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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.

Thai Police Allow FBI Assistance in Carradine Case

The FBI can assist in the investigation of the death of former TV star David Carradine, but only as observers, according to the Associated Press. —Elizabeth Jensen

Kid Chef, 14 Years Old, Signs TV Deal

Greg Grossman the 14-year-old wunderkind of the kitchen, has signed a production deal to develop and star in his own reality TV show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. —Chuck Ross

TBS in Discussions to Order New Episodes of ‘My Name is Earl’

Cable’s TBS is in early talks with Twentieth Century Fox TV about a 13-episode pickup of original episodes of NBC’s cancelled sitcom “My Name is Earl,” according to Variety. The cable channel already carries syndicated reruns of “Earl,” which was…

Ad Buyers Not Bullish on Leno Primetime Prospects

NBC’s dramatic move of Jay Leno into a Monday-Friday primetime slot may save the network a lot of money, but don’t expect the show do to big ratings, ad buyers have told Advertising Age. "He will guarantee NBC a third-place…

Bret Michaels of Poison Suffers Broken Nose at Tony Award Broadcast

Bret Michaels, the lead singer of the rock group Poison, suffered a broken nose during Sunday’s broadcast of the Tony Awards on CBS, according to the Associated Press. —Chuck Ross

Schleiff Lands at Investigation Discovery

Six weeks after resigning as president and CEO of Crown Media Holdings, owner of the Hallmark Channel, Henry Schleiff has landed at Investigation Discovery, says The Hollywood Reporter. As president and general manager of the Discovery Communications’ channel, Schleiff, who…

Standard & Poors Lowers CBS Debt Rating

Shares of CBS Corp. dipped Monday after Standard & Poor’s lowered its debt rating on the media company, according to Forbes.com. A S&P analyst was particularly bearish about the recovery of the ad market. —Chuck Ross

Why the Sex Game Carradine Might Have Practiced Can be Deadly

A story on the ABC News website explains why the sex game the late actor David Carradine may have been involved in when he died can be deadly. And a fomer family member says that Carradine, who starred in the hit…

Nielsen: Ad Spending on TV Down Significantly in First Quarter

Network TV took in $5.76 billion in ad dollars in the first quarter, down 4.8% compared to the ad dollars network TV received in the first quarter of 2008, according to numbers released today by Nielsen Media Research. Cable TV…

Two U.S. Journalists Working for Cable Net Get Sentenced to 12 Years Hard Labor in North Korea

Two American journalists working for cable network Current TV were sentenced by North Korea to 12 years of hard labor, the New York Times reports. Euna Lee and Laura Ling, sister of Lisa Ling, were convicted of “committing hostilities against…