On Thursday, Nielsen announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008.
For complete earnings details, read the full press release and Nielsen’s quarterly financial report on Form 10-Q.
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Conference Call and Webcast
Nielsen held an earnings conference call and audio-webcast on Thursday, August 14. 
Listen to the call replay by dialing 888.286.8010 (U.S. only) or 617.801.6888, and entering the following passcode: 11296384.
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A significant percentage of R-rated dramas would earn more at the box office with a PG-13 rating, The Hollywood Reporter reported Tuesday.
Those findings come from a new Nielsen PreView study that compared the box-office performances of 400 R-rated and PG-13 films released between September 2005 and December 2007.
Nielsen’s analysis found that 34% of all R-rated drama titles would have performed better with a PG-13 rating, while about 17% of all comedies would benefit from a less restrictive rating. 
In contrast, few horror movies would have achieved higher gross earnings with a PG-13 rating, according to the …