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Jim Henson Designs The Scribbles For 4Kids

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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Jim Henson Designs The Scribbles For 4Kids

4Kids Entertainment has introduced The Scribbles, the newest irreverent character group derived from Jim Henson Designs, at the just concluded International Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, showcasing 14 inventive new characters of the engaging collection along with product samples from Japan. The Scribbles represent elements of our own psyche and imagination, brought to life by the [...]

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New Video Player Featuring Two Exclusive Music Videos From DINOSAUR TRAIN

Friday, December 4, 2009

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New Video Player Featuring Two Exclusive Music Videos From DINOSAUR TRAIN

The newly expanded PBS KIDS video player giving free, online access to hundreds of streaming, full is now available. Funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the player will premiere two exclusive music videos from DINOSAUR TRAIN, the new hit animation series from The Jim Henson Company that celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with [...]

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First Animated Muppets Made with Autodesk Softimage Software

Friday, November 13, 2009

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First Animated Muppets Made with Autodesk Softimage Software

For the first time, a 3D animation series is part of the “Sesame Street” television program. The program’s 40th anniversary season debuted today, including computer-generated (CG) segments delivered by SpeakeasyFX and made with Autodesk Softimage software from Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK: NASDAQ). The series features a digital version of the favorite Muppet fairy-in-training, Abby Cadabby. “Sesame [...]

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Dinosaur Train Gets Licensing in Latin America

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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Dinosaur Train Gets Licensing in Latin America

On the eve of MIPCOM, The Jim Henson Company has finalized a new broadcast agreement with Discovery Kids Latin America to air the all-new CGI-animated series, Dinosaur Train, across the region. The new deal follows previously announced agreements for the series with Nickelodeon (Australia), Selecta Vision (Spain), Al Jazeera (Middle East), TVO and TFO (Canada), Knowledge [...]

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Sesame Street Wins Emmy For Use Of New Media To Reach Viewers

Monday, September 7, 2009

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Sesame Street Wins Emmy For Use Of New Media To Reach Viewers

SESAME STREET, which celebrates 40 years this November, was honored with an Emmy Award for New Approaches — Daytime Entertainment recognizing the use of new media (associated websites, webcasts, and interactivity). The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the winner at the 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards on Sunday, August 30th. Entries, [...]

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Sesame Workshop, Discovery Kids Introduces New Show in Latin America

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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Sesame Workshop, Discovery Kids Introduces New Show in Latin America

PLAZA SESAMO’s beloved new friend Abby Cadabby is spreading her fairy wings and flying over to 3, 2, 1 VAMOS!, an original half-hour preschool cartoon animation program premiering on June 22 on Discovery Kids Latin America. 321 VAMOS will feature segments from beloved children’s shows PLAY WITH ME SESAME and GLOBAL GROVER and introduce children [...]

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Sesame Street’s Elmo and Big Bird gets New Licensing Deals

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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Sesame Street’s Elmo and Big Bird gets New Licensing Deals

Even after all these years, the educational children show Sesame Street has never lost its appeal. Now it has entered into a new character licensing deal with Giftventure for personal treasure hunts for kids bearing the likeness of the cartoon characters Elmo and Big Bird. Giftventure signed the licensing deal with Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization [...]

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Top Pre-School Cartoons and their X Factors

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Top Pre-School Cartoons and their X Factors

Cartoons have always been about children and one of the most dedicated niches of animation to target this substantial demographic are pre-school cartoons. By niche, it means these cartoons are really catered to young minds’ sensibilities. So don’t go blurting out that a pre-school cartoon sucks if it does not measure up to your standards [...]

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Cartoon Theme Parks Springing Up

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

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More and more cartoon theme parks seem to be sprouting up. It all looks very exciting for the fun-seekers, but what does it mean for the theme park business and would more and more cartoon characters see immortalization in these parks?

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