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AP-APTN-1930: US Jackson Custody 2 Saturday, 27 June 2009 STORY:US Jackson Custody 2- REPLAY Question whether Rowe might seek children's custody LENGTH: 03:24 FIRST RUN: 1630 RESTRICTIONS: See Script TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: VARIOUS STORY NUMBER: 611082 DATELINE: New York - 26 June 2009/ File LENGTH: 03:24 SHOTLIST ++NEW (FIRST RUN 1630 EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE 2009) HOLLYWOOD TV - NO ACCESS TMZ / NO ACCESS ACCESS HOLLYWOOD / NO ACCESS EXTRA / NO ACCESS INSIDE EDITION - DO NOT OBSTRUCT HOLLYWOOD TV LOGO FILE: Los Angeles - 15 May 2009 1. Various of Michael Jackson with children coming out of toy store, getting into car, Jackson waving goodbye ++NEW (FIRST RUN 1630 EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE 2009) ++CLIENTS NOTE - THIS IS BETTER QUALITY VERSION OF MATERIAL FIRST RUN IN THE 1430 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE 2009++ HOLLYWOOD TV - NO ACCESS TMZ / NO ACCESS ACCESS HOLLYWOOD / NO ACCESS EXTRA / NO ACCESS INSIDE EDITION - DO NOT OBSTRUCT HOLLYWOOD TV LOGO FILE: Los Angeles - 27 April, 2009 2. Michael Jackson shopping with his children ++NEW (FIRST RUN 1630 EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE 2009) HOLLYWOOD TV - NO ACCESS TMZ / NO ACCESS ACCESS HOLLYWOOD / NO ACCESS EXTRA / NO ACCESS INSIDE EDITION - DO NOT OBSTRUCT HOLLYWOOD TV LOGO Los Angeles - 27 April, 2009 3. Mid of Jackson inside shop pointing, wearing mask 4. Jackson posing for photo with man 5. Jackson hugging woman 6. Jackson hugging another woman (FIRST RUN 1430 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE 2009) AP PHOTOS - NO ACCESS CANADA/ FOR BROADCAST USE ONLY - STRICTLY NO ACCESS ONLINE OR MOBILE Pasadena, California - 1996 7. STILL of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe AP PHOTOS - NO ACCESS CANADA/ FOR BROADCAST USE ONLY - STRICTLY NO ACCESS ONLINE OR MOBILE Santa Maria, California - 2005 8. STILL of Debbie Rowe at court for Michael Jackson's trial AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY New York, 26 June 2009 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott N. Banks, Attorney: "It's not a simple case. Ms Rowe has not seen the children for approximately ten years. She gave up custody to Michael Jackson about ten years ago, and like I said has not seen the children. Even though she's the biological mother of Prince Michael and Paris, there are other factors that come into play, and the most important is the best interest of the two children." AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY FILE: Date and location unknown 10. Michael Jackson waving to crowd AP PHOTOS - NO ACCESS CANADA/ FOR BROADCAST USE ONLY - STRICTLY NO ACCESS ONLINE OR MOBILE Bahrain, 2006 11. STILL of Michael Jackson walking with son AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY New York - 26 June, 2009 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Scott N. Banks, Attorney: "One of the things that would concern me as an attorney would be breaking up the siblings. There is a third child involved, who has been presumably very involved with his other siblings. And the question then becomes, will a court be willing to award custody to a biological parent, when that parent has had no connection with the children for such a lengthy period of time. And also separate those two children from their other sibling." AP PHOTOS - NO ACCESS CANADA/ FOR BROADCAST USE ONLY - STRICTLY NO ACCESS ONLINE OR MOBILE 2004, exact date and location unknown 13. STILL of Debbie Rowe during television interview AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY New York - 26 June, 2009 14. SOUNDBITE (English) N. Scott Banks, Attorney: "I suspect that the Jackson family is not going to go away too easily on this. And that they're going to use whatever their financial wherewithal to make sure, or at least attempt to make sure, that these two children, and also the third child, Blanket, stay together." AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Los Angeles - 26 June, 2009 15. Various of memorial at Hollywood Walk of Fame STORYLINE: Now that Michael Jackson has died, who will get custody of the children? Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe is the mother of two of the pop star's three kids, Prince Michael Joseph Jackson and Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson. A third child, Prince Michael II, better known as Blanket, was born to a surrogate mother. Rowe's former attorney, Iris Finsilver says she isn't currently representing her, but has no doubt she will seek custody of the children. But that may not be as easy as it sounds. New York family lawyer, Scott M. Banks says the court will look at several key factors that may trump her stature as their biological mother. "It's not a simple case. Ms Rowe has not seen the children for approximately ten years." Then there's Blanket. Where would he go? "The question then becomes, will a court be willing to award custody to a biological parent, when that parent has had no connection with the children for such a lengthy period of time?" Another issue is the Jackson family. Michael's mother has been in the children's lives since birth. "I suspect that the Jackson family is not going to go away too easily on this," said Banks. "(I think) they're going to use whatever their financial wherewithal to make sure, or at least attempt to make sure, that these two children, and also the third child, Blanket, stay together," Banks added. Rowe and Jackson married in 1996 and divorced in 1999. Jackson collapsed at his rented home in Los Angeles on Thursday and reports say he may have had a heart attack. Jackson's body was meanwhile released by the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Coroner Investigator Jerry McKibben said the body was returned to the singer's family on Friday night. The coroner's office, which has completed its autopsy, says there are no signs of foul play or trauma, but determining the cause of death will require further tests that will take six to eight weeks. The family is still trying to determine what kind of memorial to have for Jackson and when, and are debating between the idea of having a private ceremony or a grand celebration open to the public, a person close to the family said. 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APTN APEX 06-27-09 1531EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1930: Italy G8 2 Saturday, 27 June 2009 STORY:Italy G8 2- REPLAY G8 ministers on Afghanistan stabilisation summit LENGTH: 02:48 FIRST RUN: 1330 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Italian/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/GOVERNMENT POOL STORY NUMBER: 611063 DATELINE: Trieste - 27 June 2009 LENGTH: 02:48 SHOTLIST: AP TELEVISION 1. Wide exterior of Palazzo del Governo in Trieste 2. European Union and Italian flags outside building 3. Wide of foreign ministers and other dignitaries posing for group photo 4. Pan left family photo 5. Wide of delegates walking away 6. SOUNDBITE (English): Javier Solana, EU Foreign Policy Chief: "Well, I think a lot has been accomplished, in particular for the preparation of the elections and begin to prepare also the day after. If the elections are credible, and I hope they will be credible and everybody is going to make an effort in that direction, the day after will be very important and a new page has to again to be written in Afghanistan." 7. Cut-away delegates leaving 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Carl Bildt, Swedish Foreign Minister: "I think a new focus on the economic development of Afghanistan and the regional integration. This is one of the least integrated regions in the global economy and we know from other parts of the world - Europe - that integration brings huge economic and political benefits, so we are trying to do the same in that region as well." 9. Mid of delegates leaving the Palazzo della Regione, venue of talks 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: (Commenting on US government shift on drug eradication) "I am very much in favour of this shift. Already a year ago and even more so, two years ago, we published a report in which we said the eradication, the way it was done in 2007 and 2008 was not adequate. Just a few thousand hectares were eradicated, a fraction of the cultivation. This year about 6500 hectares were eradicated that is definitely too little, at too high cost. We need to indeed shift and change the attitude regarding it." GOVERNMENT POOL 11. Wide shot Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini addressing final news conference 12. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Franco Frattini, Italian Foreign Minister: "Certainly Afghanistan continues to be an area of concern. A country that merits our help and support, a country that needs to be helped and encouraged to multiply the efforts that it is already honestly making and are being noticed. Certainly the success of Pakistan will bring success to Afghanistan and vice versa." 13. Journalists 14. Wide of news conference STORYLINE: The United States on Saturday announced a new drug policy for opium-rich Afghanistan, saying it was phasing out funding for eradication efforts while significantly increasing its funding for alternate crop and drug interdiction efforts. The announcement came as foreign ministers of the Group of Eight industrialised nations prepared for a second day of talks in the Italian city of Trieste on the stabilisation of Afghanistan Speaking at the end of the talks the European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana said "a lot" had been accomplished, particularly with regard to preparations for Afghanistan's upcoming elections. "If the elections are credible, and I hope they will be credible and everybody is going to make an effort in that direction, the day after will be very important and a new page has to begin to be written in Afghanistan." President Hamid Karzai is the favourite in the August 20 vote in Afghanistan. On the fight against drugs the US envoy for Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, said that eradication programmes weren't working and were only driving farmers into the hands of the Taliban. The G-8 ministers "strongly appreciated" the US shift, which also includes an increase in annual US funding for agricultural development from a few million dollars to a few hundred million dollars, said Foreign Minister Franco Frattini of Italy, the current G-8 president. The shift was also welcomed by Antonio Maria Costa, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. "We published a report in which we said the eradication, the way it was done in 2007 and 2008 was not adequate," said Costa. "This year about 6500 hectares were eradicated that is definitely too little, at too high cost. We need to indeed shift and change the attitude regarding it. Afghanistan is the world's leading source of opium, cultivating 93 percent of the world's heroin-producing crop. The United Nations has estimated the Taliban and other Afghan militants made 50 (m) million US dollars to 70 (m) million US dollars of last year's opium and heroin trade. The UN drug office said in a report this week that opium cultivation dropped 19 percent last year, but was still concentrated in southern provinces where the Taliban insurgency is strongest. Agriculture was among the issues taken up at the G-8 meeting on Afghanistan on Saturday, with participants saying in their final statement that agricultural development was "key to the future of Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as other countries in the region." It called for expanded international cooperation in agriculture to boost employment and incomes and provide farmers with alternatives to poppy production. Ministers also urged greater cooperation among countries in the region to promote stability. "This is one of the least integrated regions in the global economy and we know from other parts of the world - Europe - that integration brings huge economic and political benefits, so we are trying to do the same in that region as well," said Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. Frattini, in a final news briefing, noted that Afghanistan was a country that need to be "helped and encouraged to multiply the efforts that it is already honestly making and are being noticed." He added that successful efforts in tackling security threats in neighbouring Pakistan would in turn benefit Afghanistan. Foreign Ministers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and members of the Arab league took part in the discussions in Trieste. The shift in US policy follows a steady decrease in the number of hectares (acres) destroyed by eradication programmes. According to the UN report, opium poppy eradication reached a high in 2003, after the Taliban were ousted from power, with over 21,000 hectares (51,900 acres) eradicated. In 2008, only 5,480 hectares (13,500 acres) were cut down compared with 19,047 hectares (47,000 acres) in 2007. Costa said Afghan opium would kill 100-thousand people this year in the parts of world where demand for heroin is highest: Europe, Russia and West Asia. To fight it, he said major powers had to expand their counter-drug efforts to Pakistan as well as Iran, where half the 7,000 tons of exported Afghan opium transits, "causing the highest addiction rate in the world." Iran had been invited to attend the G-8 meeting on Afghanistan, because anti-drug efforts in Afghanistan have been identified as a key area where the United States and Iran can work together - part of President Barack Obama's outreach effort. But Italy withdrew the invitation after Iran failed to respond and after its bloody post-election crackdown on protesters, which has sparked international condemnation. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 06-27-09 1536EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1930: Thailand Protest Saturday, 27 June 2009 STORY:Thailand Protest- REPLAY First mass opposition protest since political turmoil LENGTH: 01:15 FIRST RUN: 1530 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: Thai/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 611068 DATELINE: Bangkok - 27 June 2009 LENGTH: 01:15 SHOTLIST ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Wide of a "Red Shirt" leader on the stage, pan to large crowd applauding, during anti-government rally 2. Close of plastic clappers 3. Mid of crowd by stage, clapping to the music 4. Mid of Adisorn Pheangket, one of the Red Shirt leaders singing on the stage 5. Close-up of photo of Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed former Prime Minister whom most of the crowd still support 6. Low angle shot of female supporters dancing 7. Wide of crowd 8. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Panita Khaphan, Protester: "We ask for democracy. We want to have democracy. This current government is not democratic." 9. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Lamun Sakjorhor, Protester: "We want democracy back. We want a government that comes from an election." 10. Pan across crowd ++DAY SHOTS++ 11. Wide exterior of Government House, with barriers erected round it to deter protesters 12. Mid of fire truck inside compound 13. Mid of firemen 14. Firemen and fire engines inside compound STORYLINE Nearly 10-thousand supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra rallied in Bangkok on Saturday, calling for the current premier to step down - the latest demonstration in the kingdom since Thaksin's ouster in a 2006 coup. Police mobilised 3,000 security officers and warned the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship - also known as the "red shirts" - not to block the office of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as it did for several weeks in March and April. The UDD is calling for Abhisit to step down, the dissolution of parliament, and new elections. The rally at Sanam Luang field in central Bangkok was expected to go through the night on Saturday. By early evening, as many as 10-thousand supporters had gathered on muddy field amid sporadic downpours. Security was light as protesters sang songs and listened to fiery speeches. Thaksin, who remains in self-imposed exile since he was convicted on a corruption charge last year, is expected to address the crowd via telephone link. He remains hugely popular among the red shirts, who are largely drawn from Thailand's impoverished countryside, for his populist policies. Nutthawut Saikua, a leader of the UDD, said their demands haven't changed since the military forced them to end demonstrations in April following days of street clashes and riots that left at least two dead and more than 120 injured. Protest leaders accuse the country's elite - the military, judiciary and other unelected officials - of undermining the country's democracy and orchestrating the 2006 coup. Following his ouster, Thaksin's party again won elections and his allies formed two successive governments - both of which were stymied by the same "yellow shirt" protests that precipitated the coup. The yellow shirts argue that voters in Thaksin's rural base are too easily bought, and when they took to the streets last year - demanding Thaksin's allies relinquish power - they created havoc, shutting down Bangkok's two main airports for a week. When a court disqualified the pro-Thaksin prime minister on complaints of fraud in the 2007 election, ending the yellow shirts' demonstrations, Abhisit cobbled together a coalition. But the red shirts responded by launching their own protest in March. They backed down under threat of a military crackdown after their demonstrations became violent. 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APTN APEX 06-27-09 1537EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1930: Myanmar UN Saturday, 27 June 2009 STORY:Myanmar UN- REPLAY UN envoy paves way for Ban Ki-moon visit LENGTH: 00:38 FIRST RUN: 1630 RESTRICTIONS: No Access Myanmar TYPE: Commentary/Nat SOURCE: MYANMAR TV STORY NUMBER: 611083 DATELINE: Naypyitaw - 27 June 2009 LENGTH: 00:38 SHOTLIST 1. MRTV graphics before news bulletin 2. Wide of newsreader announcing visit of United Nations' special envoy to Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari 3. Wide of building 4. Mid of Gambari with Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win 5. Wide of meeting between the two STORYLINE The United Nations' special envoy to Myanmar met the country's foreign minister to prepare for a trip by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a government official and state television said on Saturday. Details of the visit by envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who arrived on Friday, were not disclosed by the UN. But a government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to reporters, confirmed that Gambari met Foreign Minister U Nyan Win in the capital of Naypyitaw. State television later reported the two discussed plans for a visit by Ban. British Ambassador Mark Canning said on Friday that he also believed Gambari was setting the stage for Ban. Rights groups fear any such visit will lend legitimacy to the ruling junta's trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The Nobel Peace laureate is in prison and faces up to five years in jail on the charges she violated her house arrest after an uninvited American man swam to her closely guarded lakeside home last month and stayed two days. Her trial has sparked international outrage. Ban recently told The Associated Press that he was looking at the "appropriate timing" for a visit. Human Rights Watch and some governments have urged the UN chief not to visit now, arguing the trip could be exploited by the military government, which might portray it as an endorsement of the legitimacy of Suu Kyi's trial. But Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party supports the trip, and other countries say the alternative is to do nothing and miss an opportunity to have the secretary-general press for Suu Kyi's release and push for more open and inclusive elections next year. Gambari left Yangon, the country's commercial capital, on Saturday night for Bangkok. He did not meet Suu Kyi or members of her National League for Democracy. It was Gambari's eighth visit since 2006 when he was appointed the UN chief's special representative to promote political reconciliation here. The envoy has met with both junta leaders and Suu Kyi but failed to nudge the military regime toward talks with the pro-democracy movement. The UN has called repeatedly for political reconciliation in Myanmar, including the release of Suu Kyi. The country has been under military rule since 1962, and the junta refused to recognise the results of 1990 general elections won by Suu Kyi's party. Suu Kyi's trial has drawn outrage from the international community and from her local supporters, who say the military government is using the incident as an excuse to keep her detained through the 2010 elections. 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APTN APEX 06-27-09 1538EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1930: Iran US 2 Saturday, 27 June 2009 STORY:Iran US 2- REPLAY Ahmadinejad criticises Obama for interfering LENGTH: 02:31 FIRST RUN: 1130 RESTRICTIONS: No Iran/No BBC Persian Service/No VOA Persian TV TYPE: Farsi/Nat SOURCE: IRINN/IRIB STORY NUMBER: 611045 DATELINE: Tehran - 27 Jan 2009 LENGTH: 02:31 ++NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN TV SERVICE/ VOA PERSIAN TV++ ++AP Television is adhering to Iranian law that stipulates all media are banned from providing BBC Persian or VOA Persian any coverage from Iran, and under this law if any media violate this ban the Iranian authorities can immediately shut down that organisation in Tehran.++ SHOTLIST: SHOTLIST: (FIRST RUN 0930 AMERICAS PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE 2009) IRINN - No Access Iran 1. Zoom in to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaking at podium 2. Cutaway of judiciary officials 3. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian President: "We are surprised at Mr. Obama. Why did he enter (into discussions about Iran's election)? Didn't he say that he was after change? Why did he interfere? Why did he utter opinions irrespective of norms and decorum and manners? They keep saying that they want to hold talks with Iran. Alright, we have expressed our readiness as well. But is this the correct way (for holding talks)? Definitely, they have made a mistake. They opened their hand to the people of Iran; their fist has been opened, before all the people of the world. Their mask has been removed. If we had spent spend hundreds of millions of toumans (iranian currency) on publicity and diplomacy to tell the world that they are still the same and they have not changed much, we couldn't do it." 4. Mid of Ahmadinejad speaking at podium (FIRST RUN 1130 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE 2009) IRIB - No Access Iran 5. Pan of attendants 6. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian President: "The fate of Mr. Bush is before the eyes of humanity. It is not outdated yet. He was also talking to the world from an arrogant stance. He spoke arrogantly. Didn't you see how God humiliated him? He has been buried in the history's trash bin forever. You should learn a lesson from his fate. You should correct yourselves. We pity you. We want you to join the righteous servants of humanity as well. But you should know that if you continue (with interfering polices) the response of the Iranian nation will be strong. The response of Iranian nation would be crushing. The (Iranian) response would cause remorse." 7. Zoom in to Ahmadinejad on stage 8. Pan of attendants STORYLINE Iran's president lashed out anew at the United States and President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of interference and suggesting that Washington's stance on Iran's post-election turmoil could imperil Obama's aim of improving relations. "We are surprised at Mr. Obama," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in remarks to judiciary officials broadcast on state television. "They keep saying that they want to hold talks with Iran ... but is this the correct way? Definitely, they have made a mistake," Ahmadinejad said. He also used former US President George W. Bush as an example of how not to conduct relations with other countries. "He (Bush) spoke arrogantly. Didn't you see how God humiliated him? He has been buried in the history's trash bin forever. You should learn a lesson from his fate," Ahmadinejad said. Obama was strongly criticised at home and by many abroad, for his initial measured response to opposition allegations that Ahmadinejad was re-elected by fraud in the June 12 balloting and to the harsh crackdown on protesters. The Obama administration wants to improve contacts with Tehran, especially because of concern that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, and Obama appeared unwilling to jeopardise that goal with strong statements against Iran's authorities. But on Friday, he hailed the demonstrators in Iran and condemned the violence against them. "The violence perpetrated against them is outrageous. In spite of the government's efforts to keep the world from bearing witness to that violence, we see it and we condemn it," Obama said. Meanwhile, opposition supporters, faced with a senior cleric's demand that protest leaders be severely punished or even executed, enter the third week of their campaign against the election results in increasingly tight straits. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims Ahmadinejad stole the election, says he will seek official permission for any future rallies, effectively ending his role in street protests. The opposition may have little opportunity to keep momentum going within the limits of the law, and the international attention that appeared to bolster their morale could be waning. Also, Mousavi's Web site, his primary means for communicating with supporters, remained down on Saturday; an aide told the Associated Press on Friday that the site had been hacked. Mousavi alleges he was robbed of victory through widespread and systematic fraud. The regime rejects the claim, refusing to consider new balloting, and on Friday, the Guardian Council, Iran's top electoral body, proclaimed the vote the "healthiest" held since the revolution. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ruled out a re-vote. Since the election, opposition protesters repeatedly have clashed with security forces who arrested hundreds of people, including journalists, academics and university students. At least 17 people have been killed. The demonstrations petered out this week under an ever-intensifying crackdown. Mousavi, meanwhile, has sent mixed signals to supporters, asking them not to break the law while pledging not to drop his challenge. Amnesty International called the prospect of quick trials and capital punishment for some detainees "a very worrying development." It said Iran was the world's No. 2 executioner after China last year, with at least 346 known instances of people put to death. The group also called on the regime to release dozens of detained journalists it said faced possible torture. As the protests dwindle amid intensifying official pressure, the opposition may suffer from a decline in international attention. The protests and violence dominated Western news broadcasts for nearly two weeks, with the reports substantially bolstered by videos gleaned from Internet sites and by commentary from social networking sites. Such sites were a key pipeline for the opposition amid the tight restrictions on foreign media in the country. But along with the diminished action on the streets in Iran, other stories have arisen to siphon away attention, especially the death of pop star Michael Jackson. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 06-27-09 1539EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1930: World Jackson Reax 2 Saturday, 27 June 2009 STORY:World Jackson Reax 2- REPLAY King of Pop remembered in France, Germany and Japan LENGTH: 02:40 FIRST RUN: 1530 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/German/Japanese/Natsound SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 611088 DATELINE: Various - 27 June 2009 LENGTH: 02:40 SHOTLIST: (FIRST RUN 1530 NEWS UPDATE - 27 JUNE 2009) Paris, France 1. Crowd dancing to Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop Till you Get Enough" being played 2. Wide of people holding posters reading (English) "Moonwalk Now" 3. Two men performing Jackson's dance moves, surrounded by crowd 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Bernier, Michael Jackson fan and organiser of "mass moonwalk": "We're gonna do a worldwide and amazing moonwalk for him and so we just worked with Facebook and Flickr and Twitter and as you can see there is all the children of Michael today, the pop king's children are here and this is just for him, we do this from France." 5. Various of crowd doing mass moonwalk (FIRST RUN 1330 EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE 2009) Berlin, Germany 6. Wide of Kurfuerstendamm (main street) in Berlin, Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade on the move 7. Reveller in "mourning" costume, holding Michael Jackson photo 8. SOUNDBITE (German) Vox pops, Revellers, no names given: "Of course we mourn, that is why we're in black or white today, that is our memorial outfit for Michael." "I've done my nose, she did her lips, normally we're all in black?but this is a completely different event here." "Michael we love you." (FIRST RUN 1230 NEWS UPDATE - 27 JUNE 2009) Tokyo, Japan 9. Pan left of Jackson's fans holding a candle vigil 10. Tilt up from candle to woman's face 11. Mid of candle and Michael Jackson photos, UPSOUND: Michael Jackson's tune "You Are Not Alone" 12. Close up of woman crying, UPSOUND: Michael Jackson's tune "You Are Not Alone" 13. Mid of fans holding candles, UPSOUND Michael Jackson's tune "You Are Not Alone" 14. Michael Jackson fan wearing mask imitating Michael's dance, then stumbling 15. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kuro (only one name given), 18-year-old Michael Jackson fan, Vox Pop: "I hope his art will be kept as his legacy." 16. Wide of vigil STORYLINE: Thousands of people gathered in a Paris street on Saturday for a "mass moonwalk" in memory of late pop star Michael Jackson. Tributes both personal and public were held by generations of fans all around the world, following the announcement of the singer's death on Thursday. The Paris event had been advertised in advance on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter as a way to honour the King of Pop, organiser Michael Bernier said. The crowd played Michael Jackson songs like "Don't Stop Till you Get Enough" and "Billie Jean" and performed his classic dance moves. In Berlin, thousands of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender revellers gathered for the annual Christopher Street Day parade and although the event was not dominated by Jackson's death, many participants paid tribute to the singer. In Tokyo, about two-hundred of Jackson's Japanese fans gathered for a candle vigil on Saturday evening. The fans held candles and listened to the star's music at Yoyogi Park. A fan danced the moonwalk in tribute to the King of Pop. Japan, which the star visited two years ago, has one of Jackson's strongest fan bases. The official cause of Jackson's death has not been determined and is not expected to be known for weeks. Brian Oxman however, a former Jackson attorney and a family friend, told NBC's "Today" show on Friday that he had been concerned about Jackson's use of painkillers and had warned the singer's family about possible abuse. Jackson appeared to have suffered a heart attack, a person with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity told the AP on Friday. A heart attack is a blocking of the arteries that deprives the heart of adequate blood and can cause cardiac arrest. Jackson's brother Jermaine said Thursday that it was believed the pop singer went into cardiac arrest, an interruption of the normal heartbeat that can be caused by factors other than a heart attack. In November 1993, Jackson cancelled the rest of his "Dangerous" world tour to seek treatment for addiction to painkillers prescribed after reconstructive scalp surgery. Coroner's officials said they released Jackson's body to his family late Friday night. The family is still trying to determine what kind of memorial to have for Jackson and when, and are debating between the idea of having a private ceremony or a grand celebration open to the public, the person close to the family said. The Los Angeles County coroner's office, which completed its autopsy on Friday, said there were no signs of foul play or trauma, but determining the cause of death will require further tests that will take six to eight weeks. The pop star left behind three children: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, 12; Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11; and Prince Michael II, 7. 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APTN APEX 06-27-09 1540EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1930: US Jackson Online Saturday, 27 June 2009 STORY:US Jackson Online- REPLAY Singer's death was twittered, texted and Facebooked LENGTH: 02:02 FIRST RUN: 1530 RESTRICTIONS: See Script TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: VARIOUS STORY NUMBER: 611073 DATELINE: Various - 25/26/27 June 2009 LENGTH: 02:02 SHOTLIST AP Television - AP Clients Only Washington, DC - 26 June, 2009 1. Close up of photo of pop star Michael Jackson on web page, zoom out to headline reading (English) "Mystery surrounds death" 2. Close up of "Yahoo" logo on web page 3. Mid of of Michael Jackson on "YouTube" web page AP Television - AP Clients Only New York City, USA - 26 June, 2009 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Beth Cabot, Yahoo! Web Editor: "16.4 million visitors, unique visitors, so that's individuals, went to Yahoo! in a single day when the news broke about Michael Jackson." AP Television - AP Clients Only Washington, DC - 26 June, 2009 5. Close up of web search for Michael Jackson 6. Tilt down of "You Tube" web page search for Michael Jackson 7. Pan right of "Twitter" web page 8. Close up of "Facebook" web page search for Michael Jackson, scrolls down 9. Pan right of a blog posting 10. Close up of a posting on "Twitter" AP Television - AP Clients Only New York City, USA - 26 June, 2009 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Beth Cabot, Yahoo! Web Editor: "And that quickly turned to nostalgia and people looking for things like the lyrics to "Thriller", videos, searching for things like moonwalk, so, I think that what it really shows you is how the internet has become really essential to the way we process a huge event." AP Photos - No Access Canada/For Broadcast use only - Strictly No Access Online or Mobile FILE: Memphis, Tennessee, USA - 1977 12. Zoom in to black and white STILL of mourners for US rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley AP Photos - No Access Canada/For Broadcast use only - Strictly No Access Online or Mobile FILE: New York City, USA - 1980 13. Zoom out of black and white STILL of mourners for British musician John Lennon AP Photos - No Access Canada/For Broadcast use only - Strictly No Access Online or Mobile FILE: London, UK - 1997 14. Zoom in to colour STILL of flowers left by mourners for Diana Princess of Wales outside Kensington Palace ABC - No access North America/Internet FILE: Los Angeles, USA - 25 June 2009 15. Aerial of people gathering to mourn for Jackson AP Television - AP Clients Only Washington DC, USA - 26 June, 2009 16. Back shot of a man in a cafe typing on laptop 17. Close up of man's hands typing 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Jessica Rauch, Local resident, Vox Pop: "Like I said, Facebook was a big source of news and I think it is for people who are sort of around my age, in our generation, that we sort of want to figure out what other people are thinking about it too." AP Television - AP Clients Only Washington, DC - 26 June, 2009 19. Various of "Twitter" posting AP Television - AP Clients Only Washington DC, USA - 26 June 2009 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Jill Webber, Clinical Psychologist: "People tend to move through the stages of grief quicker and show better overall adjustment when they are able to share their experiences with others just verbally, just feeling that sense of support and shared experience. So I think it's just sort of one more coping outlet that people can use to grieve in a healthy way." FILE: AP Television - AP Clients Only California, USA - 18 April, 1995 21. Michael Jackson and ex-wife Lisa-Marie Presley walking with children during opening of Neverland, the Santa Barbara County estate Jackson had converted into a children's playland AP Television - AP Clients Only Washington, DC - 26 June 2009 22. Close up of photo of Lisa-Marie Presley on web page 23. Scroll through a posting attributed to Lisa-Marie Presley 24. Pan right of posting attributed to Lisa-Marie Presley STORYLINE The internet has experienced a peak in activity following the death of pop star Michael Jackson, who died in Los Angeles on Thursday. Millions of fans have inundated web sites such as "Twitter", "Yahoo!", "Facebook" and "YouTube" with their messages to share views and thoughts about their idol's death. Internet site Yahoo! web editor Beth Cabot said "16.4 million visitors" consulted the Yahoo! web site when the news broke about Michael Jackson's death. Cabot said people moved on to look for archive of the star's videos and lyrics. "That quickly turned to nostalgia and people looking for things like the lyrics to "Thriller", videos, searching for things like moonwalk, so, I think that what it really shows you is how the internet has become really essential to the way we process a huge event." Images from the death of other world icons such as US rock'n'roll star Elvis Presley, British musician John Lennon and Diana Princess of Wales showed crowds of people gathered in the streets to mourn and remember. The scene looks very different today, when it seems that social networking has replaced social gatherings. Clinical Psychologist Jill Webber said that the use of social networking websites was for people to share their grief and feel a "sense of support." "I think it's just sort of one more coping outlet that people can use to grieve in a healthy way," she said. But it's not just fans turning to the internet to express their feelings. Scores of celebrities who knew or worked with Jackson - or were simply awed by him - issued statements of mourning. A long message attributed to Jackson's ex-wife Lisa-Marie Presley also appeared online. Jackson collapsed at his rented home in Los Angeles on Thursday and reports say he may have had a heart attack. The body of Michael Jackson was meanwhile released by the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Coroner Investigator Jerry McKibben says the body was returned to the singer's family on Friday night. No funeral plans have been announced. The coroner's office, which has completed its autopsy, says there are no signs of foul play or trauma, but determining the cause of death will require further tests that will take six to eight weeks. 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APTN APEX 06-27-09 1543EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1930: US Jackson 6 Saturday, 27 June 2009 STORY:US Jackson 6- REPLAY Jackson compound, removal vans, fans, Janet Jackson LENGTH: 02:54 FIRST RUN: 1830 RESTRICTIONS: Part No Brazil TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/TV RECORD STORY NUMBER: 611089 DATELINE: Various - 27 June 2009 LENGTH: 02:54 SHOTLIST: (FIRST RUN 1730 NEWS UPDATE - 27 JUNE 2009) AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Michael Jackson's rented home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California 1. Pan right of makeshift memorial outside of Jackson's rented home in Hombly Hills (FIRST RUN 1830 NORTHAM PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE 2009) TV RECORD - NO ACCESS BRAZIL Michael Jackson's rented home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California 2. Janet Jackson driving in (FIRST RUN 1730 NEWS UPDATE - 27 JUNE 2009) AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Michael Jackson's rented home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California 3. Wide of moving vans parked in front of home 4. Pan right of "Atlas Van Lines" logo on moving vans 5. Mid of security on site, zoom out to woman in leopard skin bathrobe walking by vans 6. Wide of vans as woman in bathrobe walks out of roped off area (FIRST RUN 1730 NEWS UPDATE - 27 JUNE 2009) AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Jackson family home in Encino, Los Angeles, California 7. Mid of man with tattoos taking a picture at makeshift memorial 8. Pan left from balloon with "I Love You" written on it to people at makeshift memorial (FIRST RUN 1830 NORTHAM PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE 2009) AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Jackson family home in Encino, Los Angeles, California 9. Close up of tribute left at makeshift memorial 10. Pan of makeshift memorial 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Edie, Jackson fan, no last name given: "Mr. Jackson was quite a genius and his life had a lot of ups and downs but he contributed a lot to the world." 12. Boy writing note at makeshift memorial 13. Man videotaping the memorial (FIRST RUN 1830 NORTHAM PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE 2009) AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Jackson family home in Encino, Los Angeles, California 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Ivan Greene, Jackson Fan: "Hope it's a hoax, you know, you hope it's a hoax and hope that they're just playing around and as soon as I walked up and saw the flowers and stuff I realised it wasn't a hoax and nobody was playing, that it was real." 15. Pan of memorial 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Ivan Greene, Jackson Fan: "You can go to the worst, the remote, the remotest country in Africa, maybe five or six people live there and they know who Michael Jackson is. I mean come on, come on it speaks for itself I don't have to say anything else about it, it speaks for itself." 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Shelley, Jackson Fan (SHOT START OVER SHELLEY HOLDING UP NOTE SHE'S LEAVING AT MEMORIAL) "My respects to Michael and more importantly for the long hard recovery that the family has that doesn't take days, it doesn't get better in 48 hours, it takes years to recover and his birthday is in August so there's the first birthday anniversary but I hope that the children will be OK, they're small and they need a lot of help right now." 18. Close up of woman hanging note in tree, pulls wider as she walks away (FIRST RUN 1730 NEWS UPDATE - 27 JUNE 2009) AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Jackson family home in Encino, Los Angeles, California 19. Medium of BMW (NOTE: UNKNOWN WHO IS INSIDE) pulling in through gate 20. Long shot of man with dogs inside the compound STORYLINE: Janet Jackson arrived at her brother Michael Jackson's Holmby Hills estate in Los Angeles on Saturday, where moving vans had arrived earlier in the day. Jackson, wearing dark glasses, drove up in a Bentley and went directly to the estate. Earlier, about eight movers had taken dollies and packing equipment through the gates. It wasn't immediately known what was being taken out. In Chicago the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Michael Jackson's family wants an independent autopsy following the pop star's sudden death at age 50. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader, said after a news conference that there are unanswered questions surrounding the King of Pop's death, including about the role of the personal cardiologist who was with him. The Los Angeles County coroner's office performed an autopsy on the singer's body on Friday but deferred a finding on the cause of death pending further tests that could take more than a month. Jesse Jackson says the family's wound from the pop star's death is being kept open by the mystery of the cause of death. Also on Saturday spiritual teacher and medical doctor Deepak Chopra said he had been concerned since 2005 that Michael Jackson was abusing prescription painkillers and most recently spoke to the pop star about suspected drug use six months ago. Chopra said Jackson, a longtime friend, asked him for painkillers in 2005 when the pop star was staying with him following his trial on sex abuse allegations. Chopra said he refused but added the nanny of Jackson's children repeatedly contacted him with concerns about Jackson's drug use over the next four years. He said she told him a number of doctors would visit Jackson's homes in Santa Barbara County, Los Angeles, Miami and New York. Whenever the subject came up, Jackson would avoid Chopra's calls, Chopra said. Meanwhile fans gathered outside the Holmby Hills estate, leaving messages and tributes at a makeshift memorial with balloons and images of the star. The same scenes were repeated outside the Jackson family compound in Encino, where most of the singer's family members have gathered to contemplate funeral arrangements and care for his three children. Jackson's family wants to know more specifics about what role AEG, the concert promoter that was staging his 50-date concert series at London's 02 Arena, was playing in his life, said the person, who requested anonymity because of the delicate nature of the situation. They also want to know more about the role of his advisers and representatives, who they believe were put in place by the promoter. AEG spokeswoman Natalie Whorms in London had no comment. Jackson never communicated to his family who he had in place to handle his business affairs, the person said, adding that they were told by the singer's phalanx of advisers that he likely had a will, but it may be many years old. The family is distrustful of what they are being told - but they are determined to find out more, the person said. The pop star left behind three children: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., known as Prince Michael, 12; Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, 11; and Prince Michael II, 7. The elder children were born to ex-wife Deborah Rowe, while the youngest is his biological son, born to a surrogate mother. Rowe and Jackson married in 1996 and divorced in 1999. 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APTN APEX 06-27-09 1546EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1930: MidEast Protest 2 Saturday, 27 June 2009 STORY:MidEast Protest 2- EDIT Parking lot hours sparks protests, reax LENGTH: 02:19 FIRST RUN: 1930 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 611093 DATELINE: Jerusalem - 27 June 2009 LENGTH: 02:19 SHOTLIST: 1. Wide pan of Ultra-Orthodox men protesting in the street 2. Protester throws object at police 3. Various of Israeli police arresting Jewish Orthodox men 4. Child with bandaged head being taken to ambulance 5. Two men being arrested 6. Various of people being arrested 7. Wide pan of Israeli secular Jews in counter demonstration 8. Pan over crowd 9. People waving Israeli flags 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Shachar Fischer, member of 'Wake Up Jerusalem' organisation: "We are here to protest an Ultra Orthodox attempt to force their way of life on the pluralistic population in Jerusalem. 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Miki Rosenfeld, Israeli Police Spokesman: "Hundreds of police are in and around the different neighbourhoods in order to react immediately and respond and arrest those that are trying to take part in those incidences and until now we're working quickly and swiftly in order to make sure that the streets in and around the neighbourhoods are safe and arresting as many people as possible that are clearly involved." 16. Rosenfeld walking away STORYLINE: Ultra-Orthodox and secular Jews held opposing demonstrations over a car park in Jerusalem on Saturday. The Ultra-Orthodox were protesting against the opening of the car park near the Old City on Saturdays, the Jewish Sabbath, when religious Jews are forbidden to drive or work. It was the second consecutive day of demonstrations by Ultra-Orthodox Jews. Police said several thousand Ultra-Orthodox took to the streets, some shouting "Shabbes, Shabbes," the Yiddish word for "Sabbath." Some clashed with Israeli police and threw rubbish at them. Police reported 24 arrests. One six-year-old boy was slightly hurt by a stone thrown by protesters, police said. Four police officers were also lightly injured. Later on Saturday, police were reported to have turned water cannon on the Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators. Secular Jews, meanwhile, demanded that the car park remain open on the Sabbath and held a counter demonstration near Jerusalem's City Hall. "We are here to protest an Ultra Orthodox attempt to force their way of life on the pluralistic population in Jerusalem," said Shachar Fischer, who is a member of the 'Wake Up Jerusalem' organisation. Jerusalem Mayor Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat opened the parking lot on the request of police, who said illegal parking in the nearby Old City was blocking emergency vehicles, spokesman Stephan Miller said. He said the mayor tried to appease ultra-Orthodox concerns by not charging for parking and hiring non-Jews to administer the lot. But following violent protests three weeks ago, the mayor announced that the disputed car park would be closed for two weeks of dialogue, in an attempt to reach a compromise. On Thursday, the court approved the opening of an alternative location - the Karta car park - prompting the Ultra-Orthodox community to renew its protest. 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APTN APEX 06-27-09 1603EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1930: Ppines Jackson 2 Saturday, 27 June 2009 STORY:Ppines Jackson 2- REPLAY Inmates perform Thriller in tribute to singer, reax LENGTH: 02:25 FIRST RUN: 1430 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: Visayan/English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 611070 DATELINE: Cebu - 27 June 2009 LENGTH: 02:25 SHOTLIST: (FIRST RUN 1030 NEWS UPDATE - 27 JUNE, 2009) 1. Various of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Centre inmates performing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance routine ++NEW (FIRST RUN 1430 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE, 2009) 2. Cutaway of people and reporters watching 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Byron Garcia, Prison Director: "The inmates consider Michael Jackson as a god here. If not for Michael Jackson they would not have this international recognition. So with the Thriller dance, the inmates feel that Michael Jackson did a big role in their international recognition." (FIRST RUN 1030 NEWS UPDATE - 27 JUNE, 2009) 4. Various of inmates performing routine to sound of "We Are The World" ++NEW (FIRST RUN 1430 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE, 2009) 5. Inmates performing routine to sound of "We Are The World" (FIRST RUN 1030 NEWS UPDATE - 27 JUNE, 2009) 6. People watching 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) No name given, tourist, vox pop: "I heard about it on YouTube and I'm so glad I came. It's been an amazing experience." ++NEW (FIRST RUN 1430 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 27 JUNE, 2009) 8. Various of inmates dancing behind bars 9. SOUNDBITE: (Visayan) Crisanto Nieri, Cebu prison inmate: "I was shocked by the death of Michael Jackson. I still cannot believe it. He was a big influence on us." 10. People dancing 11. Various of inmates dancing to "Hero", some holding banners showing their own heros, such as Princess Diana, The Dalai Lama, Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former Beatle John Lennon STORYLINE: The Filipino inmates who shot to global fame with a Youtube video recreating the "Thriller" dance swayed and stomped again on Saturday in a behind-bars tribute to their idol, Michael Jackson. After being told of Jackson's death on Thursday in Los Angeles, the 1,500 inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Centre hit the exercise yard, practicing for nine hours on Friday night, and into the early hours of Saturday morning, for the show. They took breaks only to eat or when it rained, said professional choreographer Gwendolyn Lador, hired by the prison to teach the inmates the dance. Prison Director, Byron Garcia, said Jackson was considered a "god" by some of the inmates. Some inmates said they felt sad because they had lost their idol and they felt pressure to perform well on Saturday. A crowd of 700 Cebuanos and foreign tourists watched the performance from a second-floor corridor, swaying to the music and applauding as the inmates stomped and clapped in unison in the hilltop prison. Other numbers included "Ben," "I'll Be There" and "We Are the World." The inmates then held up a 5-by-10 foot (1.5-by-3 metre) tarpaulin showing Michael Jackson holding a sword and his name written below it. Others waved the flags of the Philippines and other nations and banners showing some of their own heros, such as The Dalai Lama and Princess Diana. Before the show, the performers dedicated a prayer to Jackson's family. Garcia, who came up with the idea of adding synchronised dancing to poorly attended exercise sessions, said he was surprised by the popularity of the 2007 video, one of more than a dozen inmate dance numbers he has posted on YouTube. "Thriller" has attracted 24.3 (m) million hits since it was posted two years ago, with nearly a (m) million of them in the 24 hours since news of Jackson's death spread. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 06-27-09 1750EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM -------------------