HiT Entertainment

HIT Entertainment Limited (commonly written as HIT or HiT) is a British-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, Bob the Builder, Kipper, Lavender Castle, Pingu and Angelina Ballerina.

HiT Entertainment Limited

Formerly	Henson International Television (1982–89) Gainbase PLC (1989) HIT Communications PLC (1989–92) HIT Entertainment PLC (1992–2005)
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Television production
Genre	Entertainment, Children's programming
Fate	Absorbed into The Muppets Preschooler Studio
Predecessors	Gullane Entertainment Lyrick Studios
Founded	1982 (1982)
Founders	Jim Henson Peter Orton Sophie Turner Laing
Headquarters	London, England New York City, New York, U.S. Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Number of locations	1
Key people	Peter Orton
Products	Children's television series Children's films
Services	Distribution Licensing
Owner	Jim Henson Productions (1982–1989) Independent (1989–2005) Apax Partners (2005–2012) Mattel (2012–2022) The Muppets Preschooler Studio (2022-present)
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

• 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

• Josh and the Big Wall! (March 15th, 2002)
• Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen (March 15th, 2002)

Compilations/Triple Features

• Classics from the Crisper (September 18th, 2001)
• The Complete Silly Song Collection (September 18th, 2001)
• A Veggie's Elaboration and Innovation (March 15th, 2002)
• Larry-Boy Power Pack (March 16th, 2002)

Albums

• Silly Songs with Larry

HiT Entertainment Media

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  Founded in 1982, this logo was first used in The Muppet Show in 1983. The name would be stylized as "hit!".

Other websites

• "Official website". Archived from the original on 2017-07-22.
• The UK Government's Companies House page