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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 Seeks to Pry Fox Assets From Disney’s Grip — Here’s How It Could Happen

In the battle to shape the future of the media business, Comcast is reportedly looking at rounding up well-funded partners as it continues to try to pry 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets from the grips of corporate rival Disney. “Comcast…

WWE Secures Multi-Year Media Rights Deals With USA Network and Fox Sports

Press release from WWE, June 26, 2018: WWE today announced that it has completed landmark agreements with USA Network and Fox Sports, effective October 1, 2019, for the U.S. distribution of WWE’s flagship programs Raw and SmackDown. As part of…

FOX Renews ‘Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back’ for a Second Season

Press release from Fox, June 27, 2018: FOX has renewed GORDON RAMSAY’S 24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK, the No. 1 new series of the summer, for a second season. “Gordon gives 100% in everything he does, and he took…

Tommy Lee Goes After Howard Stern

Rocker Tommy Lee tore into Howard Stern over comments Stern made in which the radio host linked Heather Locklear’s recent problems to her marriage to Lee. Locklear, 56, was married to Lee from 1986 to 1993, and later married Richie…

Seinfeld Has Advice for ‘Roseanne’

Wait a minute — did Jerry Seinfeld just offer words of support for Roseanne Barr? Seinfeld was asked by ET about the “Roseanne” situation at ABC, and had plenty to say — but it’s open to interpretation. “I didn’t see…

‘Bad Boys’ Spinoff Lands Series Order; A-List Cast Attached

A “Bad Boys” spinoff that was originally a drama pilot at NBC received a series order from Charter Communications, which has been actively ramping up its original programming. Variety reports that “L.A.’s Finest” stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. “The…

ABC Brings Back ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelorette’ Fan Favorites

ABC today announced the lineup of cast members from “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” who will make up the cast of this summer’s “Bachelor in Paradise.” Season five premieres Tuesday, Aug. 7. Starting the following week the show will air…

TV Journalist Who Resigned From CNN Lands Key CBS News Post

A journalist who was one of the casualties of a controversial story last year at CNN has just landed a new job at CBS News. The New York Post reports that Lex Haris, the former head of CNN Investigates, was…

David Lynch Sends a Message to Trump

Director David Lynch responded to a frenzy that has been going on since media outlets picked up on a quote from his interview with The Guardian in which Lynch said of Donald Trump, “He could go down as one of…

One of the Best Young Adult Books of All Time — Which Was Adapted Into a Hit NBC Series — Comes Under Attack

The American Library Association has taken action against the author of the book ranked No. 22 on Time’s “100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time,” Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie.” In an editiorial, The New York…