Posts Tagged ‘HIt Entertainment’
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Hit Partners for Bob the Builder App
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Hit Entertainment has partnered with BigPlay Studios, a developer of game, education, and book apps, for the launch of Bob the Builder: Muck’s Train to Trouble for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, available in Apple’s App store this week. This marks the first app release for the Bob the Builder brand.
Bob the Builder: Muck’s Train to Trouble is an interactive reading experience, which also features painting activities, video clips, and games. Every page includes narration, character voices, custom animations, and easy-to-read words with highlighted text.
With this first Bob the Builder app, Hit Entertainment adds to its iOS apps portfolio, which includes apps featuring Thomas & Friends, Angelina Ballerina, Fireman Sam, and Barney.
Tags: app, Bob the Builder, HIt Entertainment, iOS
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Techno Source Named New Licensee for Barney
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Hit Entertainment has appointed Techno Source, a division of LF Products, as a toy licensee for Barney. Under the terms of the deal, the Barney toy range from Techno Source will include plush, play sets, and figurines, launching this spring in the U.S. and Canada.
Barney & Friends can be seen on PBS Kids and Sprout in the U.S., and on Treehouse TV in Canada. Episodes are also available for download through iTunes.
Tags: Barney, HIt Entertainment, LF Products, Li & Fung, Techno Source
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Reports: Mattel Finalizing Deal to Buy Hit Entertainment
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
According to multiple news outlets, including the Financial Times, Mattel is in talks with Apax Partners to buy Hit Entertainment for £500 million. Two anonymous sources told the Financial Times that Mattel is in the final stages of negotiations to purchase the company that Apax bought in 2005 for £489 million. The sale of Hit will not include the group’s stake in children’s channel Sprout, but will include Bob the Builder, Thomas the Tank Engine, Angelina Ballerina, Fireman Sam, and Pingu.
Tags: Angelina Ballerina, Apax Partners, Bob the Builder, Financial Times, Fireman Sam, HIt Entertainment, Mattel, Pingu, Sprout, Thomas the Tank Engine
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Angelina Ballerina Premieres New App for iPad
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Callaway Digital Arts and Hit Entertainment have debuted its new Angelina’s New Ballet Teacher App for iPad is now available on Apple’s App Store.
The Angelina’s New Ballet Teacher App brings the dancer to life with narration, animation, puzzles, paint, and video. Each page of the story magically transforms into a painting page or interactive puzzle with the simple tap on the screen.
The app is available for $0.99 from the App Store, rolling out in the rest of the world early this summer.
Tags: Angelina Ballerina, Angelina's New Ballet Teacher App, App store, Apple, Callaway Digital Arts, HIt Entertainment, ipad
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This post was written by Erika Graham
Hit Entertainment Names Licensees For New Barney Products
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Barney is back with new licensees for products that will attract both young and old fans of the popular television show. Braha has obtained the license to create Barney plush puzzle mats while a Barney-inspired pillow will join the line of Pillow Pets from Ontel Products Corporation and CJ Products, LLC. Rasta Imposta is designing an adult Barney costume to complement the child’s costume they already produce. Yoostar is adding Barney & Friends to its library of content, allowing users to insert themselves into video footage from the show. Other apparel and accessories licensees include At Full Speed, Bio World, Classic Imports, Concept One and Planet Sox.
Tags: Barney, Braha, CJ Products LLC, HIt Entertainment, Ontel Products Corporation, Rasta Imposta, Yoostar
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This post was written by Erika Graham
Shane Acker to Lead Thomas the Tank Engine Film Adaptation
Monday, June 13th, 2011
Thomas the Tank Engine will star in a live-action fantasy film adaptation of the popular children’s television series. Academy Award-nominated director Shane Acker (9), has signed on to lead a creative team consisting of Academy Award-winning Weta Workshop (Avatar, The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Mattel’s entertainment properties design team. The goal of the new film is to make the Thomas characters and storyline more appealing to the entire family.
Hit Entertainment, which owns the Thomas franchise, has also named Chris Viscardi and Will McRobb (Alvin and the Chipmunks) and Josh Klausner (Shrek the Third, Date Night) as the writers for the film. Julia Pistor (Charlotte’s Web, Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events) will serve as the producer.
Tags: HIt Entertainment, Mattel, Shane Acker, Thomas the Tank Engine, Weta Workshop
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Thomas & Friends Pillow Pets to Launch This Year
Friday, March 11th, 2011
Hit Entertainment has signed a licensing deal with Ontel Products Corporation and CJ Products, LLC to create Thomas the Tank Engine-inspired Pillow Pets, the first property that Ontel Products Corporation and CJ Products have taken on for My Pillow Pets.
The Thomas & Friends Pillow Pets will be available this year at mass and specialty retail stores in the U.S. and Canada. The product will feature a strap that closes underneath to transform Thomas from his engine form to a pillow.
Tags: CJ Products LLC, HIt Entertainment, My Pillow Pets, Ontel Products Corporation, Thomas & Friends
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Roary Toys Racing into Stores Next Month
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Roary the Racing Car is zooming onto store shelves in the U.S. next month. Following the U.S. broadcast launch of the television series on Sprout, the new Roary line will hit Toys “R” Us stores and Toysrus.com in March.
As the U.S. master toy licensee for the brand, Bandai will offer a full line of Roary toys, including die-cast, push-along Racing Stars, Talking Turbo Vehicles, Roary R/C, Silver Hatch Racetrack play sets, and more. The die-cast vehicles, Talking Turbo Vehicles, and Roary R/C will be packaged with a special episode of Roary the Racing Car on DVD.
Following the Bandai toy launch, K’nex will release sets that will allow kids to recreate their favorite Roary characters and scenes.
The first Roary DVD, Roary The Racing Car, from Lionsgate Home Entertainment, will launch at mass retailers in June. The series was created by Chapman Entertainment and is represented by Hit Entertainment in North America.
Tags: Bandai, Chapman Entertainment, HIt Entertainment, K'Nex, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Roary the Racing Car, Sprout, Toys R Us, Toysrus.com
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This post was written by Christina Edwards
Angelina Ballerina and Thomas and Friends Premiere in Latin America
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
HIT Entertainment and Discovery Kids have debuted new episodes of Thomas and Friends in CG animation, as well as the new CG animated series Angelina Ballerina the Next Steps, in Latin America. In its first week of launch, Angelina Ballerina the Next Steps received the top ratings for girls ages 4-11 across all kids pay-TV networks in Colombia and Brazil, and ranked as the No. 2 kids’ program for girls 4-11 across all kids pay-TV networks in Mexico and Argentina.
Thomas and Friends introduces new characters including Charlie, a small engine with a reputation for fun and mischief, and the Japanese engine Hiro. Joining them are Kevin the crane and Victor, an engine from the Sodor Steam Works. The characters were first unveiled in the feature-length special Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails, which aired on Discovery Kids on May 7.
Angelina Ballerina the Next Steps is an extension of the original Angelina Ballerina books by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig. Each episode stars Angelina and consists of two 11-minute CG animated stories linked with a live-action segment featuring all types of young dancers and musicians.
Tags: Angelina Ballerina, Discovery Kids, HIt Entertainment, Thomas and Friends
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This post was written by Christina Edwards
Upper Deck, HIT Entertainment Release Thomas and Friends Trading Cards
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
The Upper Deck Company, in conjunction with HIT Entertainment, has released the first trading cards of long-running television show Thomas and Friends. The trading cards, Thomas and Friends Sodor Adventures Collectipak, is an 18-card set including stickers, tattoos, and pop-up cards features characters from the show.
The set is targeted to children ages 3 to 6, and is based on the travels of Thomas and the other characters around the Island of Sodor. Players journey around the islands and help the engines get back to Tidmouth Sheds.
Upper Deck plans to release additional trading card sets based on the series. The second set will launch in November.
Tags: HIt Entertainment, Thomas and Friends, Upper Deck
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