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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.

Amy Poehler to Direct, Star In and Produce New Comedy With Many Fellow ‘SNL’ Alums on Board

Former “Saturday Night Live” and “Parks and Recreation” star Amy Poehler will be making her feature directing debut with the Netflix comedy “Wine Country,” which she will also star in and produce, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is…

Fox News Contributor Quits the ‘Propaganda Machine’

Declaring that he’s “ashamed” of his association with Fox News, a contributor to the cable channel resigned from his position with the channel, reaming Fox News in an email. BuzzFeed reports that Ralph Peters, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel…

MGM Fires Its CEO

“MGM CEO Gary Barber has been fired by the studio’s board of directors — just five months after he signed a new contract that runs through 2022,” Variety reports. “MGM Holdings made the announcement Monday evening, saying it had initiated…

ESPN Loses a Sport It Has Had for 38 Years

One of the longest relationships between a sports organization and a TV network is ending with the news that the Professional Bowlers Association has just inked a multiyear, multiplatform rights deal with Fox Sports. The move appears to shut the…

NBC’s ‘The Voice’ vs. ABC’s ‘American Idol’: On Monday Night, It Was No Contest

In a battle between two prime-time broadcast singing competition programs Monday, the clear winner was NBC’s “The Voice,” which delivered a 2.3 average rating in the key demo along with 10.670 million total viewers, based on Nielsen preliminary Fast National…

Anna Paquin Series Fills Out Cast

The ensemble cast is coming together for a series starring Academy Award winner Anna Paquin. Pop announced castings today for the limited series “Flack,” which will have a six-episode run. Set in the world of celebrity PR, the series starts…

Google Goes After Fake News

Google just took the wraps off a new initiative aimed at fighting fake news and supporting real journalism. Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler introduced the Google News Initiative in a lengthy post on the Google blog. The company also released…

Former Playboy Model Sues to Break Silence on Alleged Trump Affair

A second woman alleging she had an affair with Donald Trump is going to court in an attempt to talk about it. The New York Times reports that former Playboy model Karen McDougal filed a lawsuit today in an effort…

Amazon Prime Expands Its Sports Programming

Amazon’s Prime Video service is following up on the success of its “All or Nothing NFL” series with a batch of new programs under the “All or Nothing” banner. New seasons of “All or Nothing” programming featuring the Michigan Wolverines,…

truTV Names Senior Vice President of Brand Marketing & Strategy

truTV has created the new position of senior vice president of brand marketing & strategy, and hired Joe Hadari for the post. “A seasoned media executive, Hadari will be responsible for the development and implementation of innovative, data-driven marketing strategies…