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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.

Why Archaeologists Are Sifting Through a Field Near Woodstock, N.Y.

Archaeologists have been busy working on a grassy hillside in Bethel, N.Y., that was the site of the seminal Woodstock Music and Arts Fair in 1969. The AP reports that the five-day excavation didn’t turn up much in the way…

MTV Launches ‘MTV Studios’ After Record Growth on Linear and Digital

Press release from MTV, June 21, 2018: MTV today announced the launch of MTV Studios, a new unit focused on developing new series and re-imaginations of its most iconic hits for partners across SVOD and Linear. MTV Studios will develop…

Fox Accepts New Disney Acquisition Offer

In a blow to Comcast, Fox has accepted a new offer from The Walt Disney Co. to acquire 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets for $71.3 billion in cash and stock. The new $38-per-share acquisition offer gives 21st Century Fox shareholders…

Peter Fonda Apologizes for Tweet About Trump’s Son; U.S. Secret Service Alerted

“The United States Secret Service has been alerted in response to a tweet by actor Peter Fonda, who said Barron Trump — President Donald Trump’s youngest son — should be separated from his mother and put ‘in a cage with…

CW Unveils Premiere Dates for Fall, New Expanded Prime Time

The CW today released its prime-time schedule for fall, when the broadcast network expands its prime time to six nights a week. Among the changes, “Arrow” will now lead off the night on Mondays with “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” moving…

Apple Continues TV Push, Signs Major Children’s Programming Producer

Apple continues to get into business with prestigious TV programming providers. On the heels of the tech firm’s deal with Oprah Winfrey, Apple announced a deal today with Sesame Workshop. The AP reports that the company gave a multiple-series order…

Reorganization, Executive Shuffle at Sony TV

Sony Pictures Television Studios is merging three departments under a single executive as Sony’s new TV chairman Mike Hopkins shakes things up. “Set to merge are Sony TV’s global networks operations, worldwide distribution and home entertainment,” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live…

Cher Explains How She and Meryl Streep Rescued a Woman From a Violent Attack

Cher gave details of an incident in New York in which she and Meryl Streep saved a woman from a violent attack on the street. The singer described the incident during an appearance on CBS’s “The Late Late Show with…

Disney Ups the Ante — By a Lot — in Battle Over Fox Assets

Disney has countered Comcast’s bid for Fox’s entertainment businesses by raising its own bid by almost $20 billion. The AP reports that Disney is now offering more than $71 billion in a counterbid to Comcast’s offer of almost $66 billion….

ABC Takes Wraps Off ‘Revolutionary’ New Reality Show

ABC announced plans today for a big night of reality premieres featuring both the season five premiere of “Bachelor in Paradise” and the debut of the new series “Castaways.” ABC says “Castaways” is “a revolutionary series testing the human need…