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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.

ESPN Unveils College Football Schedule

ESPN today released a detailed schedule for its upcoming coverage of college football for the early part of the 2018 season. Click here to see the full release. Highlights in today’s announcement include: College Football’s Most-Watched Series Returns: ABC’s Saturday…

Fox Sports Releases Its College Football Schedule

Fox Sports announced today that it is “deepening its footprint” in live events with the release of what it says is its “highest quality college football schedule to date.” The schedule features 136 games on the Fox broadcast network, FS1,…

AMC Bundles Season Launch of ‘Better Call Saul’ With New Series Premiere

AMC announced launch plans today for the upcoming fourth season of “Better Call Saul,” which will roll out Aug. 6. Leading out from the premiere will be the series premiere of “Lodge 49.” Both shows will have a presence at…

Don’t Expect to See the Rest of ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ for a While

The first six episodes of season four of the Ellie Kemper comedy “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” launched Wednesday on Netflix, but the streaming service announced today that the launch date for the second half of the season won’t be until next…

White House Outraged by Ad Comparing Donald Trump to Osama bin Laden — Here’s the Ad

A campaign ad comparing Donald Trump to Osama bin Laden elicited an angry response from the White House. Politico reports that the Trump administration is calling on congressional Democrats to condemn the ad from Dan Helmer, a candidate for a…

Acquisition Announced Today Will Create the Largest Marketing/Advertising Trade Group in the U.S.

One of the oldest and most venerated trade associations in the marketing industry is acquiring another leading trade group in a move that will create the largest marketing/advertising trade group in the country. The Association of National Advertisers announced today…

Fox Sports Primed to Own the Weekend With Addition of Loaded College Football Schedule

Press release from Fox Sports, May 31, 2018: FOX Sports, last year’s leader in live events, today deepens its footprint with the release of its highest quality college football schedule to date with 136 games on the FOX broadcast network,…

AMC Sets August 6 Premiere for Original Series ‘Better Call Saul’ and ‘Lodge 49’

Press release from AMC, May 31, 2018: AMC announced today an August 6 premiere date for its original series “Better Call Saul” and “Lodge 49.” Season four of the critically acclaimed and Emmy(R)-nominated “Better Call Saul,” produced by Sony Pictures…

The Best Games. The Most Games. ESPN Announces Early Season College Football Schedule

Press release from ESPN, May 31, 2018: ESPN will celebrate the return of college football with an early season schedule that is unrivaled and unmatched in the industry, featuring marquee teams from all 10 FBS conferences and the nation’s top…

ANA to Acquire DMA — Move Creates Largest Marketing/Advertising Trade Group in U.S.

Press release from ANA, May 31, 2018: The ANA (Association of National Advertisers), one of the oldest and most venerated trade associations in the marketing industry, announced that it is acquiring another leading trade group, the Data & Marketing Association…