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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.

Senate Votes to Name Courthouse After ‘Law & Order’ Actor

The U.S. Senate has voted to name a new federal courthouse after one of the cast members from NBC’s drama series “Law & Order.” The New York Post’s Page Six reports that the new building in Nashville is on track…

Stormtrooper Who Banged His Head in the Original ‘Star Wars’ Explains the Famous Blooper That Found Its Way Into the Movie

The actor who bumped his head on a doorway while playing a stormtrooper in the 1977 classic “Star Wars: A New Hope” — a blooper that ended up in the movie — recounted the incident in an interview with The…

‘SNL’ Alum Generating Early Oscar Buzz

A former “Saturday Night Live” cast member who has been thriving since transitioning to the big screen is getting some Oscar buzz for his latest movie, which was well-received at the Cannes Film Festival. The AP reports that Adam Sandler,…

Robert Zemeckis TV Series Gets Green Light

A new scripted TV series is in the works from Robert Zemeckis, the acclaimed film director behind “Forrest Gump,” “Back to the Future” and “Contact.” History announced today that it has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to “Blue Book,” an…

Greg Gianforte, GOP House Candidate in Montana, Charged With Assault in ‘Body Slam’ Attack on Reporter; Three of Montana’s Biggest Newspapers Pull Endorsements of Gianforte

The GOP candidate in a closely watched special election for Montana’s House seat has been charged with assaulting a reporter Wednesday at a campaign rally. The New York Times reports that Greg Gianforte was charged in what has been described…

TiVo President and CEO to Retire

TiVo Corp. announced Wednesday that the company’s president and chief executive officer will retire after more than 11 years with the company and its predecessors. Thomas Carson, who has been president and CEO and a member of the Board of…

He Was a Pioneering Media Mogul Who Owned Univision for 14 Years: Jerry Perenchio Dies at 86

“In his long career, [Jerry] Perenchio, who died Tuesday at his Bel-Air home, deftly pulled the levers of power to create culturally defining media events, propel political candidates, collect masterpiece artworks and become one of the richest men in Los…

Violence on the Campaign Trail: Fox News TV Reporter Says Montana Congressional Candidate Grabbed a Newspaper Reporter by the Neck and Slammed Him to the Ground. Account Backs Up Reporter’s Claim of Being ‘Body Slammed’ by Candidate

Reporter Ben Jacobs of The Guardian newspaper was physically assaulted by Greg Gianforte, a Republican candidate running for Congress in Montana, according to an account by a Fox News Channel reporter who says she witnessed the altercation. The reporter, Alice…

Hannity Lashes Out at ‘Liberal Fascism’ as Sponsor Drops His Fox News Show

Fox News Channel fixture Sean Hannity is lashing out at a media watchdog group he accuses of “liberal fascism” in targeting advertisers on his show, the AP reports. The move comes as one advertiser, Cars.com, has pulled its ads from…

Why HBO Scrapped Jon Stewart’s Latest Project

Jon Stewart’s post-“Daily Show” career has suffered a setback with HBO confirming this week that it has scrapped his much-talked-about animation project. Stewart came aboard at HBO in late 2015 with a deal to create digital shorts for apps such…