Hit Entertainment (stylized as HiT) is a British-American 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. Orton takes over the company in 1989 after leaving Henson intended to sell the company The Walt Disney Company. Hit owns and distributes children's television series such as Thomas & Friends, Fireman Sam, Bob the Builder, Pingu, Barney & Friends, and Angelina Ballerina.
Hit Entertainment is one of several partner companies alongside NBCUniversal, PBS, and Sesame Workshop that found PBS Kids Sprout; many of HIT's shows aired on the channel as a result at that time.
On February 1, 2012, Hit Entertainment is acquired by Mattel, as Mattel is initially only interested in the Thomas & Friends brand in its acquisition, according to Deadline Hollywood. Mattel absorbed the company on March 31, 2016 into its then newly created division, Mattel Creations.