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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.

CNN Explains What Happened With Retracted Russia Story

CNN is talking about what went wrong with a story that ended up costing three journalists their jobs with the news network. In the wake of the retracted story about an alleged connection between a Trump associate and the head…

Trump and CNN Escalate Their Twitter War in Wake of CNN’s Russia Story Fiasco

CNN fired back at Donald Trump on Twitter after Trump lashed out at the news organization over its retracted story about a meeting between a Trump associate and the head of a Russian investment fund. Trump got busy on Twitter…

Sprint in Partnership Talks With Charter and Comcast

Sprint Corp., the fourth-largest wireless service provider in the U.S., is reportedly in talks about a wireless partnership with cable giants Charter Communications and Comcast Corp. Reuters reports that Sprint’s share prices were up by as much as 6% today…

Monster Movie and Cult Favorite in the Works as a TV Series

A monster movie that spawned a franchise and became a cult favorite is in the works to become a TV series. Variety reports that Syfy is working on a reboot of “Tremors,” the 1990 Kevin Bacon movie about giant underground…

Colbert ‘Unmasks’ the Source Who Leaked His Trip to Russia — Which Was Supposed to Be Secret … or Was It?

Stephen Colbert returned from a trip to Russia that he says was supposed to be secret, announcing on last night’s “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” that it was Colbert himself who leaked news of his trip. Colbert showed a photo…

CNN Sets Special Program for Tonight on Russian Hacking of U.S. Election

In the wake of a retracted Russia-related story that cost three journalists their CNN jobs, CNN continues to focus on Russia with a special program airing tonight, “The Russian Connection: Inside the Attack on Democracy.” Jim Sciutto, the cable channel’s…

Bill Cosby’s Legal Battle Shifts to California

Embattled TV icon Bill Cosby has barely had time to bask in the mistrial in his Pennsylvania criminal trial two weeks ago, and he’s already facing another legal hassle. The AP reports that the comedian’s legal fight shifts this time…

Statement of Woody Fraser

Los Angeles, June 27, 2017: In a few days, on behalf of two of her clients, attorney Lisa Bloom may go public and accuse me of sexual harassment claiming that I have created a hostile workplace environment.  I believe this…

Three CNN Journalists Resign

Three journalists have stepped down from their posts at CNN as part of the fallout from a story that the news organization retracted late last week. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Thomas Frank, the author of the story; Pulitzer Prize-winning…

MTV Lines Up A-List Talent for New Series

MTV rounded up a roster of high-octane talent including Kevin Hart, Marlon Wayans, Amber Rose and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges for its new comedy game show “SafeWord,” from the producers of “Lip Sync Battle.” “SafeWord” will premiere Thursday, July 13, at…