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HIT's Holiday 2008 Gift Guides Available Now!

08/25/2008

New York, NY

The ultimate gift list is here! Children will be wowed this holiday season with the newest and best gifts featuring their favorite characters from HIT Entertainment, such as Thomas & Friends™, Barney™, Bob the Builder™, Angelina Ballerina™ and Rainbow Magic™. The list includes HIT's top selections for toys, books, games, stocking stuffers and other "dream" items.

HIT's picks for the best Stocking Stuffers of 2008 highlight small gifts (ranging in price from $2.99 to $13.99) that provide great fun and feature new friends and longtime favorites from HIT Entertainment.

HIT's Great Gifts feature a selection of the best and greatest gift items featuring HIT characters. This list has something to delight every child this holiday season, from a 20th Anniversary 'Sing & Celebrate Barney' plush, to award-winning CD-ROM games starring Bob the Builder to new train sets from Thomas & Friends. Great Gifts range in price from $6.99 to $160.

Everyone's holiday reading list should include items from HIT's recommended Book List. With prices ranging from $4.99 to $13.99, young readers will be captivated by charming tales and thrilling adventures featuring favorite HIT characters.

And of course, what list is complete without the ultimate gift? For every child who loves Thomas and dreams of being a conductor on the Island of Sodor, the ultra-exclusive, custom-built miniature replica of Thomas the Tank Engine plus passenger cars, Annie and Clarabel is the perfect holiday Dream Gift. This ride-in train is entirely hand-built in California, is battery powered and available starting at $28,000.

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.