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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.

Disney Reorganizes, Puts Veteran Strategist in Charge of ‘Saving TV’

The Walt Disney Co., the world’s largest entertainment company, created a new division this week as it positions itself to manage the transition from traditional TV to on-demand viewing. Bloomberg reports that the company moved longtime strategy chief Kevin Mayer…

‘American Idol’s’ ‘Aw-Shucks Teenager From Oklahoma’ Opens Up About Katy Perry Incident

A would-be “American Idol” contestant whose intimate moment with Katy Perry has spiraled into the new ABC revival’s first controversy took to social media to clarify his feelings about the surprise kiss on the lips he received from Perry. As…

Former ESPN Chief Details Cocaine Extortion Plot That Cost Him His Job

Former ESPN President and Co-Chairman of Disney Media Networks John Skipper, who resigned suddenly in December, revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that his exit, attributed at the time to his desire to get treatment for substance addiction,…

Largest Owner of U.S. Radio Stations Files for Bankruptcy

After struggling with more than $20 billion in debt, the nation’s largest radio company filed for bankruptcy. Variety reports that iHeartMedia “bowed to the inevitable late on Wednesday” and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company said in a…

Report: Donald Trump Jr.’s Wife Files for Divorce

Vanessa Trump, the wife of Donald Trump Jr., has filed for divorce, the New York Daily News reports. “The reasons for the divorce filed Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court were not clear,” the publication reports. “The divorce was listed as…

‘Biggest Show on Television’ to Screen in Movie Theaters

Special screenings are set for next month for the show that’s being called the “biggest show on television,” AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” which will run in movie theaters along with its spinoff “Fear the Walking Dead.” Billed as “Survival Sunday,”…

A&E Series Renewed

A series that has been something of a sleeper hit for A&E will be back, with the network announcing a season three pickup for “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.” The news comes as A&E announced a green light for…

Station Group’s Opioid Investigation Gets Law Enforcement’s Attention

A series of investigative reports that examined how some high-opioid prescribers have avoided scrutiny was being praised by some in law enforcement. TVNewsCheck reports that the three-part series, “Licensed to Pill,” by Raycom’s National Investigative Team, was led by Lee…

New Series Rounds Up Veterans of ‘Big Brother,’ ‘Bachelorette,’ ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ and Other Reality Shows and Dumps Them All on One Beach

A new series billed as “the ultimate ‘relationsh*t’ show” recycles a whole slew of personalities from other dating-oriented reality shows, plopping them all on one beach. The show, MTV’s “Ex on the Beach,” launches Thursday, April 19. The show features…

MTV Brings Global Phenomenon ‘Ex on the Beach’ to U.S. With Romeo Miller to Host

Press release from MTV, March 15, 2018: Hip-Hop Artist and Actor Romeo Hosts Reality Royalty in The Ultimate “Relationsh*t” Show Beginning Thursday, April 19th at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT MTV is hitting the shores of Hawaii with the greenlight of a…