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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.

Byron Allen May Bid for Mark Cuban’s Landmark Theatres Chain

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios is looking into a possible bid for Landmark Theatres, which is up for sale, Nellie Andreeva reports in an exclusive for Deadline. The report quotes Allen saying: “We are pursuing the acquisition of numerous companies that…

Tyne Daly Joins CBS Series

Six-time Emmy Award-winning actress Tyne Daly will be a part of the high-profile CBS series “Murphy Brown” when it returns to the network for the 2018-19 broadcast season. “Daly will play Phyllis, the sister of the beloved, deceased bar owner…

NBC Pulls Drama Series Off the Schedule

NBC has yanked a prime-time drama off the schedule and reconfigured a night of prime time. The network pulled the series “Taken” off the schedule. The show has been moved to the summer slate, where it will finish out its…

Reality Star Diagnosed With Cancer

A reality television star who has made headlines with legal issues is now making them with her health struggle. People reports that “Dance Moms” star Abby Lee Miller, who underwent surgery this week for what was first thought to be…

Gwen Stefani’s Buzzworthy Comment on ‘Kimmel’

One comment by singer Gwen Stefani during an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is getting a lot of attention on the day after. Stefani, who is dating country singer and “The Voice” coach Blake Shelton, revealed that Shelton’s ex-girlfriend…

Baseball Hall of Fame Recognizes TV Series, Adds Artifacts to Cooperstown Collection

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., is adding the iconic plaid sport coat and microphone from the IFC comedy series “Brockmire” to the museum’s collection. The items worn and used by Hank Azaria in his…

Media Heavyweights Partner to Unify Ad Standards

A number of the largest media firms have joined in an effort to unify advanced advertising standards, with NBCUniversal, Fox, Turner and Viacom all on board. “Underscoring the continued need to give advertisers a more scalable solution for marrying the…

CNN Unveils Plans for Four-Part Series

CNN announced plans today for a four-part series to premiere next month from Emmy Award-winning executive producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog. “1968” will air over two nights 0- Sunday, May 27, and Monday, May 28 (9-11 p.m….

Now We Know Who Will Follow Einstein and Picasso as the Focus of the Third Season of ‘Genius’

The scripted anthology series “Genius,” which premiered with a season focused on Albert Einstein and rolls out its second season, centered on Pablo Picasso, on April 24, will devote season three to “Frankenstein” creator Mary Shelley, National Geographic announced. “A…

Brands With a Clearly Defined Purpose Do Well, But Many Brands Get This Wrong

“Purpose is one of marketing’s trendiest buzzwords lately, and a new study from Kantar Consulting shows that it’s for good reason, with purpose-led brands growing at twice the rate of those without,” Sarah Mahoney writes in MediaPost’s Marketing Daily. “But…