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Congratulations, AKsquared!

Congratulations, AKsquared!

The Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off ‘Shake It Up’ Edition was a wild success for the Disney Channel. When the competition first began in July, Disney received more than 28,000 online audition videos and selected six semi-finalist dance acts (AKsquared, Jade, Amir, Casey and Sam, Arjang, Christine and June) to compete in the premiere televised event of the Ultimate Dance Off on the Disney Channel.

Screenshot from the Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off website, image copyright Disney

The competition aired on Friday, October 14th, followed by a Sunday night results show, drawing 4.2 and 4.0 million total viewers, respectively. Both the Friday and the Sunday telecasts were tops in their time slots for Kids 6-11 (2.0/2.2 million) and Tweens 9-14 (1.6/1.8 million).

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October 22, 2011 Post Under Disney Channel, Latest News, Online - Read More

Who Will Win the Ultimate Dance Off?

Who Will Win the Ultimate Dance Off?

Earlier tonight the Disney Channel aired the premiere of Make Your Mark: The Ultimate Dance Off ‘Shake It Up’ Edition. The six semi-finalists (Amir, Arjang, Jade, AKsquared, Christine and June, and Casey and Sam) showed off their best dance moves for celebrity judges Selena Gomez, Sean Kingston, Rosero McCoy, and millions of Disney Channel viewers.

For two hours after the event, fans were able to vote up to 5 times by text and 5 times online for their favorite contestants. I have had trouble getting onto the official Make Your Mark website to cast my vote, which makes me think that Disney’s website wasn’t prepared to handle a huge jump in traffic from excited fans eager to vote online.

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October 15, 2011 Post Under Disney Channel, Latest News, Online - Read More

The Ultimate Dance Off Airs on TV!

The Ultimate Dance Off Airs on TV!

For five weeks during Summer 2011, dancers who were between 8 and 16 years old were invited to submit online audition videos to Disney Channel’s first ever dance-themed talent competition, Make Your Mark: Ultimate Dance Off Shake It Up Edition. More than 28,000 videos were submitted, and from those videos, six semi-finalist dance acts were chosen.

Promotional image for the Make Your Mark Ultimate Dance Off, image copyright Disney

Now these semi-finalist dancers are finally ready to show their skills when Disney Channel airs the premiere of the Ultimate Dance Off on Friday, October 14th at 8:30pm ET/PT with a results show to follow on Sunday, October 16th at 8:30pm ET/PT. The six dance acts will perform for celebrity judges Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place), recording artist Sean Kingston, choreographer Rosero McCoy (Shake It Up), and Disney Channel viewers.

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October 9, 2011 Post Under Disney Channel, Latest News, Online - Read More

Superheroes in the Kitchen

Superheroes in the Kitchen

If your ideal superhero is one who fights crime, protects the innocent and… bakes, well then you’re in luck. Disney’s Marvel has teamed with kitchenware retail company Williams-Sonoma for a line of kitchen and bakeware products featuring Marvel’s most popular superheroes including Spider-Man, The Hulk, Iron Man, and Captain America. The Marvel line is sold exclusively at Williams-Sonoma stores and online at williams-sonoma.com.

Marvel kitchen and bakeware products at Williams-Sonoma, image copyright Williams-Sonoma

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September 16, 2011 Post Under Latest News, Online - Read More

On Netflix, Disney’s “Just for Kids”

On Netflix, Disney’s “Just for Kids”

I have been a Netflix subscriber since 2005, long before most of the company’s 23 million+ subscribers opened their own accounts. When I first signed up, there was no “Watch Instantly” feature, and a 3-DVD plan cost $19/month. When Netflix first started offering digital streaming as an option, the meager selection of movies and disappointing streaming quality left a lot to be desired.

My, how times have changed.


Over the past year, Netflix has focused most of its energy on expanding and improving its digital streaming selection, and the efforts are really paying off. There are thousands of new movies and TV series available to Watch Instantly, and more are being added every week as Netflix works out distribution deals with production companies and distributors.

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September 15, 2011 Post Under Disney Channel, Latest News, Movies, Online - Read More