Donna Spends New Days at Disney; Creative Parenting Series ``Donna's Day'' Returns for a Second Season to Disney-MGM Studios Lot.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 18, 2000 The Jim Henson Television Jim Henson Television is the television production arm of The Jim Henson Company. Some of the more notable television programs produced by the Henson organization include:
Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. The announcement was made by Bob Allen
Bob Allen (born 1958) is an American politician who has been a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2000, representing Florida's 32nd district. , Vice President of Disney Production Services and Disney i.d.e.a.s. "Its great to have Donna and the Henson team back for the second season. It is a delightfully creative show and we are fortunate enough to get to play a role in it," said Allen. In addition to occupying the stages, "Donna's Day" is post-produced at Disney i.d.e.a.s. on the Disney-MGM Studios lot. The show was recently rated one of the top ten new television programs by the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . "Donna's Day" features series Host, Creator and Executive Producer Donna Erickson, who demonstrates easy-to-do, fun activities and recipes that incorporate strategies for strengthening relationships and communication between adults and children. Each episode is designed to make the most of the time parents spend with their kids while also building family traditions. Hugh Martin directs and is Co-Executive Producer. Laurence A. Caso is producer. "Donna's Day" is produced by Jim Henson Television. "The Jim Henson Company is delighted that `Donna's Day' is returning to the Disney-MGM Studios," said Ritamarie Peruggi, Sr. Vice President of Production Worldwide for the Jim Henson Company. "We look forward to continuing our relationship with Disney, where we are able to both maximize the tremendous resources and tap into the creative talent based at the studio." The Jim Henson Company, an established leader in family entertainment for more than 40 years, is a multimedia production company; one of the top character licensors in the industry; a leading publisher of children's books; and home to Jim Henson Television, Jim Henson Pictures, Jim Henson Interactive and Jim Henson's Creature Shop Jim Henson's Creature Shop is a company founded in 1979 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. It was originally created as a result of the observation that the team that had been put together for The Dark Crystal was extremely hard to recreate for Labyrinth, since (TM). The company is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices and production facilities in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and London. The Jim Henson Company website is located at: www.henson.com. The Jim Henson Company has recently been acquired by EM.TV & Merchandising AG based in Munich, Germany. The Disney-MGM Studios is composed of sound stages, a unique Studio Backlot backlot Noun an area outside a film or television studio used for outdoor filming and state-of-the-art post production facilities including cutting-edge sound design capabilities, making them a convenient one-stop-shopping mall for all aspects of production. Located near Orlando, Fla., Disney-MGM Studios and Disney i.d.e.a.s. is an ideal spot for east coast productions. |
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