PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Thursday, August 10, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for Thursday, August 10, 2006

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Sony Pictures Entertainment Crosses $1 Billion in Domestic Box Office Receipts for Fifth Year in a Row

Sony Pictures Entertainment has surpassed the one billion dollar mark in box office receipts for calendar year 2006, making it the fifth year in a row the studio has reached that milestone at the box office. Exceeding more than one billion dollars for five consecutive years is a sustained record of box office strength matched by only one other studio, Warner Brothers. During the past five years combined, no studio has performed better in North America than Sony Pictures Entertainment. Since January, 2002, the studio has released thirty-seven number one films. Sony was number one in market share in 2002 and 2004, was number two in 2003 and the studio is number one to date in 2006 controlling approximately 18 percent of all North American ticket sales. Additionally, Sony is the only studio to exceed the six billion dollar mark in domestic box office sales between 2002 and 2006.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3270547

Kenny Chesney Unveils Epic Short Film for His New Single 'You Save Me' Premiering Exclusively Across Multiple CMT Brands on Thursday, August 10

In the network's largest multi- platform, multi-brand premiere event, C-M- T will world premiere Kenny Chesney's intense and groundbreaking nine-minute video, "You Save Me," exclusively on C-M-T Top 20 Countdown in a special early morning telecast Thursday, August 10. The film will encore in music hours throughout the day, and will be featured again in TOP 20's regular timeslot. The video will also bow on Thursday on C-M-T Loaded at CMT.com, URGE, M-T-V Network's digital music service and M-H-D: Music High-Definition, MTV Network's new high-definition network. Fans can preview a 30-second preview now on C-M-T Loaded at CMT.com or via C-M-T Mobile.

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Duran Duran Create Virtual Universe Inside 'Second Life' Online World British rock stars, Duran Duran, will make Internet history once again with the creation of their own, 'virtual universe' inside the leading online virtual world, Second Life.

Although details are yet to be unveiled, the five original band members [Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor and Nick Rhodes] have announced that they have commissioned their own custom-designed avatars who will live out a genuine 'second life' on a fantasy, luxury island, with 'in- world' concerts and media appearances taking place alongside the band's media, public and live engagements in the real world.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3270327

Network LIVE Presents: Dave Matthews Band Live in Concert on August 12, 2006

Network LIVE, the number one provider of live digital entertainment, will present Dave Matthews Band from Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday, August 12, 2006 at 8:30 pm E-D-T. Through Network LIVE's partnerships with A-O-L, X-M Satellite Radio and multiple distribution partners worldwide, millions of Dave Matthews Band fans across the globe will have access to this performance from the front row, live and on demand.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3270527

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PRNewswire -- Aug. 10

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