HSM2 to Premiere on Global Disney Channels

BURBANK, September 7: Disney Channel’s High School
Musical 2, whose U.S. premiere last month
became the most-watched cable telecast in history, will roll out on Disney
Channels around the world beginning this weekend.

The global rollout of High School Musical 2 will begin with Disney Channels in Southeast Asia and
Korea on Sunday, September 9. Meanwhile, Disney Channel in the U.K. will debut
the sequel on Friday September 21, with channels in Australia/New Zealand and
Germany set to air the program a day later on Saturday, September 22. Disney
Channels in Mexico and Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru,
Uruguay, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela and Caribbean will premiere High
School Musical 2 on Sunday, September 23,
followed by Taiwan on Monday, September 24, and France on Tuesday, September
25. The sequel will resume its European rollout on Saturday, September 29 in
Italy, Portugal and Spain. On Friday, October 5, the sequel will premiere in Scandinavia,
Turkey, South Africa, Poland, and the Middle East. Two days later, on Sunday,
October 7, Brazil will debut the sequel, followed by the Japanese premiere on
Saturday, October 13. Finally, India will air the sequel on Sunday, December 9.

The U.S. premiere of High School Musical 2 last month notched up 17.2 million viewers, becoming
the most-watched individual program in cable TV history. High School
Musical 2 broadcast premiere dates on
free-to-air networks will be announced shortly.