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The Muppets Studio

The Muppets Studio, LLC is an American entertainment production company and subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company, that owns and produces media content for The Muppets franchise. The division was previously formed as The Muppets Holding Company, LLC on February 14, 2004, through Disney's acquisition of The Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue Houseintellectual properties from the Jim Henson Company.

The Muppets Studio manages the rights to The Muppets characters, including supervising their appearances across Disney's various divisions, as well as producing films, television series, specials, theme park attractions, music recordings, publishing, and live performances featuring the characters. The division currently operates as a specialty unit within Disney Live Entertainment, a part of Walt Disney Imagineering. The division does not own the characters from Sesame Street or Fraggle Rock, which are owned by Sesame Workshop and the Jim Henson Company, respectively.