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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.

CBS Entertainment President Defends Company Culture Amid Allegations Against CBS CEO Leslie Moonves and Others — and a Dissenting Opinion

Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment, said over the weekend that “No issues of gender bias or sexual harassment plague CBS’s corporate culture,” reports The Washington Post.  Kahl is quoted in the report saying of allegations in The New Yorker about CBS CEO…

HBO Sports’ ’24/7 Canelo/GGG 2,’ a Behind-the-Scenes Look Leading Up to the Blockbuster Pay-Per-View Mega-Fight in Las Vegas, Debuts Tuesday, Aug. 28, on HBO

Press release from HBO, Aug. 6, 2018: HBO Sports’ groundbreaking “24/7” reality franchise, which has captured 18 Sports Emmy Awards, will return for its 24th boxing installment with 24/7 CANELO/GGG 2, it was announced today by Rick Bernstein, executive producer,…

Wow! Patrick Stewart to Return as Jean-Luc Picard in New ‘Star Trek’ Series

“It’s really truly happening: Patrick Stewart has been cast in a new ‘Star Trek’ series,” writes James Hibberd on the website of Entertainment Weekly.   The story continues, “Stewart will reprise his iconic character, Jean-Luc Picard, for a CBS All Access series that ‘will tell…

Reality TV Personality Found Dead in Ditch With Gunshot Wound

The circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was found dead with a gunshot wound are being investigated after police found the body of L.B. Bonner. TMZ reports that Bonner, who appeared on the TLC series “My 600-lb. Life,”…

Obamas Partner Up With Veteran Entertainment Exec

Barack and Michelle Obama have brought a veteran entertainment executive into the fold as they set up their production company at Netflix. “Priya Swaminathan, a seasoned entertainment executive with a background in documentaries and social activism, has been hired to…

‘Bachelor’ Contestant Accuses ‘Bachelorette’ Contestant of Sexual Harassment

ABC’s “Bachelor” franchise has been hit with allegations of sexual harassment, with a current “Bachelorette” contestant being accused of misbehavior by a former “Bachelor” contestant. The New York Post reports that former “Bachelor” contestant Bekah Martinez, 23, put the word…

FX Picks Up Two New Limited Series

FX has been making a name for itself lately with limited series, raking in Emmys with series such as “American Horror Story,” “Fargo,” “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson” and “Feud: Bette and Joan.” And the cable net…

Did CBS Choose the Wrong Firms to Investigate Moonves?

Almost as soon as CBS announced who would be conducting the investigation into allegations against CBS Corp. Chairman Leslie Moonves and what has been depicted as a hostile corporate environment for women working at the company, at least one red…

Fox Executives Lay Out Plans For the ‘New Fox’ Broadcasting, Post-Disney Deal

Dana Walden and Gary Newman, the chairmen and CEOs of Fox TV Group, outlined their vision for the “New Fox” during an appearance Thursday at the Television Critics Assoication summer press tour in Beverly Hills, with the presentation coming as…

Mark Hamill Tries to Cash In on His ‘Star Wars’ Fame

Mark Hamill, who has been known for his role as Luke Skywalker ever since the first “Star Wars” movie came out in 1977, made a surprise cameo on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after hearing that Harrison Ford’s “Empire Strikes Back” jacket…