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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.

Nancy Kanter Expands Role to Content and Creative Strategy Across Disney Channels Worldwide Portfolio

Press release from Disney|ABC Television Group, Feb. 9, 2017: In an acknowledgement of her enormous success in turning Disney Junior into a powerhouse platform for kids and families, Nancy Kanter has been promoted to the newly expanded role of Executive…

Viacom to Rebrand Cable Network

UPDATE, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at 4:30 a.m. PT: This is just one part of Viacom’s new strategy that was revealed Thursday morning. To read our full story on Viacom’s new strategy, please click here.   Viacom has a plan…

‘Orange Is the New Black’ Gets a Premiere Date

Netflix released a brief teaser video to announce the premiere date for season five of its acclaimed series “Orange Is the New Black.” The clip announces that the show will come out June 9. The 14-second clip was accompanied by…

CBS Orders Comedy Project From ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Creators

CBS is moving forward with a comedy project from “How I Met Your Mother” creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network picked up the pilot “Distefano,” which stars Chris Distefano and is…

NBC Tweaks Schedule — ‘This Is Us’ Finale Gets New Airdate

NBC is moving around a few schedule pieces to make room in prime time for the first address by Donald Trump before the joint session of Congress. The speech takes place Feb. 28. The season finale of “This Is Us”…

‘Battlestar Galactica’ Star Dead at 71

An actor who starred in the original “Battlestar Galactica” TV series, returning decades later to be a part of a reboot of the show, has died. The AP reports that Richard Hatch, who played Captain Apollo in ABC’s original “Battlestar…

Showtime Announces Free Preview Weekend

More than 73 million homes will receive Showtime for free as part of the pay-cable channel’s free preview weekend set for Friday, Feb. 17, through Monday, Feb. 20. The channel’s prime-time lineup on Saturday, Feb. 18, will include the “Showtime…

Disney|ABC Shakes Up Ad Sales, Creates Unified Sales Division

Disney|ABC has realigned its ad sales group, creating a new division under the leadership of Rita Ferro that will handle ad sales portfolio-wide. Announcing the changes today was Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks, and president, Disney|ABC Television Group. “We…

Fox Television Stations Announces FCC Spectrum Auction Proceeds

Fox Television Stations, LLC, a unit of 21st Century Fox, announced today that the company expects to receive about $350 million in proceeds from the Federal Communications Commission’s recently completed reverse auction for broadcast spectrum. “The anticipated proceeds reflect the FCC’s…

Charlie Rose Off the Air at ‘CBS This Morning’ to Undergo Heart Surgery

Charlie Rose is taking a break from his co-anchor job at “CBS This Morning” to undergo heart valve replacement surgery, The Los Angeles Times reports. Rose, 75, is scheduled to have the surgery Thursday and is expected to miss at…