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10/09/2007

Let it Snow! Get Ready to Bundle up With a Delightful New DVD Collection from HIT Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment: Winter Wonderland

It may still be warm out, but snow is definitely in the air... or on the airwaves at least, in an enchanting collection of six winter-themed adventures featuring preschool favorites Barney™, Bob the Builder™, Thomas the Tank Engine™, Kipper,™ Fireman Sam™and Pingu™ the Penguin - in Winter Wonderland, available November 20 from HIT Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

09/12/2007

Aardman appoints HIT Entertainment for Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Aardman Classics in the US and Canada

Aardman Animations, the Oscar®-winning studio behind Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run and the most recent Shaun the Sheep TV series has appointed HIT Entertainment to manage their licensing and home entertainment rights in the US and Canada. With immediate effect HIT will manage the rights of three properties, Wallace & Gromit™, Shaun the Sheep™ and Aardman Classics.

06/18/2007

HIT Entertainment Forges Strategic Alliance With Chapman Entertainment For Representation Rights For New Preschool Properties In North America And Japan

HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality preschool entertainment, announced today that it has forged a strategic alliance with Chapman Entertainment and acquired the representation rights for two new properties from the UK-based children's and family entertainment company in North America and select international markets.

05/18/2007

Peter Byrne Executive Vice President, Worldwide Consumer Products HIT Entertainment

Peter Byrne, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Consumer Products has more than 20 years experience in both Licensing and Consumer Products. In his new role, he will be responsible for the Company's worldwide licensing, promotions, brand and retail marketing, and creative services for HIT's classic portfolio of preschool brands, including Bob the Builder™, Barney™, Thomas & Friends and Angelina Ballerina™.

03/06/2007

Preschoolers Say "Bienvenidos" To New Friends As HIT Entertainment And V-Me Enter Strategic Partnership

HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality preschool entertainment, pens its first major Spanish language television deal in the US with V-me, a new, national Spanish language network. V-me, (pronounced veh-meh) which in Spanish means 'see me', is a 24-hour digital broadcast network presented by public television stations in markets across America, and is carried on basic digital cable and satellite. This deal will bring more than five of HIT's quality preschool programs into approximately 60 percent of Spanish speaking households in the US, reaching more than 28 million homes.

10/24/2006

Lenora Hume Biography Executive Vice President, Production & Programming HIT Entertainment

Lenora Hume, award-winning international TV and film executive, began her career in her native Canada 30 years ago. Trained as a cinematographer before moving over to production, Hume has worked on several award-winning film and televisions series in more than 18 countries and is the recipient of a Daytime Emmy, a Gemini Award and is the 2006 recipient of the prestigious Faculty of Arts Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Waterloo, recognising her outstanding contribution to the film and television industry.

10/24/2006

Robert Weisstuch Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer Information Technology Department HIT Entertainment

Robert Weisstuch, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Department, has more than 20 years experience in IT and Operations. In his role, he oversees all global Information Technology functions. He will lead the strategic development of HIT Entertainment's new technology-enabled business models to enhance and develop customer interaction. He is also responsible for the design and delivery of HIT's information technology infrastructure and applications.

10/24/2006

Jim Weight Biography, Chief Financial Officer HIT Entertainment

Jim Weight was appointed Chief Financial Officer in August 2005 for HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment companies, following its acquisition by private equity firm Apax. Weight is responsible for the company's global financial operations and business development in the UK, US, Japan, Hong Kong and Canada. HIT's portfolio of internationally renowned pre-school properties include Bob the Builder™, Barney™, Thomas & Friends™, Angelina Ballerina™ and Pingu™ and the Company's business activities span television and video production, publishing, consumer products licensing and live events.

10/12/2006

HIT Entertainment Secures Worldwide Distribution Rights For Children's Properties Picme And Twisted Tales

HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading pre-school children's entertainment producers and rights owners, has today announced an exclusive, worldwide distribution deal with Dublin-based production company Jam Media, for the award-winning children's TV properties Picme and Twisted Tales.

10/04/2006

Rob Weisstuch Joins HIT Entertainment As Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality preschool entertainment, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Rob Weisstuch as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer. In this newly created role, Rob oversees all global Information Technology functions. He will lead the strategic development of HIT Entertainment's new technology-enabled business models to enhance and develop customer interaction. He is also responsible for the design and delivery of HIT's information technology infrastructure and applications. He is based in HIT's New York office and reports to Patricia Wyatt, President, North America.