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• Disney unloads a barrage of tween-centric consumer electronics

  Published: August 13, 2007, 7:26 pm

  Tags: Disney, Disney Princess, Disneyprincess, Flix Video Camer, Flixvideocamer, Hannah Montana, Hannahmontana, High School Musical, Highschoolmusical, Ipod Dock, Ipoddock, Lcd Tvs, Lcdtvs, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Piratesofthecaribbean

  Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays, Home Entertainment, Portable Audio Worried your kids haven't been completely indoctrinated with the Disney universe and its philosophy of watch, buy, and buy? Well fear not, parents, because the cartoon-kingpin has got your back (and your pocketbook). If your tweens have been looking for something to do,

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• High School Musical 2 coming on Friday!

  Published: August 14, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: High School Musical, High School Musical 2, Highschoolmusical, Highschoolmusical2, Zac Efron, Zacefron

  Filed under: Pre-teen, Television, Marketing to kidsI can almost hear the beat of little girl tween hearts pitter pattering across the country in anticipation for this Friday. No, Santa is not coming in August. But the cast of High School Musical is coming back with a fresh new show: High School Musical 2!!! Yes, that was three exclamation marks

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• Hear the 'High School Musical 2' Soundtrack

  Published: August 16, 2007, 9:00 am

  Tags: High School Musical, Highschoolmusical, Hsm

  Filed under: Movies, Pop, Album NewsPopEater Music Blog: 'High School Musical' is back with more drama and, of course, more memorable songs. In the sequel to the popular Disney movie, the teens are on summer vacation and Troy and Gabriella hunt for summer jobs. Sharpay is back to her old tricks, scheming... Read more

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• Film Clips: Tweens Love Them Some High School Musical

  Published: August 20, 2007, 6:01 am

  Tags: Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Disney Channel, Footloose, Grease, Hairspray, High School Musical, High School Musical 2, Highschoolmusical, Vanessa Anne Hudgins, Zac Efron

  Filed under: Fandom, Movie Marketing, Columns, Film ClipsWhile most movie-watching eyes were on the theatrical box office this weekend, wondering if Superbad would surpass expectations and if The Invasion would crash, another demographic had a higher priority -- the hotly anticipated premiere of High School Musical 2 Friday night on The Disney

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• Mouthing Off: Zac Efron

  Published: August 20, 2007, 8:00 am

  Tags: High School Musical, Highschoolmusical, Zac Efron, Zacefron

  Filed under: Mouthing OffPopEater Music Blog: "If I had to hear the 'High School Musical' songs again,I probably would have jumped off something very tall."-- Zac Efron in Rolling Stone More Quotes... Read more

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• Full CDs: 'High School Musical 2,' Cartel + more

  Published: August 20, 2007, 7:00 am

  Tags: Cartel, High School Musical, Highschoolmusical, Motley Crue, Motleycrue, Nikki Sixx, Nikkisixx, Operator, Swizz Beatz, Swizzbeatz

  Filed under: Full CDsPopEater Music Blog: Various Artists, 'High School Musical 2'Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay and Ryan are back in the sequel to the widely popular TV musical.... Read more

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• Hannah Montana breaks cable ratings record

  Published: August 20, 2007, 10:20 am

  Tags: Cable Ratings, Disney Channel, Hannah Montana, High School Musical, Highschoolmusical, Miley Cyrus, Mileycyrus, Television Ratings, Tv Ratings, Zac Efron

  Filed under: Industry, Music and Variety, Children, RatingsYou thought the big news on Disney this past week was High School Musical 2? Nope. It was actually what happened to Hannah Montana (wow, a mention of High School Musical and Hannah Montana in the same post - my 14 year-old girl demographic fan base just exploded). While the musical

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• High School Musical 2 makes TV history

  Published: August 20, 2007, 12:32 pm

  Tags: Chad, Disney, Disney Channel, Disneychannel, Gabriella, High School Musical, High School Musical 2, Highschoolmusical, Highschoolmusical2, Movie, Movies, Sharpay, Troy

  Filed under: Family togetherness, 6-7 years, Pre-teen, Teenager, Television, Movies, DVDs and Videos, Music, Marketing to kidsFriday night is usually movie night in our house. Ellie gets into her pajamas, sets herself up on the couch with a pillow, blanket and popcorn, and watches whatever DVD Netflix has delivered that week. But this past

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• Off the Charts: 'High School Musical' Dominates ... Again

  Published: August 22, 2007, 8:00 am

  Tags: High School Musical, Highschoolmusical, Miley Cyrus, Mileycyrus

  Filed under: Off the ChartsPopEater Music Blog: There's no escaping the 'High School Musical' phenomenon. More than 17 million people tuned in for the premiere of 'High School Musical 2' last week, making it the most-watched cable TV program of all time. As if that weren't enough, the soundtrack... Read more

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• High School Musical 2 CD Tops Charts, but Could HSM 3 be in Trouble?

  Published: August 23, 2007, 12:06 pm

  Tags: Disney Channel, Hannah Montana, Hannahmontana, High School Musical, High School Musical 2, High School Musical 3, Highschoolmusical, Hsm2, Miley Cyrus, Mileycyrus, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Zac Efron

  Filed under: Music & Musicals, Casting, Fandom, Scripts & Screenwriting, Newsstand, Home EntertainmentYou may think High School Musical 2 is unmitigated dreck, but enough kids (or their adults on their behalf) bought the film's CD over the weekend to push the soundtrack to the top of the pop charts, sayeth AOL News. The made-for-cable

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• Plans change for third High School Musical

  Published: August 27, 2007, 11:02 am

  Tags: Film, High School Musical, Highschoolmusical, Movie, Senior Year

  Filed under: Industry, TV on the Bigscreen, Music and Variety, CelebritiesDisney Channel's popular High School Musical series of TV movies will hit theaters for its third installment, but don't expect a Halloween-themed movie as reported earlier. According to TV Guide, the Halloween idea was scrapped and instead the feature film will focus on

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• Ashley Tisdale to Star in Direct-to-DVD MGM Flick -- 'Picture This'

  Published: August 28, 2007, 2:35 pm

  Tags: Ashley Tisdale, Ashleytisdale, Cinematical, Film, High School Musical, Highschoolmusical, Movies, Picture This, Picturethis, Stephen Herek, Stephenherek, Temple Matthews, Templematthews, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Vanessaannehudgens, Zac Efron, Zacefron

  Filed under: Comedy, Casting, MGM, Family Films, Home EntertainmentSo there's this young actress named Ashley Tisdale. You might recognize her from a number of television stints, blips in films like Donnie Darko, or from her time as Maddie Fitzpatrick in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody -- or better yet, her co-starring turn with Zac Efron and

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• Off the Charts: 'High School Musical' Stays at Head of the Class

  Published: August 29, 2007, 8:30 am

  Tags: Black Eyed Peas, Blackeyedpeas, Fergie, Hannah Montana, Hannahmontana, High School Musical, Highschoolmusical, Miley Cyrus, Mileycyrus, Talib Kweli, Talibkweli

  Filed under: Off the ChartsPopEater Music Blog: For the second week in a row, 'High School Musical' dominated the charts, selling 367,000 copies and bringing the Disney soundtrack's total just shy of platinum status. 'Musical' sold more than three times as many copies of its closest competitor,... Read more

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• Photo of the Day

  Published: August 29, 2007, 2:00 pm

  Tags: High School Musical, Highschoolmusical, Vanessa Hudgens, Vanessahudgens, Zac Efron, Zacefron

  Filed under: Photo of the DayPopEater Music Blog: Who: The cast of 'High School Musical 2'What: Vanessa Hudgens, Lucas Grabreel, Zach Efron, Olesya Rulin and Monique Coleman held their ears while fans screamed at the U.K. premiere of 'High School Musical 2.'Where: London, England When: August 29,... Read more

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• Off the Charts: Fergie Moves On Up, 'High School Musical' Still Tops

  Published: September 5, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: Black Eyed Peas, Blackeyedpeas, Casting Crowns, Castingcrowns, Fergie, High School Musical, Highschoolmusical, Miley Cyrus, Mileycyrus, Rascal Flatts, Rascalflatts, Yung Joc, Yungjoc

  Filed under: Off the ChartsPopEater Music Blog: The soundtrack to Disney's 'High School Musical 2' took the top spot on the charts for the third week in a row -- the first album since Rascal Flatts' 2006 effort, 'Me and My Gang,' to do so. The soundtrack sold another 200,000 copies, bringing its... Read more

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