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Britain's Hit Entertainment has snapped up a new money-making asset in the form of Pingu the Penguin. The chirpy television character can now expect to be thrust into the limelight, alongside Hit's ...

CHILDREN'S favourite Pingu, the playful penguin character, is to be bought by entertainment firm Hit in a £15.9m deal. Hit Entertainment, which is also behind Bob the Builder and Barney the Dinosaur, ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Henson International news every morning. Peter Orton, chairman of Hit Entertainment, has made a fortune from a cast of characters ...

HIT Entertainment, the firm behind children's TV favourites Bob the Builder, Pingu, Barney the dinosaur and Thomas the Tank Engine, today parted company with chief executive Rob Lawes. In a stock ...

Mattel exec Josh Silverman spoke to THR about the company's mission to create shows that resonate with both adults and children, something he calls "new-stalgia." By Lily Ford Barbie giant Mattel is ...