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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.

‘Indiana Jones’ Movie Pushed Back Yet Again

Delays continue to plague the fifth movie in the “Indiana Jones” series, with news today that the movie is now delayed until at least 2021. We reported last month that the movie would be pushed back by months, if not…

Shark Week Marks Its 30th Anniversary — We Have the Full Schedule

Discovery released details today about its upcoming Shark Week, which will be the 30th anniversary of the summer programming event. The event will run from Sunday, July 22, to Sunday, July 29. This year’s Shark Week will feature a lineup…

All 12 Boys and Their Soccer Coach Have Been Rescued From Thai Cave

In a story that captured the attention of media worldwide, ABC News reports: “The final four boys and their soccer coach were successfully removed from a flooded cave in Thailand on Tuesday, capping a herculean international rescue effort that appeared…

Discovery Chronicles the Harrowing Story and Extraordinary Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team That Is Captivating the World in ‘Operation Thai Cave Rescue’

Press release from Discovery, July 9, 2018: From the moment the heartbreaking news broke that 12 young Thai soccer players and their 25-year-old coach were stuck in a cave complex near the Myanmar border, the world has been glued to…

AT&T and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Announce Launch of VOD Channel Spotlighting Female Creators and Their Stories

Press release from AT&T, July 10, 2018: AT&T and Hello Sunshine is debuting 2 new female-driven series on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW and U-Verse with the launch of the Hello Sunshine Video On Demand (VOD) channel. Hello Sunshine produces engaging and…

Raise Your Fins for Shark Week’s 30th Anniversary Filled With Jawsome Shark Programming Airing Sunday, July 22, to Sunday, July 29, on Discovery

Press release from Discovery, July 10, 2018: SHARK WEEK, television’s longest-running event takes a bite out of summer for its 30th anniversary, premiering Sunday July 22 at 7:00PM ET/PT and continuing through Sunday, July 29. After three decades and hundreds…

CBS Names New White House Correspondent

CBS News has named a new White House correspondent, announcing Monday that the post goes to Weijia Jiang. Christopher Isham, CBS News Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief, announced the appointment. Jiang will be reporting daily from the White House…

Battle Heats Up Behind the Scenes of the Miss America Pageant Under New Chairwoman Gretchen Carlson

“The battle lines have grown deeper behind the scenes at the Miss America Organization,” The New York Post’s Page Six reports, noting that a controversy erupted over the weekend surrounding the exits of four board members who are leaving after…

CBS Unveils Prime-Time Schedule for Fall

CBS today took the wraps off its lineup of prime-time premiere dates for the 2018-2019 fall season, with the return of “The Big Bang Theory” and “Young Sheldon” to kick things off on Monday, Sept. 24. The new drama series…

Ron Howard TV Project Gets Pilot Order

Oscar winner Ron Howard will produce and direct the pilot for the new TV project “68 Whiskey” (working title), a dark comedy about a team of Army medics deployed to a forward operating base in Afghanistan. Paramount Network announced plans…