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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.

Launch Plans Set for New Daily Syndicated Show — With 96% Clearance in U.S.

A new daily syndicated program is set to launch next month, with the news today that the host of the show, “DailyMailTV,” will be Jesse Palmer. With clearance in 96% of the U.S., the show from Stage 29 Productions and…

Why ‘Despacito,’ the Most-Viewed YouTube Clip of All Time, Failed to Receive Any VMA Nominations

MTV says there’s a good reason that the monster hit music video “Despacito,” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, didn’t get a single nomination for an MTV Video Music Award, even though it’s the most heavily viewed YouTube clip in…

ABC Announces Actress as Winner of Talent Competition

ABC Talent and Casting announced today that the winner of a talent deal with the network in the ABC Discovers: Digital Talent Competition for the U.S. is Sabrina Texidor, originally from West Hartford, Conn. The announcement comes after a contest…

Popular TV Actress Joins New Showtime Series

An actress who has chalked up four Primetime Emmy nominations will dig in for a run on the comedy series “SMILF,” coming up on Showtime. The pay-cable channel announced today that Connie Britton, known for her roles on “Friday Night…

Paul Ryan to Hold Town Hall on CNN

House Speaker Paul Ryan has booked the first town hall meeting in his congressional district that will be open to the general public in nearly two years. The AP reports that the event will take place Aug. 21 in Racine,…

Teen Choice 2017 Winners Announced — We Have the Complete List

The winners have been announced in categories including television, movies, music, sports, fashion, comedy and digital for the 2017 Teen Choice Awards. Multi-Grammy Award-winning band Maroon 5 received the Decade Award, multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Bruno Mars was honored with the…

Cable Channel Books ‘Dirty Monday’ Marathon

A programming marathon happening in one week has the provocative title “Dirty Monday,” a reference to the revered 1987 movie “Dirty Dancing.” The marathon takes place Monday, Aug. 21, on Freeform, starting at 7 a.m. ET and going all day….

Winners of “Teen Choice 2017” Announced

Press release from Fox, Aug. 13, 2017: The following were honored today at TEEN CHOICE 2017, which aired live on FOX from the University of Southern California’s Galen Center in Los Angeles. This year, teens logged on to Twitter and…

Jesse Palmer to Host ‘DailyMailTV’

Press release from DailyMail.com, Aug. 14, 2017: ABC News Correspondent, ESPN Football Analyst and former NFL Quarterback Jesse Palmer has today been announced as host of DailyMailTV, the new daily syndicated series from Stage 29 Productions and DailyMail.com, which will…

ABC Talent and Casting Announces the 2017 ABC Discovers: Digital Talent Competition U.S. Winner

Press release from ABC, Aug. 14, 2017: ABC Talent and Casting today announced Sabrina Texidor, originally from West Hartford, Connecticut, as the 2017 winner of the ABC Discovers: Digital Talent Competition in the U.S. The announcement follows a contest that…