PARAMOUNT GETS SMALL
Paramount is planning to announce Monday an ambitious slate of 11 titles for Sony’s PlayStation Portable entertainment device, including “Sahara,” arriving Aug. 30, the same day as its home video release. Paramount titles also draw heavily from fellow Viacom divisions Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and MTV, making Paramount the first studio to bring TV shows to the PSP’s Universal Media Disc format. The first wave of titles, due Aug. 9, consists of “Team America: World Police,” “Coach Carter” and “Without a Paddle.” The second wave, arriving in stores Aug. 30, includes “The Italian Job” and, “MTV’s Viva La Bam: Vol. 1.” Other titles coming this the year include “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” and compilation UMDs of “Chappelle’s Show,” “The Ren & Stimpy Show,” “South Park” and “SpongeBob SquarePants” episodes.
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