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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.

Melissa Gilbert Details Allegations Against Oliver Stone

Former “Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert has gone on the record with allegations that director Oliver Stone sexually harassed her when she auditioned for the movie “The Doors.” Gilbert, who is now a director herself, detailed her…

Dictionary.com Names Its Word of the Year

A word that saw a huge spike in the frequency with which it was looked up during 2017 has been named Dictionary.com’s word of the year. The word is “complicit.” “Russian election influence, the ever-widening sexual harassment scandal, mass shootings…

Gray Television Announces Proposed Stock Offering

Atlanta-based Gray Television Inc., which operates 93 TV stations in 51 markets, said today it has underwritten a public offering of 15 million shares of common stock, TVNewsCheck reports. “In addition, Gray said it expects to grant the underwriters an…

Black Friday Declared Dead — Replaced by Something Bigger

Shoppers who battled Black Friday crowds a few days ago may not have realized that they were participating in a tradition that has been declared dead. Business Insider reports that at least one analyst says Black Friday has been replaced…

‘House of Cards’ Looks Ahead

With at least three criminal investigations under way involving allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment against “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey, Media Rights Capital, the Netflix drama’s producer, gave the show’s cast and crew an update Sunday on…

Seth Meyers Named Host of ’75th Annual Golden Globe Awards,’ Set for Sunday, Jan. 7, on NBC

Press release from NBC, Nov. 27, 2017: Seth Meyers, one of late night’s most important comedy voices, has been named host of the “75th Annual Golden Globe Awards.” The telecast is set to air live coast to coast from the…

Letter From the Production Company to Cast and Crew of ‘House of Cards’

Letter from Pauline Micelli, who oversees business and legal affairs for Media Rights Capital TV productions, to the cast and crew of “House of Cards,” Nov. 26, 2017: Dear Cast and Crew, As we move into the holidays, we want…

‘The Van Jones Show’ Coming to CNN in January 2018

Press release from CNN, Nov. 27, 2017: Beginning in January 2018, CNN political commentator Van Jones will launch a one-hour prime-time program, airing bimonthly on CNN – The Van Jones Show. Jones will return to CNN with his unique take…

Meredith to Buy Time Inc. in Deal Backed by the Koch Brothers

“Meredith Corp said on Sunday it will buy Time Inc., the publisher of People, Sports Illustrated and Fortune magazines [among many others], in a $1.84 billion all-cash deal backed by conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch,” Reuters reports. Add…

Why Do the Koch Brothers Want a Chunk of Time Inc.?

“Why do the Koch brothers want to own a piece of Time Inc.?” asks Recode’s Peter Kafka. The brothers, billionaires Charles and David Koch, have invested $650 million in the Meredith deal to acquire Time Inc. for $1.84 billion in…