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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.

Report: Advertising on OTT Services Projected to Surge 40% This Year

Advertising in over-the-top video is experiencing a steep growth spurt, with Vincent Letang of Magna projecting it will hit $2 billion in the U.S this year, MediaPost reports. “While it’s a long way from the $63 billion he projects for…

Scientists Gave Ecstasy to Octopuses and What Happened Was Profound: It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Week

A group of scientists wanted to find out whether octopuses would respond in a similar way to humans when given the drug MDMA, versions of which are known as molly or ecstasy. Gizmodo reports that the researchers were surprised by…

‘America’s Got Talent’ Finalist Arrested

One of the finalists on this season’s “America’s Got Talent” was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge. TMZ reports that Michael Ketterer, who came in fifth on the NBC competition series, was arrested Thursday afternoon in Hollywood by the…

China Cracks Down on Foreign Entertainment

The world’s largest country is escalating its crackdown on the content sector. China is adopting new regulations that include a ban on foreign TV shows in prime time, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “According to a new set of draft…

‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds Featured Player, New Writers

NBC’s long-running sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live,” which kicks off its 44th season on Sept. 29, announced a number of additions to the lineup today. The show added Ego Nwodim as a featured player. Nwodim has been a regular…

Town Once Described as a ‘Crown Jewel’ Has Become a Nightmare — and a TV Series Is to Blame

Fans of a popular TV series have ruined what was once a nice town, say longtime residents of Dubrovnik, Croatia, where “Game of Thrones” is filmed. “Crowds of tourists clog the entrances to the ancient walled city, a UNESCO World…

It’s the No. 1 Series on Cable on Certain Nights and It Just Received an Order for a Whopping 450 More Hours

The No. 1 series on cable two nights a week has only been around for a couple of seasons, but it has become something of a sensation. Now A&E has placed a massive order for 450 more hours of the…

NBC Commits to High-Profile Comedy

One of the mainstays of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” is ready for prime time and has a commitment from NBC to move forward with a show. Deadline reports that the network is anteing up for a comedy starring Kenan Thompson,…

It’s Time for This Year’s Outrage Over Certain Halloween Costumes — Here’s One Controversy With a TV Connection

A Halloween costume based on a TV series has triggered intense debate online as the annual rising tide of outrage over not-fully-thought-out getups gets off to an early start. The sexy costume, which you can see below, is based on…

Melissa Joan Hart and Sean Astin to Star in New Sitcom

Melissa Joan Hart and Sean Astin have a new family sitcom that just received a series order from Netflix. News of the pickup for “No Good Nick” was posted on Twitter — you can see the post below. Hart and…