Hollywoodstudiosare bracing themselves for a possiblestrike by writersandactorslaterthis yearamid deepeningdiscontentbetween the partiesoverhow todividenewmediaroyalties.
Ad spending on cable TV and syndication TV--both better positioned than script-heavy broadcast networks to weather the Hollywoodwriters' strike--saw gains of 3.1% and 10.2%, respectively.
Late-night hosts Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien plan to return with fresh episodes on Jan. 2, ending two months of reruns care of the Hollywoodwriters' strike.