The 40 episodes of Dinosaur Train’s debut season aired on PBS Kids in the US and on Okto channel in Singapore in the last two months. Work has started on the second season.

Ms Henson says she and her staff had also looked at other companies in India and South Korea to collaborate with on Dinosaur Train, ‘but the sample work we saw that was done here was so superior that we were really happy with the quality of the work’.

Sparky Animation branches out to complete its full circle of animation production by having an in-house team of merchandising and licensing.

Looking to steer the newly created department of Business Development, Merchandising and Licensing is Mr Edwin Khoo Phui Yong. As the Vice President of Merchandising, Licensing and Business Development, Mr Edwin Khoo will spearhead the exploitation of in-house Intellectual Properties rights namely Mr Moon, Dinosaur Train and Jack as well as look into acquiring other potential character brands for the purpose of worldwide merchandising and licensing.

In seizing the opportunity to promote Singapore as the next animation hub, our CEO and founder Dr KC Wong appeared together with America based counterpart Ms Lisa Henson on an exclusive interview by Channel News Asia Primetime Morning anchors Steven Chia and Suzanne Jung Ki Eng.

20 years after the death of Jim Henson – the creator of “The Muppets” and “Sesame Street” – the Jim Henson Company continues to produce numerous children TV programs. The company is now run by Jim’s children and headed by daughter Lisa Henson.

She drops by the studio to discuss her plans for the company and its’ collaboration with Singapore based Sparky Animation to co-produce the hit children’s TV series Dinosaur Train.

Mr Moon also thrilled little audiences in Canada and was voted Top-Ten New Kids’ Programme on TVO Kids and received high viewership on regional channel Knowledge Network and SCN.

At the recently concluded MIPCOM in Cannes France, Sparky Animation announces new broadcaster, ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) has acquire broadcasting rights of Mr Moon. ABC plans to air the show in February next year.

The show premiered on Disney UK a few months ago and received the 2nd largest premiere the channel has ever seen.