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HIT Entertainment

Description

From the website: 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(tm), Thomas & Friends(tm), Barney(tm), Angelina Ballerina(tm), Pingu(tm) and RubbaDubbas(tm) and acts as a representative for The Wiggles in the UK, US and Canada. HIT also owns the Guinness World Records(tm) publishing and television property and Fireman Sam(tm), a joint venture with S4C. Launched in 1989, HIT’s lines of business span television and video production (including studios in the UK and the US), publishing, consumer products licensing, home entertainment and live events. With a catalogue of over 1,000 hours of young children’s programming, HIT sells its shows to over 200 territories globally and has operations in the UK, US, Japan and Canada. 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 pre-schoolers. HIT’s properties seek to inform, educate and delight young children. The company’s strategic growth strategy is to continue to build its worldwide leadership position in pre-school entertainment and rights management.

Topic(s): Educational Content

User Type(s): Educator, Producer

Address

230 Park Avenue South
13th Floor
New York , New York 10003

Contact Information

Phone(s): 212-463- 9623
E-mail(s): .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
URL(s): http://www.hitentertainment.com

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