The Jim Henson Company, an American entertainment organization, traces its origins to the founding of Muppets, Inc. in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. As of 2009, Jim Henson's children Brian, Lisa, Cheryl, John and Heather run the company: Brian and Lisa serve as co-chairs and co-CEOs. The Muppets helped the company gain worldwide acclaim in family entertainment for more than four decades.

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  • The Jim Henson Company, an American entertainment organization, traces its origins to the founding of Muppets, Inc. in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. As of 2009, Jim Henson's children Brian, Lisa, Cheryl, John and Heather run the company: Brian and Lisa serve as co-chairs and co-CEOs. The Muppets helped the company gain worldwide acclaim in family entertainment for more than four decades. The company's units include Jim Henson's Creature Shop, a renowned animatronics and visual-effects workshop. The Jim Henson Company used to include a short-lived international television distribution arm, Henson International Television founded in 1989; it became HiT Entertainment ca. 1990. Henson originally founded his company as Muppets, Inc. The name later became Henson Associates (commonly abbreviated as ha!), then Jim Henson Productions in 1988, and finally "The Jim Henson Company" in the late 1990s. In 1999 the company, along with Hallmark Entertainment, launched Odyssey Network. In 2000 Henson sold it's interest in the channel to Crown Media. Nine months before Jim Henson's death on May 16, 1990, he had started negotiating the sale of his company to The Walt Disney Company for a reported $150 million. However, the deal fell through after his passing and the company remained independent. On February 21, 2000, it was announced that German media company EM. TV & Merchandising AG would buy The Jim Henson Company for $680 million. Soon after, EM. TV's stock began to plummet — it put Henson up for sale a year later. On May 7, 2003, the Henson family repurchased the Henson Company for $78 million. Nine months later they sold the rights to the Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House to The Walt Disney Company (15 years after the announcement of the first Disney-Muppet deal). Kermit the Frog served as the mascot for The Jim Henson Company until the sale of the Muppet characters to Disney. Charles Chaplin built the Jim Henson Company Studios at La Brea Avenue in Hollywood in late 1917 and sold them in 1953. The site once housed A&M Records. In 1983, it got together with Columbia Pictures to form Jim Henson Pictures.
  • The Jim Henson Company est une société américaine fondée en 1958 par le marionnettiste Jim Henson, créateur des Muppets. La société est actuellement dirigée par ses enfants, Brian, Lisa, Cheryl, John et Heather. Brian et Lisa sont les co-présidents et co-directeurs. La société comprend l'unité de production et de création de marionnettes robotisées et d'effets spéciaux Jim Henson's Creature Shop. La Jim Henson Company possédait une branche de distribution internationale de programmes télévisés, nommée Henson International Television, toutefois elle n'exista que brièvement et fut vendue à la famille Henson qui la rebaptisa HIT Entertainment.
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  • The Jim Henson Company, an American entertainment organization, traces its origins to the founding of Muppets, Inc. in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. As of 2009, Jim Henson's children Brian, Lisa, Cheryl, John and Heather run the company: Brian and Lisa serve as co-chairs and co-CEOs. The Muppets helped the company gain worldwide acclaim in family entertainment for more than four decades.
  • The Jim Henson Company est une société américaine fondée en 1958 par le marionnettiste Jim Henson, créateur des Muppets. La société est actuellement dirigée par ses enfants, Brian, Lisa, Cheryl, John et Heather. Brian et Lisa sont les co-présidents et co-directeurs. La société comprend l'unité de production et de création de marionnettes robotisées et d'effets spéciaux Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
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