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The Comic Book Is Back, in Luxe Coffee-Table Form

The comic business is on the rebound, fueled partly by the demand for high-end collections by an aging audience nostalgic for the comics of its youth.

Leno to Pay Salaries of Staff Members

Jay Leno, the host of 'The Tonight Show,- joined his NBC colleague, Conan O'Brien, in assuring the nonwriting staff of his show that he would pay their salaries for this week.

As Scripted Shows Dry Up, Reality Sets In

As the writers' strike halts much scripted television production, networks are increasingly relying on unscripted fare to fill the programming gaps.

Forecasters Say Madison Avenue Will Escape a Recession, Just Barely

The continuing strength of ad spending online - as well as the stimulative effects of the elections and the Summer Olympics - should keep the ad industry from suffering a recession in 2008.

Advertising: Can a Sandwich Be Slandered?

As Subway strikes back at mockery in a Quiznos-sponsored video contest, it has sparked a novel legal question: Who’s liable for the videos’ claims?

ABC Show Will Go on, Over Protest by Doctors

A drama’s plot links autism with childhood vaccinations.

Grammys in Deal to Get Writers

Striking film and television writers agreed on Monday to allow next month’s Grammy Awards program to be written by members of the writers guild.

Wall Street Journal’s New Direction Will Take It to Midtown

The paper that has chronicled business from Lower Manhattan for 119 years plans to start a sports page and move to the News Corporation’s Midtown offices.

Liberty Asks for Power to Push Out Diller at IAC

A battle between Barry Diller and John C. Malone, chief executive of Liberty Media, has grown increasingly acrimonious.

After 40 Years, Schieffer Plans to Quit CBS in Early 2009

Bob Schieffer, a reporter for CBS News for nearly four decades and the host of 'Face the Nation” for 17 years, said Tuesday night that he would retire next January.