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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.

Will Viacom and CBS Get Back Together?

“Shari Redstone, whose family controls Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp., remains interested in merging the two media companies after a previous attempt faltered in 2016,” Bloomberg reports, citing a source who’s familiar with the situation. “There are no active talks…

Oscar Winner Joins Tarantino’s Manson Project

Director Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Charles Manson-era movie just added some star power with five-time Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio signing on, Deadline reports. DiCaprio, an Oscar winner in 2016 for “The Revenant,” will play an aging actor in the untitled…

Starz Unveils Premiere Dates for Three New Original Series

Starz has announced premiere dates for three new series that will roll out this year: The limited series “Howards End” will premiere Sunday, April 8, with the half-hour dramas “Vida” and “Sweetbitter” set to bow Sunday, May 6. “Howards End”…

Pro Bowler to Call Pro Bowl

For the upcoming Pro Bowl, set to be simulcast by ESPN and ABC on Jan. 28, three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck will join “Monday Night Football’s” Sean McDonough in the broadcast booth. Hasselbeck will serve as analyst alongside McDonough,…

Matt Hasselbeck to Call 2018 Pro Bowl With Sean McDonough

ESPN’s Matt Hasselbeck will serve as the analyst alongside Monday Night Football’s Sean McDonough and reporter Lisa Salters for the 2018 NFL Pro Bowl telecast on January 28. ESPN Senior VP, Events & Studio Production Stephanie Druley: “Matt has experience…

Starz Announces 2018 Premiere Dates for Originals ‘Howards End,’ ‘Vida’ and ‘Sweetbitter’

Press release from Starz, Jan. 12, 2018: Today at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter 2018 Press Tour, Starz President of Programming Carmi Zlotnik announced premiere dates for three new originals including the eagerly-awaited STARZ Original Limited Series “Howards End,”…

Starz and Lionsgate Developing Television Series Adaptation of Blockbuster ‘John Wick’ Franchise

Press release from Starz, Jan. 12, 2018: Starz President & CEO Chris Albrecht announced today at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter 2018 Press Tour that Starz and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) are developing a television series adaptation of the…

Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Series Greenlighted

A high-profile futuristic thriller has just been given a series order, with Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly and Tony- and Grammy-winning actor Daveed Diggs leading the cast. TNT announced plans today for “Snowpiercer,” based on the movie of the same…

Michael J. Fox Books Role on Drama Series

“Family Ties” and “Spin City” star Michael J. Fox will be back on broadcast TV with a role on ABC’s “Designated Survivor.” Fox will appear in a five-episode arc as Ethan West, described as “a high-flying and connected Washington attorney…

New Network to Have Star-Studded Launch

A special live television event is set for Thursday, Jan. 18, when some of TV’s top stars will gather to help launch the new Paramount Network with a lip sync battle celebrating the music of Michael Jackson. Neil Patrick Harris,…