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.
03/24/2008
Lionsgate® Selected to Distribute HIT Entertainment's Premiere Family Entertainment Library in North AmericaReflecting the continued growth of its home entertainment business, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the premier independent filmed entertainment studio, has acquired the home entertainment distribution rights to worldwide family entertainment leader HIT Entertainment's extensive portfolio of award-winning children's programming in the US and Canada.
03/11/2008
HIT Entertainment Announces Senior Management Change
Hit Entertainment Limited ("HIT"), one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights owners, announced today the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Steinberg, and the appointment of his successor, Jeffrey D. Dunn.
02/21/2008
Dubailand and HIT Entertainment Strike Strategic Alliance, Create World's First 'Little Big Club' Attraction In Global VillageDubailand, a member of Tatweer, today announced it has formed a strategic alliance with UK-based HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights owners, to develop a diverse portfolio of family entertainment projects in Global Village at DUBAILAND®, the world's biggest tourism, leisure and entertainment destination.
02/13/2008
HIT Entertainment Elevates Strategic Partnership With The Lego Group
HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality preschool entertainment, announces a comprehensive strategic partnership with the LEGO Group, encompassing the presenting sponsorship of Thomas & Friends on PBS KIDS® in the U.S. and presenting sponsorship of the popular A DayOut With Thomas tour in North America.
11/16/2007
Hit Entertainment Appoints Gary Krakower As Senior Vice President, Business Development
IT Entertainment Limited ("HIT" or the "Company") announces today the appointment of former Twentieth Century Fox Vice President Gary Krakower as its new Senior Vice President, Business Development for North America.
11/15/2007
HIT Entertainment To Syndicate Video On The Web Through New Partner: theplatformHIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality preschool entertainment, announced today that thePlatform, the leading "white-label" broadband publishing company, has been selected to manage the back-end video platform for HIT's brand specific web channels and the syndication of its world-renowned children's videos to other destination websites in multiple countries around the world.
