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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.

Reality TV Personality Arrested — Again

A reality television personality who has had a series of run-ins with the law was arrested again, with police saying Atasha Jefferson, who appears on “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta,” refused orders from officers and hit a valet on the…

Jason Bateman Signs Multiyear Deal With Streamer

Jason Bateman entered into a multiyear overall deal to create film and television content for Netflix through his production banner Aggregate. Bateman has had a long relationship with Netflix, where he currently is a director, executive producer and star of…

Instagram Model Attacked by Shark, Dragged Underwater

A 19-year-old woman who is an aspiring model and runs a popular Instagram page was bitten by a shark and dragged underwater while posing for photos in the Bahamas. Katarina Zarutskie was able to fight off the shark after spending…

Wow: How Kylie Jenner, 20, Built a $900 Million Fortune in Less Than Three Years

Kylie Jenner, described by Forbes as “the youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner industrial complex,” is worth, conservatively, $900 million, the magazine reports in a cover story on Jenner and women billionaires for its Aug. 31 issue. The 20-year-old, who gave…

Investigation Discovery Sets Summer Lineup Featuring Four New Shows

Investigation Discovery took the wraps off a summer lineup that kicks off with the new series “Dark Waters: Murder in the Deep” on Tuesday, July 31. Other new programs on the cable channel are “Someone You Thought You Knew,” launching…

Sale of Weinstein Co. Wins Court OK

The sale of The Weinstein Co., which was forced into bankruptcy by the sexual misconduct scandal surrounding movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, received approval today from a Delaware judge, the AP reports. “The revised plan calls for Dallas-based private equity firm…

Investigation Discovery Sets Sinister Summer Lineup With Four All-New Series and Five Returning Favorites

Press release from Investigation Discovery, July 11, 2018: Investigation Discovery (ID), America’s leading mystery and suspense network, announced today the premiere of four all-new series and the return of five fan-favorites to heat up the summer true-crime obsession. The number…

Exec Who Oversaw the Development of ‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘Masters of Sex’ and ‘Justified’ Returns to Sony in Multi-Year First Look Deal

A “former Sony Pictures Television head of drama…is returning to the studio as a producer” with “a multi-year first-look deal with SPT to develop scripted series for broadcast, cable, and streaming services, as well as international co-productions…,” reports Nellie Andreeva…

RuPaul Will Tape Syndie Talk Show Pilot

“The Emmy-winning host of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is bringing his personality to the daytime space, filming a talk show pilot for Telepictures,” writes Debra Birnbaum in a scoop for Variety. The story continues, “The show, which is targeted for a…

New Newsmagazine Gets Green Light

A new entry in the TV newsmagazine genre is in the works, with news Tuesday that Showtime has greenlighted a pilot for “Now What with Amanda de Cadenet.” The half-hour weekly format is created and hosted by de Cadenet (“The…