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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.

‘American Vandal’ Asks the Question: Who Drew the D–ks?

A new TV series seeks to answer the question, “Who drew the d–ks,” as it examines a high school vandalism incident in which 27 faculty cars had phallic images painted on them. The series is “American Vandal,” a half-hour true…

Univision Creates New Sales Leadership Team

Univision Communications, which recently promoted Steve Mandala to president of advertising sales and marketing, announced a series of moves Wednesday creating a new sales leadership team. Trisha Pray broadens her role, stepping up to executive vice president of Sales and…

NBC Commits to Foster Female Directors With Goal of Gender Parity Across Scripted Series

Press release from NBC, Aug. 2, 2017: NBC is supercharging its inclusion efforts with “Female Forward,” a new annual initiative focused on female directors and a commitment to work toward gender parity among scripted series directors across the network. Spearheaded…

Univision Communications Announces Strategic Appointments to Heighten Partner, Regional and Local Efforts

Press release from Univision, Aug. 2, 2017: Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, on the heels of promoting Steve Mandala to president of Advertising Sales and Marketing, today announced a new leadership team to manage…

CBS Repositions Advertising Sales Force for Multiplatform Future

Press release from CBS, Aug. 3, 2017: CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS and CBS.A) announced today it has repositioned its advertising sales organization for the multiplatform future. Jo Ann Ross, who has led CBS Television Network sales efforts since 2002, has…

The Kennedy Center Announces Its Honorees for 2017

Press release from CBS, Aug. 3, 2017: The Kennedy Center Honors announced today that its honorees for 2017 will be actress, dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, singer-songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan, hip hop artist LL COOL J, television writer…

HBO Downplays Threat From Hack

After acknowledging this week that “proprietary information” had been stolen in a cyberattack, HBO is now suggesting that the breach may not have been as bad as feared. The AP reports that in an email today to HBO employees, CEO…

Far Out! TV Channel to Celebrate the Summer of Love

It’s been 50 years since the Summer of Love, and to ensure continued grooviness, the occasion will be commemorated on AXS TV with a month-long music event. (Click here for the full schedule.) The event takes place over the next…

White House Adviser and CNN Reporter Get Into Heated Exchange — Here It Is

A White House press briefing turned into a shouting match Wednesday between White House adviser Stephen Miller and CNN reporter Jim Acosta. During a discussion of immigration policy, Miller accused Acosta of having a “cosmopolitan bias” and called one of…

Special Program to Mark 10-Year Anniversary of Polarizing TV Show

It’s one of those shows that people tend to either love or hate, but there’s no denying that it has had an impact on the television landscape, not to mention popular culture. E! announced plans today to celebrate the 10-year…