Mattel to Acquire ‘Thomas & Friends’ Maker HIT Entertainment for $680 Million. The owner of brands, such as Barney, Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam, is one of the largest independent owners of ...

“Shaun the Sheep: Season One Gift Set” and “Thomas & Friends: Best Tales on the Tracks” will be available for purchase on Oct. 19, and “Barney & Friends Learning Pack” will be arriving ...

Hit Entertainment, the kidvid mainstay known for "Thomas the Tank Engine," "Barney and Friends" and "Bob the Builder," has launched a movie division.

The 60-minute CGI feature will be released on DVD by HIT Entertainment in the fall of 2015. Redmayne voices the role of Ryan, a new engine on the Island of Sodor whom Thomas meets on a quest.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In time for the holidays, HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading providers of high-quality children's entertainment, and Callaway Digital Arts, Inc., ...

Mattel currently markets many Thomas & Friends® toy products under a license from HIT Entertainment which extends through 2014.  Mattel’s global sales of Thomas & Friends® die-cast and ...

EDDIE REDMAYNE is letting off steam following his award season success, and making friends with Britain’s favourite locomotive in the process, alongside John Hurt and Jamie Campbell Bower.

HIT Entertainment, one of the world’s leading providers of high-quality children’s entertainment, and Arc Productionsâ„¢, the renowned visual effects and animation studio, announced ...

Mattel Inc. on Monday said that it signed an agreement to buy HIT Entertainment, the company behind Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder. The deal is valued at $680 million. The El Segundo ...

HIT Entertainment — the Mattel subsidiary behind the "Thomas & Friends" TV show, videos, books and more — approached the Minnesota museum with the idea for the exhibit, according to Cox.