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
11/19/2008
HIT Entertainment And Disney Channel Latin America Agree To Produce All-New Localized Version Of Award Winning Series Art Attack In ArgentinaHIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality children's entertainment, and Disney Channel Latin America, the #1 cable channel for kids and families in the region, have entered into an agreement to produce 52 new episodes of the award-winning series Art Attack.
11/10/2008
HIT Entertainment Strengthens Management Team With The Appointment Of New Executives In The Americas
HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality children's entertainment, announced several key appointments and promotions to its North American and Latin American businesses
10/23/2008
Children's DVD Titles Are a HIT!Prestigious organizations The Parents' Choice Foundation, iParenting, Creative Child and the Dove Foundation recently honored new DVDs featuring preschool favorites Barney™, Bob the Builder™, Fireman Sam™ and Thomas & Friends™, as outstanding programming for children.
10/16/2008
HIT Entertainment Creates Brand And Regional Management
Jeff Dunn, CEO of HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights owners, has today announced several internal changes to better focus the company for growth.
10/15/2008
HIT Entertainment Partners With Leading Producers to Bring Touring Stage Shows for Thomas & Friends™and Bob the Builder™ to the US in 2009HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights owners, has reached agreements with two leading stage show producers, AEG ThemeSTAR and I.P. Live, to bring touring stage shows for its wildly popular brands, Thomas & Friends and Bob the Builder, to the US starting in January 2009.
09/04/2008
Give The Gift Of Family-Friendly Holiday Viewing With A Collection Of Snowy Favorites! HIT Favorites: Snow Days
Light the hearth, pour the hot chocolate and bundle up for some wintery fun! HIT Favorites: Snow Days features a collection of winter-themed offerings for the preschool set.
09/03/2008
HIT Expands Its Presence in Colombia Through New Deals with SEÑAL TV for Barney & Friends™ and Thomas & Friends™HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality preschool entertainment, and Señal Colombia, a free Colombian national television channel, have inked a deal to air 60 new episodes of Barney & Friends, bringing Señal's total license to more than 100 episodes of the award-winning series, and 39 episodes of Thomas & Friends.
08/25/2008
The Jim Henson Company Presents The Christmas Toy
This holiday season Jim Henson's award winning The Christmas Toy movie will be available for the first time ever on DVD!
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.
