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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.

From NAB New York Last Week: Station Groups Prepare for Next Gen TV

“Station group executives speaking at last week’s NAB Show New York appear to be taking a cue from the advice given to advertising vice president Martin Sloan, the main character of ‘Walking Distance,’ a classic early episode of ‘The Twilight…

Vice Set to Roll Out Investigative Series

A new investigative program from the award-winning producers and correspondents at Vice News received a series order from Hulu. The streamer has ordered a 10-episode season of “Vice Investigates.” The first three episodes will premiere Friday, Nov. 1. Subsequently, episodes…

Secret Service Documents Confirm the Agency Questioned Eminem About Trump Threat

Documents that were released this week by the Secret Service under a Freedom of Information Act request from BuzzFeed News confirm that the organization contacted Eminem after learning in late 2017 that the rapper had released an album containing lyrics…

‘Saturday Night Live’ Unveils Guest Lineup for Upcoming Shows

NBC’s late-night sketch comedy staple “Saturday Night Live” took the wraps off the guest lineup for three upcoming shows, starting with this Saturday, Oct. 26, when Chance the Rapper will be both the guest host and the musical guest. Kristen…

Hundreds of Musicians Pledge to Cut Ties With Amazon

A lot of musicians are angry with Amazon, with more than 380 of them pledging in an open letter today to cut all business ties with the company over the work of its huge Amazon Web Services subsidiary, NPR reports….

Disney CEO Finally Fires Back at Directors’ Criticism of Marvel Films

Disney CEO Bob Iger, who has a stake in the success of the Marvel feature film franchise, was initially reserved in his reaction to criticism of the blockbuster franchise from high-profile movie directors including Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola….

Fox Announces Winter Premiere Dates

Press release from Fox, Oct. 24, 2019: FOX is announcing premiere dates for FLIRTY DANCING (Dec. 29), LAST MAN STANDING (Jan. 2), DEPUTY (Jan. 2), GORDON RAMSAY’S 24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK (Jan. 7), 9-1-1: LONE STAR (Jan. 19,…

Hulu and Vice to Launch New Original Documentary Series ‘Vice Investigates’

Press release from Hulu, Oct. 24, 2019: Today, Hulu announced the premiere of the provocative new series VICE Investigates from the award-winning producers and correspondents at VICE News. The Hulu Original will feature stories told through a distinct reporting lens,…

BET Hires Head of Scripted Programming

BET Networks named a new executive vice president of scripted programming, with the company hiring the CW’s Traci Blackwell for the newly created position. Blackwell has been senior VP of current programming at the CW. Blackwell will oversee scripted programming…

Ronan Farrow Apologizes for Comments About Fox News

“Ronan Farrow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has extensively reported on sexual misconduct in the media industry, apologized on Wednesday for recent comments he made about how Fox News dealt with claims of harassment in the workplace,” CNN reports. The…