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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.

Comcast Drops Out of Bidding for 21st Century Fox Assets

Comcast Corp. today handed a big prize to Disney, announcing that Comcast is no longer bidding for the entertainment assets being sold off by 21st Centrury Fox. In a statement, Comcast said: “Comcast does not intend to pursue further the…

Bristol Palin Joins Reality Show

The daughter of former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has signed on to be a regular on MTV’s “Teen Mom OG,” TMZ reports. The report cites production sources saying Bristol Palin will join cast members Amber Portwood,…

Giant Statue of Jeff Goldblum Mystifies Onlookers

A large, bare-chested statue of actor Jeff Goldblum has elicited some puzzled looks, but the appearance of the piece in a park in London has an explanation: The AP reports that the statue, which can be seen near the city’s…

Magic Johnson Reveals the Backstory Behind the Lakers’ Acquisition of LeBron James

Former L.A. Lakers guard Magic Johnson, who has run afoul of the NBA’s free agency rules in his current role as a team executive, revealed how he avoided problems this time around as he successfully pursued superstar LeBron James. Johnson…

Netflix Unveils Revenge Comedy

Billed as a “coming of rage story” about a high school girl who goes from not to hot, Netflix’s new comedy “Insatiable” comes out Aug. 10. Here’s how Netflix describes the show in promotional material released today: “Insatiable is a…

U.S. War Veteran Who Was the Real-Life Inspiration for Robin Wiliams’ ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ Character Dead at 79

The war veteran and disc jockey who was portrayed by Robin Williams in “Good Morning, Vietnam,” Adrian Joseph Cronauer, died Wednesday at age 79, according to media reports. An obituary published online notes that the former U.S. Air Force sergeant…

FX Releases Official Trailer for ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Spinoff

FX is closing in on the premiere of the eagerly anticipated spinoff from its acclaimed biker series “Sons of Anarchy.” The new series, “Mayans M.C.,” premieres Sept. 4, and the official trailer was released today. Check it out …

Comcast Corporation Statement on Twenty-First Century Fox

Press release from Comcast Corp., July 19, 2018: Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) today issued the following statement regarding its pursuit of the assets Twenty-First Century Fox has agreed to sell to The Walt Disney Company: “Comcast does not intend to…

He Was the First Actor to Play the Same Part on Broadway and in Movie Theaters at the Same Time — Tony Winner Dead at 70

The Tony-winning Broadway star who became the first actor to play the same part in movie theaters and on Broadway at the same time has died. The AP reports that Gary Beach, who accomplished the feat in 2005 in “The…

Whoa! World’s Largest Company (by Revenue) Is Thinking About Challenging Netflix

The largest company in the world has its sights set on mounting a challenge to Netflix and Amazon in the streaming space. Ars Technica reports that Walmart — which had revenues of about $486 billion last year, according to Fortune…