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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.

Kelly Ripa Developing Scripted Series

Daytime fixture and “Live with Kelly” host Kelly Ripa is developing a scripted TV series based on the book “Geek Girl Rising: Inside the Sisterhood Shaking Up Tech,” Variety reports. Ripa is working on the project along with her husband,…

Actress Files Explosive Counterclaim, Alleges Sexploitation in Legal Fracas Over Unreleased Movie ‘London Fields’

The legal battle over the troubled and still unreleased feature film “London Fields” heated up this week when actress Amber Heard, who is already fighting a $10 million claim against her over the movie, filed what The Hollywood Reporter calls…

Report Details Actor Tom Sizemore’s Role in Accident on the Set

An accident on the set of the USA Network drama series “Shooter” that left veteran stuntman Steve de Castro with fractures in his wrist and forearm, bone and tissue damage and 100 stitches on his forehead is the focus of a…

NBC Greenlights New Neil Patrick Harris Show

NBC is moving forward with a new TV show from Neil Patrick Harris. The former “Doogie Howser, M.D.” and “How I Met Your Mother” star will host and executive produce “Genius Junior,” a game show spotlighting bright kids. Twelve teams…

Shakeup at BET: Two Top Programming Execs Are Out

The two top programming executives at Viacom-owned cable channel BET left the company abruptly this week. The Los Angeles Times reports that programming head Stephen Hill and Zola Mashariki, head of original programming, are out. Hill has been at BET for…

CBS Orders New Alternative Series

CBS announced today that it has placed a series order for a new show that goes inside the world of first responders. The network ordered “Ambulance,” a one-hour U.S. adaptation of the U.K. series of the same name airing on…

CW Unveils Summer Schedule

A new action-adventure series is joining the lineup on the CW this summer, where the summer schedule also features the return of network staples “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” “Masters of Illusion” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” The new show,…

What Amazon and Walmart Are Doing That Has America’s Biggest Brands Running Scared

Many of the top marketers in the U.S. are concerned, to put it mildly, about a price war that’s going on at Walmart and Amazon. Recode reports that Walmart executives met recently with grocery suppliers to lay down the law….

O.J. Simpson’s Next Act: Reality TV Star?

“The Juice” may soon be loose. O.J. Simpson is expected to be released from prison later this year, and the disgraced former NFL running back and onetime movie star — who has recently been the focus of a number of…

Victoria Beckham Joins James Corden in ‘The Reboot No One Asked For’

Is it a new twist on CBS late-night host James Corden’s “Carpool Karaoke” segments — or something else entirely? You be the judge — here’s a new clip featuring the “Late Late Show” host along with Victoria Beckham …