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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.

Cannes Festival Names Its Media Ad Network of the Year

The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity has named its Media Network of the Year. After winning one Gold, five Silver and five Bronze lions and earning 14 shortlists in the Media Lions category, OMD Worldwide received the honor, MediaPost reports….

President of Writers Guild West Won’t Seek Re-Election

The Writers Guild of America, West is on track to have new leadership this fall following the news that the guild’s president, Howard Rodman, will not seek re-election. Deadline.com reports that Rodman is expected to be succeeded by David Goodman,…

Bill Cosby Plans Series of ‘Town Halls’ on Sexual Assault

Following the declaration of a mistrial in his sexual assault case, TV legend Bill Cosby now plans to hold town halls on sexual assault. Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt said on “Good Day Alabama” on WBRC-TV Birmingham: “Mr. Cosby wants to…

HBO Sued for Defamation

A defamation lawsuit was filed Wednesday against HBO, Time Warner, the writers of the pay-cable network’s “Last Week Tonight” and its host, John Oliver, by coal baron Robert E. Murray, the Daily Beast reports. The suit focuses on the most…

Fitness Model Killed When Whipped Cream Dispenser Explodes

A popular Internet personality who blogged about fitness, travel, lifestyles, fashion and food was killed in a freak accident when a whipped cream dispenser exploded. The family of Rebecca Burger posted a message on her Instagram account saying: ‘It is…

Another Big Cable Merger May Be in the Works

The wheels have begun to turn on what could become another big merger for the cable industry. The New York Post reports that cable giant Charter Communications, which already owns Spectrum — formerly Time Warner Cable — is looking into…

How Ritz-Carlton Is ‘Disrupting Two Industries in One Fell Swoop’

Ritz-Carlton announced a plan today for a brand extension that marks a first for the hotel industry: an expansion that will take its luxury brand to the high seas. An in-depth report by Bloomberg concludes that the company is building…

Fox Rolls Out Schedule for Fall

Fox announced its premiere dates for fall today, unveiling a schedule that includes the new shows “The Orville,” “Ghosted” and “The Gifted.” Seth MacFarlane’s “The Orville” will get the ball rolling on Fox’s fall season with two special post-NFL airings,…

Juror Says 10 of the 12 Cosby Jurors Thought the Comedian Was Guilty

One of the jurors in the Bill Cosby criminal trial said 10 of the 12 jurors agreed that Cosby was guilty on two of the three counts, ABC News reports. On the third count, only one juror thought Cosby was…

First-of-Its-Kind TV Tax Credit Passes NY Legislature

A tax incentive that’s being called the first of its kind has made it through the New York state Legislature. Deadline.com reports that the measure, whose aim is to boost women and minority writers and directors in television, needs the…