HiT Entertainment
Australian-American entertainment company
HIT Entertainment Limited (commonly written as HIT or HiT) is an Australian-American children's entertainment company. It was founded in 1982 as Henson International Television. It was the international distribution arm of The Jim Henson Company, by Jim Henson, Peter Orton and Sophie Turner Laing. When Henson wanted to sell the company to Disney in 1989, Peter Orton took over the company. HIT owns and distributes children's television series such as Thomas and Friends, Fireman Sam, Raggs, LazyTown, Bob the Builder, Kipper, Oswald, Pingu and Angelina Ballerina.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Television production |
Genre | Entertainment, Children's programming |
Predecessors | Gullane Entertainment Lyrick Studios |
Founded | 1982 |
Founders | |
Fate | Absorbed into The Muppets Preschooler Studio |
Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 1 |
Key people | Peter Orton |
Products | |
Services | |
Owner |
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Number of employees | 188+ |
Parent | Jim Henson Television (The Jim Henson Company) |
Divisions | HiT Video HiT Customer Products Gullane (Thomas) Limited |
Subsidiaries | Ludgate Ltd. Prism Art & Design Limited |
Website | "Official website". Archived from the original on 2017-07-22. |
Releases
change- The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown (September 18th, 2001; reprinted March 15th, 2002/September 18th, 2007)
- Heroes of the Bible!
- Lions, Shepherds and Queens (Oh My!) (March 5th, 2002; reprinted March 22nd, 2002)
- Stand Up, Stand Tall, Stand Strong! (March 5th, 2002; reprinted March 23rd, 2002)
Reprints
change- Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (March 15th, 2002) Dave and the Giant Pickle (March 15th, 2002)
- Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space! (March 15th, 2002)
- Josh and the Big Wall! (March 15th, 2002)
- Madame Blueberry (March 15th, 2002)
- Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (March 15th, 2002)
- King George and the Ducky (March 19th, 2002)
- Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen (March 15th, 2002)
- Lyle the Kindly Viking (March 15th, 2002)
Compilations/Triple Features
change- Classics from the Crisper (September 18th, 2001)
- The Complete Silly Song Collection (September 18th, 2001)
- A Veggie's Elaboration and Innovation (September 18th, 2001)
- Larry-Boy Power Pack (March 16th, 2002)
Albums
change- Silly Songs with Larry
References
change- ↑ "Peter Orton: Media entrepreneur who made a global success of Bob the Builder". The Independent. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ↑ "HIT Entertainment PLC - Overview". Companies House. UK Government. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
Other websites
change- "Official website". Archived from the original on 2017-07-22.
- The UK Government's Companies House page