HSM 2 Set to Premiere in Canada in August

TORONTO, May 4: High School Musical 2, the sequel to last year's Emmy-Award winning Disney
Channel original movie, will premiere in Canada on Astral Media's Family
Channel on Friday August 17 in prime time, the same day as the U.S. rollout on
Disney Channel.

Worldwide, the sequel will begin premiering on Disney
Channels in September. Filmed on location in Salt Lake City and St. George,
Utah, High School Musical 2 is from
First Street Films and Salty Pictures. It is executive produced by Bill Borden
and Barry Rosenbush. Don Schain serves as the producer.

Written by former rock music journalist Peter Barsocchini,
the sequel features songs spanning the pop, rock, hip-hop and swing genres.
Returning cast members include Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale,
Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman.

Family Channel is a premium, commercial-free network
offering the family television entertainment in 5.4 million homes across
Canada, with a large portion of programming supplied by Disney.