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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.

Award-Winning Salman Rushdie Novel to Become TV Series

A novel by Salman Rushdie will be adapted into a TV series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Netflix will adapt the British Indian author’s 1981 novel “Midnight’s Children,” about India’s transition from British colonialism to independence. “‘Midnight’s Children’…

Nationwide Cable Outage Hits Millions of Comcast Customers

Comcast Corp., the country’s second-largest pay-TV service, said today it was experiencing a nationwide interruption affecting millions of customers, Bloomberg reports. “The Philadelphia-based company disclosed the problem Friday on Twitter. In a series of posts responding to customers, Comcast said…

Netflix Accused of Streaming Child Pornography

“Netflix has come under fire for a movie streaming on its site that some viewers say contains a scene that is child pornography,” The New York Post reports. “The opening scene of the Argentinian film ‘Desire’ depicts two young girls…

Why the ‘Indiana Jones’ Sequel Will Miss Its Release Date

The fifth movie in the “Indiana Jones” series won’t be coming out on its original release date, and will be pushed back by months, if not a year, Variety reports. The movie was supposed to be released on July 10,…

Former NFL Pro Bowler Denied Bail, Faces Possibility of Multiple Life Prison Terms — Judge Offers a Weird Reason for His Decision

A former NFL player who was a Pro Bowl selection during his nine-year career must remain in jail following an unusual ruling Thursday in which the judge referenced the “Mission: Impossible” movies in justifying his decision. NBC Sports reports that…

The Beatles’ Animated Classic ‘Yellow Submarine’ to Be Rereleased to Theaters — But Some Fans May Not Appreciate the New Enhancements

The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” will be back in theaters next month in a new version that may not sit well with some Beatles fans. Deadline reports that the release by Abramorama comes as the 1968 animated classic marks its 50th…

Disney Has Developed Autonomous Robot Stunt Doubles — See Them in Action

Robot acrobats that can flip through the air and “stick a landing every time” have been developed by Disney, which released a video demonstrating the technology. Here’s the clip, posted by TechCrunch …

‘L.A. Confidential’ TV Adaptation, Developed for CBS, Hits a Dead End

“There will be no eleventh-hour rescue for one of pilot season’s most promising dramas,” according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed, which reports that efforts to find a new home for the “L.A. Confidential” adaptation have failed. The project was…

Jordan Peele Sci-Fi Anthology Gets Series Order

A science-fiction anthology from Jordan Peele, the Oscar-winning writer-director of “Get Out,” and former “Key & Peele” writer Charlie Sanders has received a series order from YouTube Premium, Variety reports. The six-episode comedic series is set to roll out in…

New Broadcast Network Off to a Strong Start

A new over-the-air U.S. broadcast network appears to have raised the bar in terms of “speed to market.” The people behind Quest announced Thursday that the new channel “has quietly surpassed the 50% deployment mark in just two months —…