Hollywood, California – Family entertainment producer and distributor The Jim Henson Company has licensed its four-time Daytime Emmy-nominated preschool series Sid The Science Kid (66 x 30’) to Zee-Q Channel in India for its newly launched edutainment channel, Zee-Q, targeting children ages 4 to 14.

Starring the inquisitive and funny preschooler Sid, each episode of Sid The Science Kid features practical skill-building fun, using music and humour to celebrate children’s natural curiosity about science in everyday life. With each topic, Sid finds answers in familiar places, encouraging preschoolers to discover fun in their everyday world.

“We are looking forward to attending our first ATF to introduce our entire catalogue of new and classic programming to the Asian market, and to further our goal of attracting additional co-production partners in the region at both the ATF and the Asian Animation Summit,” said Richard Goldsmith, EVP Global Distribution, The Jim Henson Company.

In recent years, the company has formed co-production alliances with several Asian partners including its first Chinese co-production partnership earlier this year for Sid The Science Kid: The Movie with Nine Eyes Stone and the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It also partnered Sparky Animation, with the participation and assistance of Singapore’s Media Development Authority, for its award-winning CG animated series Dinosaur Train.

At the ATF, the company will be featuring children’s formats such as Annoying Orange, Pajanimals, Doozers, Sid The Science Kid: The Movie and drama format, Farscape.