James Garner, who won a 1977 Emmy for “The Rockford Files,” is recovering from a stroke he had last week, Daily Variety reports. Garner, 80, won a SAG Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005, the magazine says. –Danny King
Dish Network said yesterday it wants a partner for the mobile-video service it bought for $712 million earlier this year, Multichannel News reports. The company is also trying to find a profitable business model and wants to settle on technological…
Chuck Lorre, the writer behind “Two and a Half Men” and other comedies, is reaching out to fans in a new way, using so-called “vanity cards” at the end of the show’s credits to write notes about subjects ranging from…
EchoStar, spun off from Dish Network earlier this year, will introduce its first cable-television product at the Cable Show in New Orleans next week, Multichannel News reports. SlingModem will be have cable-modem and SlingBox functions, the newspaper says. –Danny King
Lifetime signed Mena Suvari and Matthew Modine to star in a movie based on the life of Las Vegas casino scion Ted Binion, the Hollywood Reporter says. The film, tentatively titled “Sex & Lies in Sin City,” will be produced…
NBC Universal Co-Chair of Entertainment Ben Silverman is touting the advantages that his company offers to advertisers who want to reach viewers on broadcast, cable and the Web. He also gives TVWeek’s Josef Adalian and Andrew Krukowski props for getting…
CBS is considering adding another night of comedies, a move of “Without a Trace” and several new dramas to its lineup. That’s the buzz, at least, according to conversations with several Hollywood agents, executives and studio insiders. CBS keeps an…
The CW quietly revealed details of the four new shows likely to air on Sunday nights as part of its new Media Rights Capital-produced lineup. Titles of the new shows flashed during the network’s upfront party Tuesday. In an interview…
Total revenue for the 10 largest stand-alone media, entertainment and communications companies rose to $59.9 billion during the first quarter of 2008, with profit before some costs at $16.7 billion, according to an analysis conducted by independent financial research provider…
There is “a chance, only a chance” that CBS’ canceled drama “Moonlight” could end up on The CW’s Sunday night schedule next fall, according to Deadline Hollywood Daily. Media Rights Capital, which will be programming Sunday’s two hours on The…