MANILA, Philippines—Fil-Am H’wood star Rob Schneider:

I never wanted to do another “Deuce Bigalow: American Gigolo” (he did a European version). On the other hand, I want to please the audience … and they seem to be enjoying it. (He’s back as a gigolo in “Big Stan.”)

Tonyboy’s TV5

Before the Malaysian block timers came along, says TV 5 CEO Tonyboy Cojuangco, he didn’t have enough “cash flow” to develop new programs—which made it difficult to stand up to ABS-CBN and GMA 7.