Co-president Tom Freston said that the studio wasabout to unveil several major deals with producers. Under its new regime, executives on the Thursdaycall indicated there would be increased cooperationamong Viacom's different operations. Freston, forexample, said there would be extra advertising andpromotional "oomph" for certain movie releases amongViacom's other properties. Operating income at Blockbuster, the videoretailer Viacom is planning to spin off in an exchangeoffer, dropped 28% to $76 million. Worldwide same-store revenue fell 4.4%. Viacom hasn't yet set the exact terms under whichshareholders will be able to trade Viacom stock forBlockbuster stock.