Almost two-thirds (65%) of the 11, 014 five-year-olds included in the study watched TV between one and three hours a day, 15% watched more than three hours and less than 2% watched no television at all.
While she knows of no research examining the long-term impact of reality TV, a several decades-long study shows people who watched aggressive and violent behavior on TV as kids were more likely to be aggressive, hit their spouses and engage in other inappropriate behavior later in life.
The self-esteem of white girls, black girls and black boys decreases with TV consumption, says the study, published in Communication Research.
According to a study released by Social TV metrics company Bluefin Labs this morning, men won by a landslide in the tweet-off over Super Tuesday results.
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According to NJ.com and The Star Ledger, a study by the Center for the Study of Women in TV and Film at San Diego State showed that only 7% of the top 250 films released in 2009 were directed by women.
And while it previously appeared the companies had pulled TV ads for Vytorin mainly because of the study, Dingell and Stupak, both Michigan Democrats, released a letter warning Merck and Schering they would have to make new, prominent claims about Vytorin's lack of efficacy over a cheaper generic drug, Zocor.
Intellectuals have long dismissed TV, except as a lens through which to study the masses.
This study covered not only leisure time watching TV, but also time spent sitting at work.
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The study doesn't prove that watching TV or playing computer games is inherently unhealthy, says the lead researcher, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Ph.
Homosexuality has gone from being a criminal offense that could, and did, send writer Oscar Wilde to jail in England, to a comic staple in movies and TV shows, to a subject of serious constitutional study.
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This past year, device makers shipped 6 million boxes designed to fuse the TV and Internet experience, according to a November 2007 study by IMS Research.
Even so, people who study the portrayal of Asians in movies and TV shows say they don't expect Tsujihara's appointment will result in a big change on screen.
Earlier this year an American study found that more than two hours of TV viewing per day significantly increased the risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and more than three hours of daily viewing increased the risk of premature death.
This statistic, buried in an IBM study last year, sparked a breakthrough idea in participatory TV.
If a recent study by SNL Kagan is to be believed, local TV stations have reason for optimism.
Bronfman claims that Messier told him to study the advisability of investing in EchoStar, a satellite-TV service.
Second, a huge percentage of the population both plays video games and watches TV, and anyone who says otherwise has either commissioned a very flawed study or lacks any common sense.
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The study, led by the former CEO of French pay-TV channel Canal Plus, Pierre Lescure, proposed a total of 75 measures to "protect the cultural exception in the face of digital innovation".
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It points to a study which discovered that half the ads during children's TV programs were from food companies and that many promoted breakfast cereals, soft drinks, savory snacks, confectionery and fast food.
According to a recent study by the Natural Resources Defense Council it's because of that ginormous TV set you just bought.
While the study focused solely on how the amount of time spent in front of the TV affects a child's self-esteem, the programs likely are what give white boys a confidence boost, said Amy Jordan, director of the Media and the Developing Child sector of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
You know, sometimes if you just study hard, keep your nose clean, and stay away from the pirate cable TV business, fate will do you a solid.
"The philosophy at CBS with regards to reality TV is actually a sound one" says Robert Thompson, founding director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University.
Sleepiness: Elderly people who frequently doze off during routine daily activities, such as reading or watching TV, have a greater chance of suffering a stroke than less sleepy individuals, according to a study in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Worse, the entire DVR category's essentially remained stagnant as well -- one study found that the average DVR-enabled family records just 15-20 percent of the TV they watch, a startlingly low number by any measure.
The study was done with books, but the results are likely able to be transferred into movies, TV shows and video games to some degree.
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The TV personality Steve Irwin, who was nicknamed The Crocodile Hunter, but died in 2006, took part in the study.
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