About HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment, owned by private equity investment group Apax Partners, is one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT's portfolio includes properties, such as Barney™, Bob the Builder™, Thomas & Friends™, Pingu™, Fireman Sam™, Angelina Ballerina™ and Rainbow Magic™. HIT represents Chapman Entertainment's Fifi and the Flowertots™ and Roary the Racing Car™ in North America and Japan, as well as Wallace & Gromit™, Shaun the Sheep™, Timmy Time™ and Aardman Classics from Aardman Animations. HIT also acts as a worldwide representative for The Jim Henson Company's library of classic family brands and as representative for The Wiggles® in the UK.
Launched in 1989, HIT's lines of business span television and video production, content distribution, publishing, consumer products licensing, live events and attractions and has operations in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. HIT is a part-owner of US preschool channel, PBS KIDS Sprout℠, and international preschool channel JimJam, (outside of the US, UK and China).
For more information, visit http://www.hitentertainment.com.
Latest Releases
06/30/2008
Imperial Toy Introduces New Line of Barney™ Bubble and Sand Toys!
Imperial Toy® LLC, a leading worldwide manufacturer of licensed and proprietary novelty and bubble toys, and HIT Entertainment a leading provider of quality preschool entertainment, announced a licensing deal today that gives Imperial the rights to Barney™ bubble and sandbox toys beginning in the Spring 2009 season.
06/10/2008
HIT Entertainment Expands Strategic Relationship With Aardman Animations
HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights-owners and Aardman Animations, the Oscar®-winning studio behind Wallace and Gromit™, Chicken Run™ and Shaun the Sheep™ TV series expand their relationship through two new exclusive deals.
05/12/2008
HIT Entertainment and Thirteen/WNET New York Enter Long-Term PartnershipHIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality children's entertainment, and Thirteen/WNET New York, the most-watched public television station in America and a producing station for PBS, have reached a long term strategic partnership for station representation and new project development.
04/17/2008
Hit Entertainment's Popular Dvds Featuring Barney™, Thomas & Friends™ And Bob The Builder™ Receive Honors From Prestigious OrganizationsPrestigious organizations such as the Parents' Choice Foundation, The Dove Foundation, Parent to Parent and thetoymanonline.com recently honored DVDs from HIT Entertainment for quality in children's programming.
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