PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, November 15, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, November 15, 2005

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Celebs Contribute to World AIDS Day Auction BID 2 BEAT AIDS

LIFEbeat, the Music Industry Fights AIDS honors World AIDS Day on December 1st with BID 2 BEAT AIDS, an eBay auction featuring nearly one thousand rare and autographed items from stars in music, film, theatre and television. Proceeds benefit LIFEbeat, an organization providing H-I-V/AIDS information to millions of young people annually. Sponsors include M-T-V, Borders Books & Music, Sirius Satellite Radio, Yahoo!, Vespa and Chan Luu.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Imax Experience to Open In Record Number of IMAX(R) Theatres on November 18th

The Adventure Continues in IMAX! Warner Bros. Pictures will release Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The IMAX Experience in select IMAX theatres beginning November 18th, concurrent with the 35 milimeter release. The film is expected to debut in a record 72 IMAX theatres with an additional 18 to open in weeks following, eclipsing the mark set by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The IMAX Experience this summer. Of the 72 IMAX theatres opening day and date, 66 of the locations are domestic, which is significantly more than the 49 domestic IMAX screens that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The IMAX Experience opened in June 2004.

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'Live With Regis and Kelly' Hosts One-Hour Exclusive 'Seinfeld' Cast Reunion November 23, 2005

November 23, 2005 will be a big day for Regis Philbin, the world's biggest "Seinfeld" fan. Philbin and co-host Kelly Ripa will host the four stars of his favorite hit series in an exclusive, one-hour "Seinfeld" edition of "Live with Regis and Kelly." Stars Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards reunite on "Live" to talk about the release of the D-V-D's Seinfeld: Season Five and Seinfeld: Season Six. It's their only joint appearance in support of this latest release of "Seinfeld" episodes, and the first time "Live" has devoted a full show to the cast of another program. In addition to showing favorite clips and outtakes, Regis and Kelly invite the cast members to share memories and behind-the-scenes stories from their days on the set of the hit show. Seinfeld, Alexander, Louis-Dreyfus and Richards also reveal their favorite episodes, and talk about the on-going impact the show continues to have on fans today.

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New Survey By TeaLeaf Reveals That Nine Out of Ten Online Consumers Experience Problems with Transactions

The results of a newly released consumer survey commissioned by TeaLeaf and conducted by Harris Interactive suggest that online transaction failures can have a hugely detrimental impact on businesses, forcing customers to abandon transactions and costing millions in lost revenue. The study, which focused on consumer transaction experiences on shopping, banking, travel and insurance websites, found the vast majority of online consumers -- nearly nine in ten -- say they experience problems when conducting online transactions. The data also revealed that the majority of online consumers are unwilling to accept a lower level of customer service when comparing online and offline transactions. In addition, more than one in three (34%) would turn to a competitor, either online (27%) or offline (14%), if they experienced a problem when conducting an online transaction.

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PRNewswire -- Nov. 15

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