Tag: The Jim Henson Company
YMA Awards of Excellence Nominees 2019
Canada’s Youth Media Alliance (YMA) has announced the nominees for English-language Awards of Excellence for television and digital. The winners will be revealed at...
Spring Market Fever: Animation Execs View the Global Scene from MIPTV
The spring market season officially kicks off this month with the arrival of the international content market MIPTV in Cannes, France (April 8-11). The...
Jim Henson Favorites Launch on Amazon Prime
As of Thursday, Amazon Prime Video offers 2,500 hours of The Jim Henson Company’s fan-favorite and award-winning series and specials on its streaming platform....
Jim Henson Co. Inks More Deals for ‘Dinosaur Train’ & ‘Dot.’
The Jim Henson Company announced that several top broadcasters around the globe will be airing the latest episodes of the Company’s award-winning preschool series....
ZAG Appoints Manuel Torres Port Chief Brand Officer, Expands Exec Team
Global indie entertainment studio ZAG America, LLC, announced the appointment of Manuel Torres Port as Chief Brand Officer of ZAG. In this newly created...
Cast, First Look Revealed for ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’
Netflix has announced the voice cast for its upcoming prequel series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, and released first-look character images. This new...
Netflix Details Event Animation Programming Slate from Top Creators
To meet the strong demand for kids & family content -- enjoyed by nearly 60% of Netflix members around the globe each month --...
Ian Lambur Named SVP Global Distribution & Co-Pros for ZAG
Award-winning indie animation studio ZAG has appointed Ian Lambur as its Senior Vice President, Global Distribution & Co-Productions. Reporting to CEO and Founder Jeremy...
Guillermo del Toro’s Long-Awaited Stop-Mo ‘Pinocchio’ Coming to Netflix
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is making his animated feature film directorial debut at Netflix with his lifelong passion project, Pinocchio, a stop-motion...
Claudia Balzer Scott-Hansen Named SVP Global Distribution for Jim Henson Co.
The Jim Henson Company has appointed Claudia Balzer Scott-Hansen as Senior Vice President, Global Distribution, reporting to Chris Lytton, COO & Exec Vice President...
Jim Henson’s ‘Dinosaur Train’ Roars to 100th Episode with S5 Order
The Jim Henson Company is producing a 22 x 11’ fifth season of its Emmy-nominated and Parents’ Choice Silver Honor series Dinosaur Train, pulling...
Felix & Paul VR Gets Up Close with Dogs and Puppets
***This story originally appeared in the June/July ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine ***
Fans of virtual reality and animation discovered something special from Felix &...
Shane Mang to Oversee Global Licensing for Jim Henson Co.
Shane Mang has joined The Jim Henson Company as Executive Director of Global Consumer Products, charged with overseeing licensing activities for JHC’s beloved children’s...
Jim Henson Co. & Partners Option ‘Harriet the Spy’, ‘The Kissing Hand’
The Jim Henson Company has optioned two classic book properties for television series development in partnership with Rehab Entertainment and 2 Friends Entertainment: Louise...
Industrial Bros./Henson’s ‘Dot.’ Gets Second Season Reboot
Dot., the animated Industrial Brothers/Henson show about a smart digital-savvy young girl just got its second season order. The award-winning show is based on...
The Cartel Grows Toon Arm, Taps Ellis as Manager
L.A.-based full-service management and production company The Cartel is expanding its animation and family division. The company has tapped former agent and 17-year entertainment...
Kidscreen Summit 2018 Awards Shortlist Revealed
Organizers of the Kidscreen Summit 2018, taking place Feb. 12-15 in Miami, FL (summit.kidscreen.com), have announced the nominees for the upcoming children/teen TV awards....
In A Different Light: ‘The Star’
Christmas movies are common enough, as are family Christmas movies. But Timothy Reckart saw an opportunity to do something different with The Star, an...
Jim Henson Co. Ups Halle Stanford to TV Prez, Plans ‘IAmElemental’ Series
The Jim Henson Company came out with two key announcements this week, with the news that longtime executive Halle Stanford has been promoted to...
New Deals for Industrial Bros. & Jim Henson’s ‘Dot.’
The Jim Henson Company has secured several new linear broadcast deals around the world for tech-savvy kids' animated series Dot. (52 x 11 min.),...
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