PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, July 1, 2008

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, July 1, 2008

TV Websites Grow More Popular, but Viewers Still Prefer Their TV Sets,
According to Nielsen and CTAM

Despite the growing popularity of viewing television content online, most adults who subscribe to cable or satellite television services prefer to watch television on traditional T-V sets, according to new research conducted by The Nielsen Company for the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing.

One-third of the adult broadband users surveyed for the study said they had watched at least one television program originally shown on T-V via the Internet. Of those who sought out video content online, 87 percent watched television programs directly from a T-V network Web site. Further, 82 percent of those who watched video content online reported that they went online to find a specific television program that they had missed when it first aired on T-V. This indicates the critical importance of strong marketing for the initial T-V showing and the success that major networks are having by taking popular programs to the online platform.

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'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' Passes $300 Million Domestically and $400 Million Overseas for $713 Million Worldwide to Date

Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," directed by Steven Spielberg, crossed the 300 million dollar mark domestically on Sunday -- and topped 400 million dollars overseas last Friday. With a cumulative gross of more than 713 million dollars to date it is the highest grossing worldwide release of 2008.

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ATF Reminds Public to Celebrate Fourth of July Safely

As Independence Day approaches, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives wants to remind the public to exercise caution when dealing with fireworks and only purchase legal fireworks through licensed retailers.

Illegal explosive devices meet neither the safety nor quality standards of legally-manufactured consumer fireworks. Federally banned fireworks include M-80s, M-1000s, Silver Salutes and Cherry Bombs. Mail-order kits designed to build these fireworks also are banned. The manufacture, sale, and receipt of these illegal explosive devices can result in federal felony and misdemeanor charges.

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Most Americans Don't Have a Will, Says New FindLaw.com Survey

Nearly 60 percent of Americans don't have a will, according to a new survey by FindLaw.com. Fifty-eight percent of American adults have not written a will, giving them little control or input into issues such as what will happen to their assets and any minor children after they die.

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