MIPJunior Spotlight: The Jim Henson Company

CANNES: This year’s MIPJunior World Premiere TV Screening is Splash and Bubbles, an upcoming animated program from The Jim Henson Company.

“The series uses a combination of humor and Motown-themed music to expose 4- to 7-year-old viewers to marine life and the need to take care of the ocean,” says Richard Goldsmith, the company’s executive VP of global distribution. “Developed with an advisory panel of top marine biologists, Splash and Bubbles is produced using the Emmy Award-winning Henson Digital Puppetry Studio.” Splash and Bubbles debuts on PBS KIDS in the U.S. on November 23.

Other highlights from The Jim Henson Company include Dot., a technology-themed show based on the book of the same name, and Word Party, a vocabulary-building series following four baby animals as they sing, dance and play.

“We have three great shows to present to buyers at MIPJunior and MIPCOM, all of which have their U.S. premieres in 2016,” says Goldsmith.