US TV
The US television and movie writers union has stepped up its threat of a walkout over pay.
Patric Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America's west division said a strike was still due to go ahead on Thursday after no resolution had been reached.
He said the union's demands would cost production companies a "tiny proportion" of "a large and growing international pie" of cash from DVD sales and programme sales.
The WGA has been in talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for several weeks without finding an agreement.
However, Verrone, a writer for The Simpsons and Futurama, said networks and studio owners such as NBC parent General Electric and Fox owner News Corporation were becoming "more engaged".
He said: "They recognise that the TV season and feature film production that they were planning... is now in jeopardy."
Of the affect of a strike he explained: "The first place that will have an impact will be live-to-tape programming, such as the late-night talk shows.
"After that, sitcoms and dramatic shows, such as Lost and Desperate Housewives."
The union is demanding that writers' share of DVD receipts rise from an estimated four cents per copy to eight. It also wants a cut of income from new media such as online streaming of shows.
The AMPTP has said internet activity is promotional and outside any pay agreement.
Patric Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America's west division said a strike was still due to go ahead on Thursday after no resolution had been reached.
He said the union's demands would cost production companies a "tiny proportion" of "a large and growing international pie" of cash from DVD sales and programme sales.
The WGA has been in talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for several weeks without finding an agreement.
However, Verrone, a writer for The Simpsons and Futurama, said networks and studio owners such as NBC parent General Electric and Fox owner News Corporation were becoming "more engaged".
He said: "They recognise that the TV season and feature film production that they were planning... is now in jeopardy."
Of the affect of a strike he explained: "The first place that will have an impact will be live-to-tape programming, such as the late-night talk shows.
"After that, sitcoms and dramatic shows, such as Lost and Desperate Housewives."
The union is demanding that writers' share of DVD receipts rise from an estimated four cents per copy to eight. It also wants a cut of income from new media such as online streaming of shows.
The AMPTP has said internet activity is promotional and outside any pay agreement.
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