A deal has been reached in the contract dispute between HBO, the makers of hit TV drama 'The Sopranos', and its star, James Gandolfini.
Details of the deal were not disclosed but Gandolfini, who plays mob boss Tony Soprano, is to work under the terms of his existing contract for the time being.
Production on the fifth series is to begin in the first week of April.
Gandolfini and HBO had been in a legal battle about his salary since 6 March.
