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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.

High-Ranking Hulu Executive Leaving the Company

The streaming service Hulu is losing one of its key players in the executive offices. Variety reports that marketing chief Jenny Wall is headed out. Wall, who has been senior VP and head of marketing for the past three years,…

New York Times Podcast Takes Listeners Behind the Scenes of the Paper’s Investigation of Bill O’Reilly

A new installment of the New York Times podcast “The Daily” takes an in-depth look at the paper’s investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by Fox News Channel star Bill O’Reilly. “In the months since Fox News said that it…

Cartoon Network Rolls Out Plans for Ambitious Eight-Part Miniseries

Cartoon Network is about to launch an eight-part miniseries, and the channel today unveiled the program schedule along with a trailer for the project and other details. “Adventure Time: Elements,” part of the channel’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning “Adventure Time”…

March Madness Drawing Huge Ratings Increases, With Title Game Set for Tonight

With North Carolina and Gonzaga still to determine the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tonight, coverage of this year’s March Madness tournament across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV has been a huge draw. CBS and Turner announced that the Final Four…

Google Is Training Its Ad Placement Systems to Be Offended

Google has figured out that what’s missing in the computers that determine where ads are placed on YouTube is the abilty to understand context. As a result of this inability, The New York Times reports, ads from major retailers such…

Peabody Awards Lock In TV Plans

The Peabody Awards announced that the upcoming awards ceremony will have television coverage on both PBS and the Fusion network. The AP reports that the 76th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony will take place May 20 in New York, with a…

Comedy Central Launches New Weekly Late-Night Series ‘The President Show’ Starring Anthony Atamanuik as Donald J. Trump

Press release from Comedy Central, April 3, 2017: Continuing in Comedy Central’s grand tradition of producing groundbreaking late night formats, comes The President Show. Just like a certain chief executive in Washington, The President Show gleefully tosses out the rulebook…

After Bombshell Accusations Against Bill O’Reilly Over the Weekend, Attorney for One O’Reilly Accuser Calls for Independent Investigation Into Fox News

“An attorney for one of the women who accused Fox News host Bill O’Reilly of sexual harassment is calling for an independent investigation into the network,” CNN reports. According to the story, “Lisa Bloom, a civil rights attorney and advocate,…

Showrunner Exits NBC Drama Franchise

One of NBC’s most important prime-time franchises is losing one of its key players, with the news that “Chicago P.D.” showrunner Matt Olmstead is stepping down at the end of this season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Olmstead’s…

Netflix Reveals Details of Its First Animated Feature: Going After the ‘Hamilton’ Audience?

Netflix is working on its first major animated feature film, and based on details that have just come out, it’s tempting to draw comparisons to the Broadway smash “Hamilton.” Deadline.com reports that “America: The Motion Picture” is “an R-rated revisionist…