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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.

Netflix Signs Four-Picture Deal With Duplass Brothers

Jay and Mark Duplass have inked a new deal for four films with Netflix, launching with “The Untitled Duplass Brothers Ray Romano Project,” due out later this year. The Duplass brothers are independent filmmakers whose work has included “The One…

Why NASA Got an Early Look at an Upcoming TV Series, and How You Can Get a Glimpse of It Now — Complete With the Catchphrase We’ve Come to Expect

Netflix revealed today that it provided NASA with access to the pilot episode of the eagerly anticipated reboot of “Lost in Space.” The program was transmitted 12 days ago to the International Space Station so that the astronauts could view…

CBS Corp. Launches Female Empowerment Program

CBS Corp. today took the wraps off a new company-wide initiative aimed at promoting female empowerment and helping to develop the next generation of leaders. The company announced an event in Los Angeles to kick off the new “EYE Speak”…

New Televised Soccer Series Ready to Kick Off

A new weekly program launches next month that will televise live competition from March through September in the National Women’s Soccer League. The “2018 NWSL Game of the Week” will run on Lifetime starting March 24. The programming will air…

More Oscars Presenters Announced

Presenters who were just announced for the Academy Awards ceremony, which will be aired live by ABC on Sunday, March 4, are Gal Gadot, Mark Hamill, Armie Hammer, Oscar Isaac, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gina Rodriguez, Eva Marie Saint, Wes Studi, Kelly…

Evangelist Billy Graham Dies at 99

“The world’s best-known evangelist, the Rev. Billy Graham, has died,” reports USA Today. Graham was 99. “The skinny preacher with the booming voice evangelized to nearly 215 million people over six decades and prayed with US presidents from Harry Truman…

Ten More Presenters Announced for 90th Oscars

Press release from ABC, Feb. 21, 2018: Producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd today announced 10 more presenters for the 90th Oscars telecast. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, “The Oscars” will air live Sunday, March 4, on The ABC Television…

2018 National Women’s Soccer League Game of the Week Begins Saturday, March 24 on Lifetime

Press release from Lifetime, Feb. 21, 2018: Lifetime and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced today the 2018 NWSL Game of the Week on Lifetime live broadcast schedule, which includes 20 regular-season matches, both playoff semifinal games and the…

CBS Corp. Announces ‘EYE Speak,’ a Company-Wide Program to Promote Female Empowerment and Help Develop the Next Generation of Leaders

Press release from CBS Corp., Feb. 21, 2018: CBS Corporation today announced the launch of “EYE Speak,” a program designed to promote female empowerment and help forge a path of growth and opportunity for women in the Company as well…

‘Walking Dead’ Star Maps Exit Strategy

A mainstay of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” appears to be testing the waters elsewhere after hitting a speedbump in her salary negotiations with the cable channel. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Lauren Cohan is “eyeing her departure” from…