series from Matt Nix, creator, executive producer and showrunner of USA Network’s hit “Burn Notice,” says The Hollywood Reporter. Nix describes the series as an action comedy cop show pairing two mismatched cops,…

Measurement Service, Which Includes DirecTV as a Customer, Gets Some Consumers to Agree to Be Identified and Their Viewing Habits Tracked

A select number of TV viewers have agreed to let a joint measuring service run by NDS and TNS Media Reseach (RPDI) track them by their name and by their viewing habits, Multichannel News reports. According to the report: "Operators…

MTV Gives Go-Ahead to ‘Teen Mom’

MTV will spin-off “Teen Mom” from its summer “16 and Pregnant” reality series,  Variety reports. The eight episodes will follow how four of the teens featured in the first series have fared in their first year of motherhood. It’s expected…

Checkmate: Dick Berg Dies; He Was the Writer-Producer of Many TV Shows and Father of ICM’s Jeff Berg and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author A. Scott Berg

Dick Berg, who produced such early TV series as “Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater” and the detective series “Checkmate,” passed away in Los Angeles on Tuesday, says The Hollywood Reporter. He was 87. Berg–father of ICM chairman and CEO…

YouTube Talking to Studios About Streaming Full-Length Movies for a Fee

Video site YouTube, which has generally relied on advertising to make money, is in talks with major studios including Lionsgate Entertainment, Sony and Warner Brothers, about offering full-length movies for a rental fee, the New York Times reports, citing sources. A…

Diane Sawyer to Take Over as Anchor of ABC’s Flagship Newscast—Charlie Gibson Is Retiring

Diane Sawyer will become the anchor of ABC’s primary weekday newscast, "World News," starting in January. Current anchor Charlie Gibson has anounced he will retire. In the ratings, Gibson’s broadcast is in second place, after NBC’s nighly newscast anchored by…

Diane Sawyer’s New Job: Anchoring ABC’s ‘World News’ Starting in January; Charlie Gibson Retiring

Diane Sawyer will become the anchor of ABC’s primary weekday newscast, "World News" starting in January. Current anchor Charlie Gibson has anounced he will retire. In the ratings, Gibson’s broadcast is in second place, after NBC’s nighly newscast anchored by…