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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.

CMT Names Senior VP of Program Development

CMT has just named a new senior vice president of program development. The cable channel elevated Morgan Selzer to the role, effective immediately. The announcement was made Thursday by Keith Cox, President of Development for Paramount Network, TV Land and…

New TV Series to Feature ‘World’s Largest Population of Superheroes and Supervillains’

A new live-action drama series may be about to raise the bar for the superhero genre by bringing the world’s largest population of superheroes and supervillains to television. FremantleMedia North America announced plans today for the series, “Astro City.” The…

HBO Set to Unveil Its Adaptation of Ray Bradbury Classic

HBO has announced the airdate for its upcoming movie version of the Ray Bradbury classic “Fahrenheit 451.” The movie will premiere Saturday, May 19, on HBO. “The drama is based on Ray Bradbury’s classic novel of the same name, depicting…

Mister Rogers Gets a Stamp

The U.S. Postal Service has dedicated a Forever Stamp to the late Fred Rogers, known for his long-running children’s TV series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” The stamp was dedicated today at the WQED Fred Rogers Studio in Pittsburgh where the show…

Showtime Ready to Take Apart the L.A. Comedy Scene Again

Showtime will be revisiting the legendary L.A. stand-up comedy scene of the 1970s when it rolls out the season two premiere of “I’m Dying Up Here” on Sunday, May 6. “The series takes viewers behind the curtain of the comedy…

FremantleMedia North America Set to Bring World’s Largest Population of Superheroes and Supervillains to Television in New ‘Astro City’ Series

Press release from FremantleMedia North America, March 23, 2018: FremantleMedia North America, the studio behind the acclaimed American Gods TV series, has obtained the rights to Astro City. Spanning 16 (and counting) collected, standalone yet loosely-connected story arcs containing more…

Former President of Walt Disney Television Dies at 87

A former president of Walt Disney Television –  and an Emmy Winning Producer – Bill Brademan, has died at age 87, Variety reports. Brademan passed away at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif., Variety says. “Brademan led Disney Television in…

Nancy Dubuc’s Departure From the A+E Networks Indicative of Challenges A+E Has Moving Forward

The “hasty” departure of A+E  Networks CEO Nancy Dubuc recently “has put the spotlight on A+E Networks as a symbol of the business trends that are troubling the pay-TV arena,” writes Cynthia Littleton in Variety. Though A+E “is one of television’s most…

CNN Chief Rips Fox News

CNN chief Jeff Zucker let his feelings be known about the Fox News Channel today, telling attendees at the Financial Times Future of News conference that Fox News has become a propaganda machine that is “doing an incredible disservice to…

Is All of This Crazy Weather in Spring Getting You Down? Here’s a Very Short, Fun Video to Make You Smile

If you’re unsure how to react to the crazy weather lately, you’re not alone. Here’s a video showing how one group of people put it to use …