PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, January 25, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, January 25, 2006

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CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment Form New 5th Broadcast Network

C-B-S Corporation and Warner Brothers Entertainment have announced their intent to form a new 5th network, The C-W, to be launched in the fall of 2006. The new broadcasting network will be a joint venture between Warner Brothers Entertainment and C-B-S Corporation, with each company owning 50 percent. In an important strategic move that secures major market distribution for The C-W, it was announced that Tribune Broadcasting and the C-B-S Corporation's U-P-N affiliates have agreed separately to sign 10-year affiliation agreements with the new network. At the same time, it was announced that C-B-S Corporation and Warner Brothers Entertainment will cease operations of their respective networks - U-P-N and The W-B. The W-B and U-P-N will continue to broadcast their respective network schedules independently until the fall.

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Nearly Two-Thirds of College Students Say They Have Been Sexually Harassed, According to the Most Comprehensive National Research to Date

A report released by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation suggests that sexual harassment pervades campus life. According to Drawing the Line: Sexual Harassment on Campus, a majority of U-S college students encounter some type of sexual harassment and about one-third say that they have been physically harassed while at college. Both male and female students encounter sexual harassment. But female students who have been sexually harassed are more likely to say they feel self-conscious or embarrassed, angry, less sure of themselves or less confident, afraid or scared, confused or conflicted about who they are and disappointed in their college experience as a result of sexual harassment. This report analyzes findings from a nationally representative survey of undergraduate students and is the most comprehensive research to date on sexual harassment on college campuses. Harris Interactive conducted the survey on behalf of the AAUW Educational Foundation.

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The 2006 Miss America Pageant Debuts As CMT's Most Watched Telecast Ever

Here they are... Miss America ratings! The 2006 Miss America Pageant, which premiered live on C-M-T on Saturday, January 21st from 8 to 10 p.m., scored a record three point one million total viewers. The Miss America Pageant ranks as the most watched telecast ever in C-M-T's history with total viewers, besting the 2005 C-M-T Music Awards, which had garnered two point nine million viewers. In addition, C-M-T beat all other ad-supported cable networks in total viewers for the first time in its history during the 8 - 10 p.m. time period. Saturday, January 21, also marked C-M-T's highest rated day since the 2005 C-M-T Music Awards in April.

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Pink 'I'm Not Dead' in Stores April 4, 2006

On April 4, 2006, the multiple Grammy winning, multi-platinum selling LaFace recording artist known as Pink will unleash her fourth album, I'm Not Dead. It is everything it should be: a stylistic evolution; a stunning display of her craft as a vocalist and songwriter and a very personal scrap book of everywhere she's been and everywhere she's going. This is Pink in top form, as brutally honest and as soulfully vocal as only she can be. This album brims with Pink's signature funk, but I'm Not Dead reveals her rock and roll side more than ever. It's undeniable proof that Pink can belt the blues as well as she rocks the dance floor.

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