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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.

Potential Roadblock Looms for Media Consolidation

“Television broadcast stocks are lower today on concern that a potential FCC loss in an ownership-limit case could tie up future deals or stop them in their tracks,” Bloomberg reported Friday. “D.C. Circuit appeals court judges grilled the FCC today…

YouTube Star Faces Two Years in Prison for Cruel Prank

A YouTube celebrity could get up to two years in prison for a prank that went wrong. The prank involved an Oreo cookie, toothpaste and a homeless man, The New York Post reports. Kanghua Ren, 20, a Chinese man who…

Actress Pleads Not Guilty in Sex Slave Case

An actress who’s best known for her role on a TV drama series entered a not guilty plea today in a case in which she’s charged with helping to recruit women into a cult-like organization. “Allison Mack was charged Friday…

Is a ’30 Rock’ Reboot Happening? Here’s What Tina Fey Is Saying

Tina Fey provided an update on the “30 Rock” reboot situation, responding to rumors that she may have inadvertently fueled herself that a reboot is in the works. Addressing the subject during an appearance on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy…

Popular DJ and Musician Avicii Found Dead at 28

Well-known musician, DJ and record producer Avicii, whose real name was Tim Bergling, was found dead today in Muscat, Oman, according to media reports. He was 28. The death of the Swedish-born Bergling was confirmed by his publicist, Ebba Lindqvist….

TV Series Unveils America’s 100 Favorite Novels — See the Full List

A list of America’s 100 favorite novels has been released by the new series “The Great American Read,” a multiplatform PBS series. The eight-part series will premiere May 22 on PBS stations with a two-hour event. The nationwide summer reading…

Michael C. Hall Returns to Television

Actor Michael C. Hall, who became a fixture on television and at awards ceremonies through his performances in “Dexter” and “Six Feet Under,” is returning to television with a new series. Netflix released a trailer today for “Safe,” Hall’s new…

Here Comes ‘Too Stupid to Die’

A new TV series premiering in June has the quirky title “Too Stupid to Die.” The series is a new stunt and prank show coming to MTV, which calls the project, produced by MTV and Gunpowder & Sky, a “next-generation…

Mark Your Calendar: Fox Sports Releases Its Full Season Schedule of NFL Games

Fox has released its schedule of NFL games for the full 2018 season, including the NFC playoffs. The slate includes 35 NFC divisional matchups — 10 from the NFC South, nine each from the NFC North and NFC West, and…

NBC Announces Full ‘Sunday Night Football’ Schedule

A classic quarterback showdown and earlier start times are among the highlights contained in NBC’s announcement of its NFL schedule for the 2018 season. “Sunday Night Football” will have a new, earlier kickoff time of 8:20 p.m. ET — 10…