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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.

How Netflix Just ‘Fell on Its Face’

Netflix appears to have just hit a pothole in its drive to compete with the big Hollywood studios in the fantasy-action space. USA Today reports that the streamer’s high-profile Will Smith movie “Bright,” which begins streaming Friday, is being called…

Famed Conductor Accused of Sexual Assault

A world-renowned conductor has been accused of sexual assault by three opera singers and a classical musician. The AP reports that the women accused conductor Charles Dutoit of “physically restraining them, forcing his body against theirs, sometimes thrusting his tongue…

FCC Fines Sinclair Broadcast Group

The Federal Communications Commission today hit Sinclair with a fine that is the agency’s largest ever proposed for a violation of its sponsorship identification rules, TVNewsCheck reports. The proposed fine follows up on plans by the FCC that surfaced last…

Teenage YouTube Star Gunned Down After Insulting Cartel Boss

A 17-year-old social media star was shot to death after posting a video in which the Mexican youth insulted a cartel boss, The New York Post reports. Juan Luis Lagunas Rosales, better known as “The Pirate of Culiacan,” had attracted…

What Would You Do If No One Was Watching? ‘Seven Seconds’ Launches Friday, February 23 on Netflix

Press release from Netflix, Dec. 21, 2017: What would you do if no one was watching? In a society fraught with racial tension, sensational headlines, and an audience who would rather be entertained than informed, seven seconds can mean life…

Danny Masterson’s Ex Says the Actor ‘Repeatedly Raped Me’

The ex-girlfriend of actor Danny Masterson, who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault, says Masterson “repeatedly raped me,” according to a report today by The New York Post’s Page Six. Bobette Riales made the allegation in a…

Alt-Right Artist Says Trump Was the Inspiration for Attack on Meryl Streep

A right-wing artist is claiming credit for the “She Knew” posters targeting Meryl Streep and attacking her stance on the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal. People reports that Sabo, a 49-year-old former U.S. Marine, and two collaborators are responsible for…

Disney/ABC Announces First-Ever ‘Freeform Summit’

The Disney/ABC Television Group announced plans today for the first “Freeform Summit,” to be led by pioneers of change in television and entertainment and put on by Disney’s young adult TV network Freeform. The event is set for Thursday, Jan….

Britney Spears Books New Year’s Eve Broadcast

Pop music superstar Britney Spears will perform on television on New Year’s Eve as part of ABC’s broadcast of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018.” ABC announced today that Spears will perform from the Axis at…

Pop Music Icon Britney Spears to Perform From the Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018′

Press release from ABC, Dec. 21, 2017: dick clark productions and ABC today announced pop music icon Britney Spears will perform from The AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas as part of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s…