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| type = [[Subsidiary]]

| type = [[Subsidiary]]

| industry = [[Television production]]

| industry = [[Television production]]

| genre = Entertainment<br>Children's programming

| genre = Entertainment<br>Children's program

| fate = Absorbed into [[The Muppets Studio|The Muppets Preschooler Studio]]

| fate = Absorbed into [[Mattel Creations]]

| predecessors = [[Gullane Entertainment]]<br />[[Lyrick Studios]]

| predecessors = [[Gullane Entertainment]]<br />[[Lyrick Studios]]

| foundation = {{start date and age|1982}}

| foundation = {{start date and age|1982}}

| parent = [[Jim Henson Television]]

| parent = [[Jim Henson Television]]

([[The Jim Henson Company]])

([[The Jim Henson Company]])

| divisions = HiT Video<br />HiT Customer Products<br />Gullane (Thomas) Limited

| divisions = HiT Video<br />HiT Customer Products

| subsid = Ludgate Ltd.<br />Prism Art & Design Limited

| subsid = Ludgate Ltd.<br />Prism Art & Design Limited

| website = {{cite web| url = http://www.hitentertainment.com/corporate/index.aspx?c=uk | title = Official website |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170722012245/http://www.hitentertainment.com/corporate/index.aspx?c=uk |archivedate = 2017-07-22 }}

| website = {{cite web| url = http://www.hitentertainment.com/corporate/index.aspx?c=uk | title = Official website |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170722012245/http://www.hitentertainment.com/corporate/index.aspx?c=uk |archivedate = 2017-07-22 }}

'''HIT Entertainment Limited''' (stylized as '''HiT''') was a [[Children's television series|children's entertainment]] company founded in 1982 as '''Henson International Television''', 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]] including ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'', ''[[Fireman Sam]]'', ''[[Bob the Builder]]'', ''[[Kipper the Dog|Kipper]]'', ''[[Oswald (TV series)|Oswald]]'', ''[[Barney & Friends]]'', ''[[Pingu]]'' and ''[[Angelina Ballerina (TV series)|Angelina Ballerina]]''.

'''HIT Entertainment Limited''' (stylized as '''HiT''') was a [[Children's television series|children's entertainment]] company founded in 1982 as '''Henson International Television''', 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]] including ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'', ''[[Fireman Sam]]'', ''[[Bob the Builder]]'', ''[[Kipper the Dog|Kipper]]'', ''[[Oswald (TV series)|Oswald]]'', ''[[Barney & Friends]]'', ''[[Pingu]]'' and ''[[Angelina Ballerina (TV series)|Angelina Ballerina]]''.

On March 1, 2012, HIT was submerged into [[Mattel Television]].

On March 31, 2016, HIT was submerged into [[Mattel Creations]].

== Programs ==

== Programs ==

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{{Main|Mattel Television#Filmography}}

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