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The Muppets returning to Disney+ with special event

The Muppets are returning to Disney+ with a brand-new special event in 2026 to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Music, comedy and a dose chaos will be on the cards when The Muppet Show once again take the stage of the original Muppet Theatre, along with their very special guest – global pop icon Sabrina Carpenter. […]

December 19, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Analysis: Apple delivers its strongest holiday ad

Apple’s 20025 Christmas advert, A Critter Carol, has earned an ‘exceptional’ 5.4 Stars with creative effectiveness platform System1 – making it the brand’s highest scoring advert ever tested. System1’s Star Rating predicts an advert’s long-term brand growth and is calculated by measuring emotional response to each ad, with a score of 5.0 or above considered […]

December 4, 2025

Sesame Street collaborates with pocket.watch’s Toys & Colors

Pocket.watch’s creator partner, Toys and Colors, is making their way to Sesame Street. For the first time, pocket.watch, the largest kids and family creator media company, is partnering with Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation, for all new crossover videos featuring the beloved Muppets of Sesame Street and kids creator Toys and Colors. Starting today […]

March 20, 2025

ARwall announces new investment and partners

ARwall, the XR technology company whose work on Disney’s Muppets Haunted Mansion resulted in an Emmy win, has announced a new round of funding to expand their business and launch new products in SaaS, mobile, cloud, and AI. The expansion follows a slate of successful patent wins for the team covering virtual production. The announcement […]

April 25, 2023

New Muppets series on Disney+ in May

Disney has announced that Original series, The Muppets Mayhem, starring Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Saara Chaudry and The Electric Mayhem Band, will premiere on Disney+ with all episodes on May 10th. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television is produced by ABC Signature and The Muppets Studio. The trailer can be viewed here. The […]

April 6, 2023By Nik Roseveare

marblemedia, The Jim Henson Company partner on Felix

Global production company, marblemedia, and The Jim Henson Company, a specialist in innovative and iconic entertainment, are partnering once again, this time on the original scripted comedy series, Felix (10×30), which will break new ground by debunking the stereotypes and stigmatisation around neurodiversity and mental health challenges among children. Created by Miklos Perlus, and inspired […]

March 24, 2023

Survey: 63% watch The Muppet Christmas Carol every year

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Muppet Christmas Carol, Radio Times has conducted a survey about the festive favourite movie. Over 2,500 film fans from across the UK took part in the survey. The movie is available to watch now on streaming service Disney+, and the full-length version with the additional song When Love […]

December 6, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Chaudry, Holm join The Muppets Mayhem for Disney+

Disney+ has announced that Saara Chaudry (“The Mysterious Benedict Society,” “Holly Hobbie”) and Anders Holm (“Workaholics,” “Inventing Anna”) have been cast as Hannah and JJ in the highly anticipated live-action series, “The Muppets Mayhem,” joining previously announced stars, Lilly Singh (“A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” “Dollface”) and Tahj Mowry (“Smart Guy,” “Baby Daddy”). The […]

June 10, 2022

The Muppets Mayhem series for Disney+

Disney+ announced “The Muppets Mayhem,” a comedy series starring the world-famous Muppets, has been greenlit. The series will take audiences on a music-filled journey as, at long last, The Electric Mayhem Band records its first ever album. Lilly Singh (“A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” “Dollface.”) will play the (human) lead role of “Nora” the […]

March 7, 2022

Fraggle Rock returns to Apple TV+ on Jan 21

Apple has revealed the trailer for the reboot of the classic Fraggle Rock series. All 13 episodes of the new show, titled Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, will debut on January 21st on Apple TV+, joining the celebrated collection of Apple Original shorts, Fraggle Rock: Rock On! Jim Henson’s fun-loving and musical Fraggles — […]

January 6, 2022By Nik Roseveare