PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, May 5, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Friday, May 5, 2006

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Odds on American Idol Final Four From PinnacleSports.com

The original field of thousands of hopefuls has been narrowed down to just four remaining contestants, as the fifth series of American Idol hits the home stretch. The first company to open betting on American Idol, Pinnacle-Sports- dot-com has seen unprecedented interest in this edition of the hit reality show, with betting already being twenty times bigger than on the Oscars and expected to rival this year's N-B-A Finals. With the series nearing its grand finale, Pinnacle-Sports-dot-com has announced updated odds on which performer will win America's vote and become the next American Idol.

The largest sports betting site on the Internet, Pinnacle-Sports-dot-com originally opened wagering on the latest edition of American Idol in February, when twenty-four contestants remained. Early in the competition, bettors began backing Chris Daughtry to win the major recording deal and instant stardom, vaulting the twenty-six-year-old rocker into the favorite position. Heading into next week's performance of the music of Elvis Presley, Daughtry continues to be the Idol favorite at five-to-six odds (i.e., win five dollars for every six-dollar bet). Bettors are divided on Katharine McPhee and Taylor Hicks, who are both listed with the second-best odds to win the reality series at three- to-one odds. Pinnacle-Sports-dot-com has seen very little support for Elliott Yamin, who's a nineteen-to-one long shot to become the fifth American Idol.

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New Dream Musician Enables Musicians to 'Play With The Stars'

Dream Musician, Inc. (http://www.dreammusician.com/) has announced the launch of their new online music store designed to provide musicians with the ultimate experience of playing in their favorite bands. At Dream-Musician-dot- com, musicians can download songs containing the accompaniment of every artist in their favorite band except their preferred instrument, enabling enthusiasts to stand in for the likes of Rick James, Elton John, Marvin Gaye, and many more. Additionally, for the music buff looking to tweak his or her skills, Dream Musician provides songs that isolate the musician's instrument of choice, excluding the accompaniment of all other instruments in the song. This way, fans can hear every intricate detail of how the original artists performed their favorite songs.

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MTV and mtvU Greenlight New Global Reality Series, 'Meet or Delete'

M-T-V and m-t-v-U have greenlit "Meet or Delete," the first M-T-V Networks' series to premiere to a global audience and roll out on every M-T-V platform. The series, developed in collaboration with H-P's P-C business as a core component of its new global marketing campaign, follows college students as they size each other up and decide if they'd like to meet, based solely on the contents of their hard drives.

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PRNewswire -- May 5

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