The Jim Henson Company


Girls want toons!

Commissioners want more girl-skewed animation and say there is not enough coming their way. Producers say that commissioners often shun girl-skewed ideas as they are worried boys will turn off. Meanwhile, a handful of shows with girl characters are global hits. Asking kids TV executives why there are not more cartoons with lead girl characters […]

India’s Zee acquires Henson’s Sid The Science Kid

Indian broadcaster Zee has acquired The Jim Henson Company’s preschool series Sid The Science Kid for its new kids channel. This comes ahead of both the Asia Television Forum and the Asian Animation Summit, where The Jim Henson Company will be attending looking to ramp up its business in the region. Zee has picked up […]

Moshi Monsters hires Stevenson for TV and film following Schultz’s departure

Mind Candy, the company behind the massively successful kids online world Moshi Monsters, has hired former Sesame Street and Henson executive Jocelyn Stevenson to spearhead its push into TV and film. The news comes following Brad Schultz’s departure from the company. Jocelyn Stevenson becomes executive creative producer and will lead efforts on all film and […]

Cartoonito buys Henson’s Doozer series

Cartoonito has bought the animated Doozers series from The Jim Henson Company. The Turner preschool channel will transmit the series across the EMEA region from next autumn. Cartoonito is the first international channel to buy the 52x11mins CG series, which is a spin-off from iconic kids series Fraggle Rock. The show is a coproduction between […]

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