Reston, Va. -- More people watched online videos in June than during any other month since the birth of the Internet, according to new figures from Reston-based comScore. The firm said that more then 157 million U.S. Internet users viewed video online during the month, attributing the surge to a plethora of major news stories, led by the death of Michael Jackson and the Iranian elections. The top beneficiaries were major media companies, including Viacom Digital (MTV), Microsoft sites (MSNBC) and Turner Network (CNN).

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