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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.

‘Thursday Night Football’ Ratings Plummet

NBC’s “Thursday Night Football” broadcast had a tough night in the ratings last night, when the game featured two teams with losing records. The Denver Broncos beat the Indianapolis Colts, 25-13, to improve to 5-9 on the season while the…

ABC’s ‘Roseanne’ Revival Gets Time Slot, Premiere Date

ABC’s revival of the sitcom “Roseanne” has a time slot, a premiere date and a special hourlong premiere episode, with the network announcing plans today to roll out the show starting with a special premiere on Tuesday, March 27. “Roseanne”…

Fox Unveils Lineup for New Year’s Eve Broadcast

Fox today took the wraps off the lineup of performers and co-host for “Fox’s New Year’s Eve with Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square.” Joining Harvey as co-host will be Emmy winner Maria Menounos. The Dec. 31 broadcast, airing live…

FCC Votes to End ‘Net Neutrality’

The battle over “net neutrality” has entered a new phase after the Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality rules, the AP reports. The vote gives “Internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T…

Whoa: Disney to Pay Astronomical ‘Breakup Fee’ if Government Regulators Block the Disney-Fox Deal

Disney has committed to pay a massive “breakup fee” to 21st Century Fox if the $52.4 billion acquisition of Fox assets is blocked by federal regulators. Variety reports that Disney agreed to pay $2.5 billion. “The agreement unveiled Thursday also…

Netflix Exec Fired Over Rape Comment

An executive for Netflix was fired after making a comment to a woman on the sidelines at a children’s soccer match earlier this month in Los Angeles. The New York Times reports that Netflix confirmed that the executive, Andy Yeatman,…

Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Reveals His Own Sexual Misconduct, Says ‘I Am Part of the Problem’

An acclaimed filmmaker is stepping down from his production company, revealing in a public confession that he is “part of the problem” of sexual misconduct. Morgan Spurlock, the Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker behind “Super Size Me,” “Where in the World Is…

Fallout From the Disney-Fox Deal: Four Words the Companies Used That Should Make Employees Nervous

One message contained in news about the agreement announced today in which Disney will acquire much of the 21st Century Fox assets is at least a little bit ominous for employees of the companies. Business Insider notes that in their…

One Cable Channel Just Notched 53 Consecutive Weeks of Growth — the Longest Active Growth Streak in Ad-Supported Cable

See if you can guess which cable channel just chalked up its 53rd consecutive week of growth to boast the longest active streak among all ad-supported cable channels. The answer, according to a press release just out today from CMT,…

Opinion: Disney Will Regret Its Acquisition of Fox Assets

Following today’s announcement of a mega-merger with the potential to reshape the entire media industry, some observers are already criticizing Disney’s decision to snap up $52.4 billion in assets from 21st Century Fox. Among them, Joe Nocera suggests in an…