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Angelina Ballerina™ Embarks On Adventures In Her All-new Direct-to-video Premiere Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers On Deck

Sailing Into Stores September 5th

06/01/2006

New York, NY

This September, Angelina Ballerina, the little star with big dreams, and all her friends embark on adventures in the all-new feature, Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck. In this direct-to-video release, Angelina Ballerina takes her maiden voyage across the sea for a very special dance performance in her dance teacher, Miss Lilly's homeland. Join Angelina on her ocean cruise as this feisty little mouseling pirouettes into all sorts of adventures!

Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers On Deck Fast Facts:

• Street Date: September 5, 2006
• Pre-book Date: August 8, 2006
• DVD SRP: $19.98
• DVD Running Time: 50 minutes
• DVD Bonus Features include: Build A Ballet Game, Dance With Angelina Game, Who's Who in Mouseland? Character Gallery and The Lucky Penny Read Along!

Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers On Deck Synopsis
Join Angelina and her friends as they set sail on an ocean adventure to Miss Lilly's homeland, Dachovia, for a very special dance performance. Along the way, they meet Yuri, a sailor, who is in love with the ship captain's daughter. When Angelina interferes in the Captain's affairs and the ship becomes stuck on an iceberg, will the passengers ever arrive in Dachovia?
Will Angelina be able to make things right?

Released in tandem with the Direct-to-Video DVD is the all new paperback, Angelina Ballerina: All Dancers on Deck that follows Miss Lilly's ballet class to Dachovia as they travel by boat to perform as the opening act at the Festival of Dance. This book is part of Grosset & Dunlap's licensed Angelina Ballerina line based on the stories from Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig.

Angelina Ballerina, the little star with big dreams, dances her way into Penguin Young Readers Group this fall with something for every fan to enjoy. Additional favorites to be released in fall 2006 include Angelina's Baby Sister and Angelina's Christmas from Viking.

About Angelina Ballerina™

Angelina Ballerina is a little star with big dreams of becoming a prima ballerina. This feisty little mouse works hard to reach her goal and along the way, always learns from her mistakes. When little girls share in Angelina’s experiences, they’re inspired to go after their big dreams too. In addition to the critically acclaimed story books created by Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig, Angelina Ballerina dances her way into the hearts of young girls weekly on PBS KIDS®. For more information about Angelina Ballerina, please visit www.angelinaballerina.com.

About HIT Entertainment

HIT Entertainment, owned by private equity investment group Apax Partners since June 2005, is one of the world’s leading independent children’s entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT’s portfolio includes internationally renowned children’s properties, such as Bob the Builder™, Barney™, Thomas & Friends™, Pingu™, Rubbadubbers™ and Angelina Ballerina™. HIT acts as a representative for The Wiggles® in the UK, US and Canada and as worldwide representative for The Jim Henson Company’s library of classic family brands, including Fraggle Rock™. HIT also owns the Guinness World Records™ publishing and television property and Fireman Sam™, a joint venture with S4C. Launched in 1989, HIT’s lines of business span television and video production (including studios in the US and the UK), publishing, consumer products licensing and live events. With a catalog of more than 1,000 hours of young children’s programming, HIT sells its shows to more than 240 countries worldwide, in more than 40 different languages and has operations in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. In 2005, the Company joined Comcast Corporation, PBS and Sesame Workshop to launch PBS KIDS Sprout℠, a 24-hour digital cable channel and VOD service for preschoolers. For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com.