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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.

ACM Awards Announce Presenters, Performers

The Academy of Country Music Awards added some high-profile names to the list of presenters today for the 53rd ACM Awards, set to take place Sunday, April 15, at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas. CBS, which will televise…

Amazon Prime Video Announces ‘All or Nothing’ Banner for Upcoming Global Sports Docuseries

Press release from Amazon, March 20, 2018: Amazon today announced that following the success of the Emmy-winning All or Nothing NFL series, Prime Video is launching additional sports programming on the service underneath the All or Nothing umbrella. These upcoming…

All-Star Ensemble Cast Joins Anna Paquin in the Pop Original Television Series ‘Flack’

Press release from Pop, March 20, 2018: A celebrated ensemble cast joins Academy Award(R) winning lead Anna Paquin in FLACK, Pop TV’s original television drama series that infuses humor in six one-hour episodes. The series starts production this week in…

Whoa! You Won’t Believe How Many Billions We U.S. Consumers Spend Annually on Streaming Services (Hint: It’s About Twice as Much as We Spent Domestically Going to the Movies Last Year)

“Americans are watching more streaming video than ever,” and now pay to subscription streaming video services – such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu – an estimated $24 billion annually, reports Variety. It’s more than twice the $11 billion that we…

Tronc Chairman Exits Amid Allegations

Just hours before allegations of sexual misconduct went public, the chairman of the board of Tronc, Michael Ferro, stepped down, Deadline reports. “The controversial multi-millionaire, who led the drive to cut staff at the corporation’s publications while negotiating a $15…

Epic Upsets in First Week Break All 17 Million-Plus ESPN March Madness Brackets

“A string of stunning upsets and wild finishes in this year’s NCAA March Madness men’s basketball tourney have officially left a grand total of zero brackets perfect in ESPN’s Tournament Challenge game,” Variety reports. “The finishing blow came Friday, after…

Government’s AT&T-Time Warner Antitrust Case Opens

“The antitrust trial over AT&T’s proposed merger with Time Warner started on Monday, a case that has huge ramifications for the future of Hollywood and other massive media mergers in an age of consumer disruption,” Variety reports. “The first morning…

Massive Pay Hikes for ‘Stranger Things’ Cast Members

The success of the Netflix series “Stranger Things” will be trickling down to the Emmy-nominated show’s stars. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed cites sources saying new deals for the show’s child actors are worth about 12 times as much as…

‘Sex and the City’ Actress Runs for Governor

One of the stars of the HBO comedy series “Sex and the City” declared today that she will challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for governor of New York. The AP reports that Cynthia Nixon, who played Miranda…

Action Star Accused of Sexual Assault in Casting Session

Prosecutors in Los Angeles County are reportedly looking into a case in which an actress says she was sexually assaulted during a casting session when she was 17. The AP reports that the allegations against action star Steven Seagal stem…