| History of Jim Henson and The Muppets |
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| 2002 - "It's A Very Mery Muppet Christmas Movie" airs on tv. EM.TV agrees to sell 49,5% stake of Jim Henson Productions to a investment group led by Dean Valentine. 2003 - Negotations ends between EM.TV and Dean Valentine. Finally, the Henson Family agree to buy their company back for $84 million. 2004 - On February 17th The Walt Disney Company and Jim Henson Company sign an agreement for Disney to buy the Muppets and Bear characters and programming library. |
| This is the history of the Jim Henson Company, founded by one of the biggest entertainers of last century. Maybe it's faith that his beloved Muppets ended up with the creations of an other big entertainer, Walt Disney. And together... they promiss us a creative future! |
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| The Jim Henson Company |
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