PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, May 4, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Wednesday, May 4, 2005

Stress, Sickness and an Uncomfortable Mattress Keep Nearly 70 Percent of U.S. Women Up at Night

A new survey of women by the Better Sleep Council shows that it isn't just new moms who are sleep deprived. In fact, nearly 70 percent of all women in the U-S report sleeping less than the recommended average of eight hours a night. Women ages 40-60 average a meager five hours of sleep per night, and divorced or separated women, African American and Hispanic women, and Northeasterners/West Coasters suffer the most from lack of sleep, the 2005 poll reports. Sleepless nights have been linked to many health risks including obesity, heart disease and even car accidents.

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Unprecedented Worldwide Trailer 'Roadblock' Debut for Disney/Walden Media's 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe'

Poised to reach the largest worldwide audience ever for a theatrical trailer debut, an estimated 200 million+ viewers in 32 countries, 13 languages, across five continents and spanning over 12 time zones will experience for the very first time Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media's "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" with an unprecedented first-ever global "roadblock". This was announced by Buena Vista Pictures Marketing and Buena Vista International. The worldwide "roadblock" will be anchored by the U-S broadcast debut of the "Chronicles of Narnia" trailer on Saturday, May 7th during A-B-C's network premiere of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" along with online visitors to America Online Web sites and Verizon Wireless V CAST customers. The trailer will also air simultaneously on Disney Channel, and on four channels across the Starz Entertainment Group network. Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media's "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe," opens in theatres everywhere on December 9, 2005.

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Moonlight Serenade, New Carly Simon Album of Romantic Standards, to Be Released as DualDisc Featuring Making-of-the-Album Documentary & Exclusive Interviews

Columbia Records will release Moonlight Serenade, a new album of romantic standards performed by the pop music icon Carly Simon, on Tuesday, July 19th. Moonlight Serenade, her first album for Columbia Records, reunites Carly Simon with the legendary producer Richard Perry, who first worked with Carly on her career-defining number one breakthrough masterpiece, No Secrets, in 1972. The pair has gone on to enjoy a creative partnership which has lasted over the decades, notably producing Carly's hit albums Hotcakes (1974) and Playing Possum (1975). Together, the pair has created such classic hits as "You're So Vain," "Mockingbird," "The Right Thing To Do," and "Haven't Got Time For The Pain" as well as "Nobody Does It Better" as featured in the 1977 James Bond film, "The Spy Who Loved Me."

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PRNewswire -- May 4

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