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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.

YouTube Joins Apple and Facebook, Pulls Content From Polarizing Commentator

The pressure continues to mount among major online distributors against the polarizing talk host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. CNBC reports that YouTube today removed Jones’ page from its site, following up on similar actions earlier in the day by…

Tribune Renews Affiliation Deals With Fox Stations

Tribune Broadcasting, a division of Tribune Media Company, announced today that it has reached a comprehensive agreement with Fox Broadcasting Company to renew the existing Fox affiliations of eight Tribune Media television stations. The stations are KCPQ-TV (Seattle), KDVR-TV (Denver),…

Why CBS’s Jeff Fager Won’t Be Coming Back From Vacation Just Yet

“60 Minutes” executive producer and CBS News mainstay Jeff Fager won’t be returning to his job as scheduled following his vacation, with the AP reporting that the newsman has decided to stay out until the network’s investigation into sexual misconduct…

Now That’s a Drug Trial — Netflix Takes the Wraps Off New Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Series

Sally Field and Justin Theroux join stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill in a new series coming up on Netflix. “Maniac,” created by Patrick Somerville and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, rolls out Sept. 21. Here’s a look …

PBS Unveils Broad Slate of Upcoming Shows

The breadth and depth of PBS’s upcoming programming was vividly demonstrated during its two-day portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour last week at the Beverly Hilton hotel. For a roundup of what’s coming up on franchise programs…

Eva Longoria on the Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against CBS’s Leslie Moonves: It Doesn’t Matter if the Allegations are Decades Old. What Matters Is Whether They Happened

Actress Eva Longoria spoke out about the sexual misconduct allegations against Leslie Moonves, saying she does not know whether they’re true but she wants to find out. Variety reports that Longoria is hoping executives at CBS are committed to an…

Rosie O’Donnell Is Getting Accosted in Public Because People Are Mistaking Her for … Roseanne Barr

One person who has been paying a price for that controversial Valerie Jarrett tweet that was sent out by Roseanne Barr — the tweet that got her ABC sitcom “Roseanne” canceled — is comedian and TV personality Rosie O’Donnell. O’Donnell,…

One of the Top CEOs in the Country Steps Down — She Will Be Replaced by a Man

One of the most prominent women to lead a Fortune 500 company — and one of only a handful of people of color to do so — is stepping down. CNN reports that Indra Nooyi will step down Oct. 3…

‘Facts of Life’ Star Dies

A veteran television actress who was known for her high-profile role on the sitcom “The Facts of Life” has died. CNN reports that Charlotte Rae died Sunday at her home in Los Angeles. Rae, who played housekeeper Edna Garrett both…

Robert Redford Announces He’s Retiring From Acting

With a new movie due in September, Robert Redford, 81, has announced that he’s retiring from acting, Entertainment Weekly reports.  “Never say never, but I pretty well concluded that this would be it for me in terms of acting, and [I’ll] move…