PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, July 26, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday, July 26, 2005

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M-T-V Announces Host, Nominees, and Performers for the 2005 Video Music Awards

M-T-V announced the nominees for the "2005 M-T-V Video Music Awards." Green Day topped the list with eight nominations, six nods for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and two for "American Idiot." Gwen Stefani and Missy Elliott follow with six nods each and U-2 nabbed five nominations. The 2-0-0-5 V-M-As will broadcast live from American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL on Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 8:00PM.

It was also announced that multifaceted entertainment powerhouse Diddy will host the 22nd annual awards show. In addition, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, and Green Day have been announced to perform.

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More Than 70 Million Verizon Wireless and Sprint Customers Can Now Exchange Picture and Video Messages

In a move that allows more than 70 million wireless customers to exchange picture and video messages with one another directly from their wireless camera phones, Verizon Wireless and Sprint today announced an inter-carrier Multimedia Messaging Service agreement between the two companies.

Pierre Barbeau, general manager of Picture Mail for Sprint, says all carriers in the wireless industry are moving towards picture-sharing interoperability because it will allow usage to grow, just as it did for S-M-S text messaging. Interoperability also makes it easier for customers to stay in touch with their family and friends, no matter which wireless provider they choose."

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Moviegoers Continue Indulging in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Imax Experience

IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures announced that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The IMAX Experience continued to record impressive results during its second weekend in IMAX theatres, grossing approximately $1.46 million over the three-day period from Friday, July 22 to Sunday, July 24. This ranks as one of the best second weekends for an IMAX Hollywood simultaneous release, and follows on one of the highest grossing opening weeks for a digitally re- mastered title -- all while sharing IMAX screens with Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The IMAX Experience has now grossed an estimated cumulative total of $5.5 million over 10 days in 66 domestic IMAX theatres, for a per screen average of more than $79,000.

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PRNewswire -- July 26

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