Tag "Jim Henson Co"

Cake Promotes Pair, Adds Blayney as VP Intl. Sales

March 14, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Cake Entertainment has named former Chorion exec Helen Blayney VP of international sales in a restructuring announced today. At Chorion, Blayney worked on preschool properties including Noddy, Max & Ruby and Famous Five across territories including Scandinavia, Benelux, Ireland, Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Israel, South Africa and the Middle East. She worked [...]

‘Sid the Science Kid’ Returns with Girl-Friendly Tech Episodes

November 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 3 Comments divider image

Sid the Science Kid is coming back with five new episodes focused on technology and engineering — and he’s bringing a few friends to help. The new episodes will air the week of Dec. 5 on PBS Kids!, and will kick off with an episode that features Emmy-winning actress America [...]

Henson, Sprout, Sixteen South Co-Produce ‘Pajanimals’

April 11, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Jim Henson Co., the preschool TV channel Sprout and Northern Ireland-based Sixteen South Ltd. have teamed up to co-produce a new series called Pajanimals. The series will consist of 26 half hour episodes, and will air exclusively on Sprout in the United States starting in the fall and went [...]

Henson, Del Toro Proceed with Stop-Motion ‘Pinocchio’

February 17, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Guillermo del Toro and The Jim Henson Co. have agreed to proceed with the director’s long-planned stop-motion animated feature version of Pinocchio. According to Variety, Pathe has signed on to develop and produce the project, which will be made in stereoscopic 3D and is set to begin production later this [...]