PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Friday, August 31, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Friday, August 31, 2007

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Nielsen Reports Growth of 4.4% in Hispanic and 3.9% in Asian U.S. Households for 2007-2008 Television Season

Hispanics and Asians remain the fastest-growing national segments of the population, with television households increasing by 4 point 4 percent among Hispanics and 3 point 9 percent among Asians over last year, according to The Nielsen Company. In local markets, Nielsen estimates that Los Angeles continues to remain the number one Hispanic market, followed by New York, Miami, Houston and Chicago. Los Angeles also has the country's largest Asian community, followed by New York, San Francisco, Honolulu and Chicago. New York is the largest African-American T-V market, followed by Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia.

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Beckham Boosts Traffic to Official U.S. Major League Soccer Website to Over One Million

ComScore has announced worldwide traffic figures to mlsnet.com, the official website of the leading U-S soccer league. The site attracted just over one million unique visitors in July, 2007 -- up 117 percent on the previous year. This growth can be accounted for by the U-S arrival of former England captain, David Beckham, who was signed by M-L-S side L-A Galaxy at the start of the year. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star is reported to have signed a deal alleged to be worth around 250 million dollars, making him one of the highest paid sports stars of all time. By the end of 2006, traffic to mlsnet.com had slumped to 230-thousand unique visitors, down from 478-thousand in July. However when L-A Galaxy announced the signing of David Beckham in January, traffic immediately jumped to 808-thousand unique visitors -- a 252 percent month-on-month increase.

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Wyclef Jean Returns to Columbia Records with 'The Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant'

Wyclef Jean -- the Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, hip-hop pioneer, and humanitarian who founded the legendary ensemble the Fugees -- returns to Columbia Records with "The Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant." This is the artist's first full-length album for the label since his third solo album, "Masquerade," entered the Billboard Top 200 at number 6 in June 2002. "The Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant" is slated for release this autumn.

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Grammy-Winning Latin Music Superstar Pepe Aguilar Celebrates the Songs of His Youth in Concert, September 7 in Santa Rosa

Touring in support of his new album "Enamorado," Grammy-winning Latin music superstar Pepe Aguilar is coming to Santa Rosa to celebrate the songs of his youth. The special one-night-only concert, September 7 in Wells Fargo Center for the Arts' intimate 16-hundred seat theater, will feature songs from Aguilar's incredible career, including "Enamorado's" collection of ballads about the thrill, the mystery, the wonder, and, yes, the heartbreak of romance. "Enamorado" is an album for generations past and present, as Aguilar continues to weave his special magic, blending traditional Mariachi sounds with contemporary pop music styling. It's his 16th release in a remarkable career that spans 25 years and began alongside his parents, entertainers who traveled the Americas with their family.

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