The Latest Buzz

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The Latest Buzz
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Genre Teen situation comedy
Created byBrent Piaskoski
StarringZoë Belkin
Munro Chambers
Demetrius Joyette
Vanessa Morgan
Justin Kelly
Genelle Williams
Jeff Geddis
Opening theme"The Latest Buzz",
performed by Vanessa Morgan
ComposerPure West
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersBrent Piaskoski
Steven DeNure
Beth Stevenson
Neil Court
Production locationsToronto, Canada
Running time23 minutes
Production company Decode Entertainment
Original release
Network Family Channel
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2007 (2007-09-01) 
April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19)

The Latest Buzz is a Canadian teen sitcom produced by Decode Entertainment that aired on Family Channel from September 1, 2007, to April 19, 2010. It was the network's first original multi-camera sitcom.

Contents

Premise

The series is about a struggling youth magazine Teen BUZZ. Which replaces its staff with actual teens. Instead of being in class, five young 14 year-old writers take their last period of the day at the magazine's office, learning about the fast-paced world of publishing. The students attend the fictional Ernie Coombs High School, named for the man who played on a children's series Mr. Dressup .

Characters

Main Cast TheLatestBuzz.jpg
Main Cast

Main characters

Recurring characters

Episodes

# of EpisodesFirst airdateLast airdate
Season 1 13September 1, 2007December 15, 2007
Season 2 26September 5, 2008April 6, 2009
Season 3 26April 20, 2009April 19, 2010

Production

As part of Spring Break-Out events, The Latest Buzz cast, Family and Cineplex Entertainment hosted a launch party for the show. From March 13 until April 2, The Latest Buzz cast visited Ottawa, Queensway, Oakville, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Winnipeg Cineplex theatres. Interviews featuring the cast of The Latest Buzz have been featured frequently on Family.

Home media

A best-of compilation DVD was released on May 11, 2010, by VSC in Canada.

International broadcast

CountryNetworkSeries premiereTitle in country
Canada (in English) Family [1] September 1, 2007The Latest Buzz
United Kingdom Boomerang [2]
Pop Girl
October 9, 2007
United States Family Room HD
(channel discontinued January 2009)
Starz Kids & Family
during 2007
(Family Room HD)
March 1, 2011
(Starz Kids & Family)
Australia Nickelodeon (Australia)
ABC1
mid or late 2007
Italy Disney Channel (Italy)
Rai 2 [3]
November 12, 2007
Arab World MBC 3 February, 2008
Latin America Boomerang (Latin America) [4] February 9, 2008La última onda
Brazil Zoação Teen
India Disney Channel (India) February 11, 2008The Latest Buzz
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Singapore okto April, 2008Buzz Terkini
Canada (in French) VRAK.TV [5] May 31, 2008Buzz Mag
Israel Arutz HaYeladim July 13, 2008הבאזזז
Germany Cartoon Network (Germany)
Super RTL
Yfe
Fix & Foxi [6]
September 1, 2008Teen Buzz
Poland Cartoon Network (Poland) Najnowsze wydanie
Hungary Cartoon Network CEE Aktuális csízió
Romania Ultima bârfă
Denmark Cartoon Network (Nordic) Den nyeste sladder
Sweden unknown
Norway Siste sladder
Portugal Nickelodeon (Portugal) September, 2008As últimas novidades
Ireland (in English) RTÉ Two
TRTÉ
The Latest Buzz
France Disney Channel (France) December 14, 2008Buzz Mag
Hong Kong ATV World 最新留言
Spain Nickelodeon (Spain) [7] March 9, 2009Noticias frescas
Ireland (in Irish) TG4 June, 2009An Buzz is déanaí
Austria ORF 1 [6] September 12, 2010Teen Buzz
Greece ET1 (Greece) March 4, 2011ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΑ ΕΚΔΟΣΗ

References

  1. "The Latest Buzz - Family.ca". Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
  2. Latest Buzz New Series Boomerang UK Promo, 18 August 2009, archived from the original on 2022-08-03, retrieved 2022-08-03
  3. "AntonioGenna.net presenta: IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA TELEFILM: "The Latest Buzz"". www.antoniogenna.net. Archived from the original on 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  4. "Boomerang estrena serie para adolescentes La última onda de Decode Entertainment". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). 2008-01-18. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  5. "BAnQ numérique". numerique.banq.qc.ca (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  6. 1 2 KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co, Teen Buzz im Fernsehen (in German), archived from the original on 2022-08-03, retrieved 2022-08-03
  7. "72_Revista_onoweb_Marzo_09" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-08-03.