HIT's Catalogue
HIT's catalogue of characters include Kipper the Dog, Angelina Ballerina, Barney & Friends, Bob the Builder, Fifi & the Flowertots, Fireman Sam, Pingu, Mike the Knight, Rainbow Magic and Thomas & Friends. Hit also owns redistribution rights to several other shows (Wishbone, et al.).
According to its web site, HIT's catalog comprises over 1,500 hours of children's programming in 240 countries and in over 45 different languages. Hit also claims to produce more than 900 minutes of new programming a year.
In 2001, HIT purchased Lyrick Studios, the owners of Barney and Wishbone, and the US distributors of . HIT later purchased Gullane Entertainment, the owners of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and Magic Adventures of Mumfie, in 2003; in the process HIT became owner of the Guinness Book of Records, which was sold in 2004.
HIT appointed Lionsgate as its North American home video partner in 2008, responsible for the distribution, sales and marketing of HIT's extensive portfolio, which had been distributed since 2006 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
HIT Entertainment is a fully integrated studio, that incorporates production, worldwide distribution, UK home entertainment, publishing, licensing and merchandising.
HIT currently sells programming to over 120 countries. The chairman of HIT Entertainment is Greg Dyke, the former Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the CEO is Jeff Dunn, formerly the Group Chief Operating Officer of Nickelodeon.
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