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The Jim Henson Company
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Marblemedia & Jim Henson Company team for kids comedy series
Canadian producer and distributor Marblemedia and The Jim Henson Company have partnered to co-develop an…
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Round-up: Discovery+ orders Henson puppet cooking show; Law&Crime Network to live cover Chauvin trial; ‘Juda’ returns to Hulu
Discovery+ orders Henson puppet cooking show Factual streamer Discovery+ has ordered a new puppet-led children’s…
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Exclusive: Jim Henson Co’s Halle Stanford on nostalgia, dream projects & empowering women
Following International Women’s Day, TBI continues its series of interviews with leading women in the…
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TBI Weekly: Delivering diversity in children’s programming
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton takes a deep dive to explore how the global TV…
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‘Fraggle Rock’ reboot headed to Apple
Apple has partnered with The Jim Henson Company to reboot the classic children’s ‘muppet’ series…
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Kids round-up: Jim Henson expands Anna Moorefield’s remit; Israel’s Nutz to shoot ‘Sky’
Jim Henson’s Moorefield gets bigger remit The Jim Henson Company has expanded the responsibilities of…
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Sales round-up: Amazon adds ‘Teddy Ruxpin’; eOne visits ‘Between Two Worlds’; Power enters ring with boxing doc
Amazon welcomes Teddy Ruxpin Amazon has picked up rights to classic kids series The Adventures…
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Kids round-up: ‘Fox & Hare’ go global, ‘Horrid Henry’ heads to UK cinemas, ‘Dinosaur Train’ steams across Europe
Fox & Hare travels to Denmark, Hong Kong, France DR in Denmark, RTHK in Hong…
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Kids round-up: Hoho takes ‘Shane The Chef’ to global nets; Mondo TV preps MIPTV slate
Hoho Rights has struck multiple deals around the world for food-based preschool title Shane The…
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Netflix restores Henson’s Dark Crystal for TV
Eighties movie Dark Crystal is headed for a TV remake at Netflix. The Jim Henson…
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Dot. travels to Piwi+, Panda, SVT
Several European broadcasters have bought Randi Zuckerberg-created kids series Dot. Canal+-owned Piwi+ in France, Dreamia-owned…
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Henson hires kids TV veteran Maizes
The Jim Henson Company has hired Sarah Maizes as vice president of children’s entertainment. In…
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Cyber Group hires Goldsmith for US expansion
France’s Cyber Group Studios is moving into the US and has hired former Jim Henson…
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TBI Kids: Year in Review
Undeniably, 2016 was the year digital platforms established themselves as key kids entertainment market gamechangers….
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Goldsmith leaving Henson
The Jim Henson Company’s head of distribution is exiting the business. Richard Goldsmith has been…
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Henson debuts remastered Fraggle Rock
The Jim Henson Company is to bring a remastered version of Fraggle Rock to international…
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Netflix, Julie Andrews create Henson puppet show
Legendary actor Julie Andrews has created a preschool puppet show for SVOD service Netflix. Andrews…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: what is the most impressive and original kids show out there today?
Asking kids TV executives to name the most impressive show out there (not one of…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: which digital service has the most potential?
It seems fair to throw this question to the people running digital services first. Hopster’s…
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Sprout boards Zuckerberg toon
US kids cable channel Sprout has become the American home of Randi Zuckerberg’s debut animated…
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Henson, France Television team for dino shorts
The Jim Henson Company is teaming with France Télévisions to make a series of Dinosaur…
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Henson poaches Lionsgate exec for sales
The Jim Henson Company has recruited Anna Moorefield as director, global distribution. Moorefield joins from…
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News brief: Boomerang boards Dinosaur Train
The Latin American feed of Turner Broadcasting kids channel Boomerang has acquired Dinosaur Train from…
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Netflix orders trio of kids originals
Netflix has ordered three new animated series for kids: Word Party, Kazoops! and True &…
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Amazon orders raft of new kids pilots
Amazon has ordered a new season of kids pilots, with shows from prodcos including The…
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Ex-FremantleMedia exec joins Jim Henson
Former FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment distribution exec Amy Takahara (pictured) has joined US producer…
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Henson, Cyber Group ink copro pact
The Jim Henson Company and Cyber Group Studios have struck a two-project coproduction deal. The…
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Netflix deal monitor: 2015 so far
Streaming service Netflix may be losing market share to Amazon in the US, but has…
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France Télévisions, Clan make Doozers play
France Télévisions and Spain’s TVE Clan are among buyers of The Jim Henson Company cartoon…
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