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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.

Fox News Says It Has Cut Megyn Kelly Loose — Can She Get Started Early at NBC?

Fox News Channel is saying Megyn Kelly no longer has ties to the network, indicating in a statement that it let the longtime FNC anchor out of her contract on March 9, Variety reports. Kelly has a new job lined…

Rachel Maddow Explains Why People Were Disappointed by Her Report on Trump’s Taxes

MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow found herself on the defensive after her big scoop Tuesday, in which she unveiled documents from Donald Trump’s 2005 tax returns. The AP reports that Maddow was defending her report after many viewers apparently felt let…

USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Gets First Woman Dean

The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism has named a woman as its dean for the first time in the school’s history. Multichannel News reports that the school named former “Good Morning America Sunday” co-anchor Willow Bay to the…

Judge Blocks Trump’s Latest Travel Ban

A revised travel ban ordered by Donald Trump has been blocked nationwide after a federal judge in Hawaii issued an order today preventing the ban on travel from parts of the Muslim world from being implemented. “The ruling was the…

Real Housewives Take Their Show on the Road

A number of the popular personalities from Bravo’s “Real Housewives” reality TV franchise are going on tour together. The network announced that “The Real Housewives Live Tour: Uncensored & Unapologetic” launches this spring, with the first four dates booked in…

ABC News Headed to Trial With Billions at Stake

A potential $5.7 billion lawsuit against ABC News is headed to trial after a judge ruled that the defamation suit filed by Beef Products Inc. should be heard by a jury, Reuters reports. BPI is claiming it was damaged by…

New Player Enters L.A. Cable and Video Market

A new cable TV provider has quietly set up shop in the Los Angeles market, offering service starting at $89 a month. FierceCable reports that Layer3 TV’s “Platinum allHD” package offers more than 200 high-def channels. The price represents a…

CBS Drama Series Renewed

On the heels of the debut of its first season, CBS has ordered a second season of the drama series “The Good Fight,” which runs on the CBS All Access streaming service. Produced by CBS Television Studios, the program is…

Washington Up in Arms Over Snoop Dogg Clip — Here’s the ‘Trump Assassination’ Video That Has Alarmed Trump, Ted Cruz and Others

The new Snoop Dogg video “Badbadnotgood,” which includes a scene in which the rapper fires a toy gun at the head of a clown figure resembling Donald Trump, is generating plenty of attention — including from the president. Trump responded…

Too Hands-On? Youth Basketball Coach Gets Into the Game, Blocks Little Kid’s Shot

The coach of a youth basketball team is getting a lot of attention after he was caught on video rushing onto the court during a scrimmage and blocking a shot by one of his young players. The coach was apparently…