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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.

Key Exec Headed Out at Freeform

On the heels of playing a key role in the rebranding of Freeform from ABC Family, Freeform Senior VP of Marketing, Creative and Branding Nigel Cox Hagen is exiting the company, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hagen has been with…

Viacom Pushes Back Against $20 Million Lawsuit

Viacom says it’s prepared to fight a $20 million lawsuit that was filed against the company by Jayceon Terrell Taylor, better known as the Game, a rapper who starred on the VH1 reality show “She’s Got Game.” “Taylor filed suit…

TBS Books ‘Star Wars Day’ Celebration

TBS announced today that it will mark the annual Star Wars Day this Thursday, May 4 — as in “May the Fourth be with you” — with a marathon of all six original “Star Wars” movies. The movies will run…

Broadcast Drama Series Canceled

A drama series airing on broadcast won’t be coming back for another season. Breaking the news of the cancellation after one season of the Fox baseball series “Pitch” was the show’s co-creator and executive producer Dan Fogelman. Fogelman posted a…

New Feud Breaks Out Between Trump Campaign and CNN — Here’s What They’re Fighting About

The Donald Trump campaign is lashing out at CNN, which is digging in as the two sides clash over an advertisement the campaign wants to run on the cable news channel. The AP reports that the campaign is upset with…

NBC’s Megyn Kelly Packing Her Bags for Big Interview

Megyn Kelly just started her new NBC job, and she’s already hitting the road. The former Fox News Channel star will travel to Russia next month to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin, The New York Post’s Page Six reports. “Page…

Patriarch of the Jam Band Scene Dead After Collapsing on Stage During His Birthday Celebration

The guitar player and singer who is known as the patriarch of the jam band movement is dead after collapsing on stage. The Los Angeles Times reports that Col. Bruce Hampton died Monday night in Atlanta. Hampton collapsed onstage during a…

Jimmy Kimmel Gives an Emotional Monologue About His Newborn Son’s Heart Defect

Jimmy Kimmel became emotional on Monday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” as he dispensed with the usual comedy monologue to instead talk about the recent birth of his son, William “Billy” Kimmel, who was born with a heart defect. Here’s the…

Corporation for Public Broadcasting and National Endowment for the Arts Avoid Budget Ax

“After a month worrying about the fate of funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the hundreds of community organizations that the agency supports nationwide, the arts world found hope in congressional leaders’ agreement Sunday that would not…

Hosts of Syndication Juggernauts Sign New Contracts

Three of the biggest players in syndicated television will be sticking around for a few more years. Deadline.com reports that “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek and “Wheel of Fortune” fixtures Pat Sajak and Vanna White are all now locked in through…