Mattel Inc. agreed to buy Hit Entertainment for $680 million, a deal that gives the toy maker ownership of well-known preschool brands Thomas & Friends and Barney. Chairman and Chief Executive ...

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire HIT Entertainment for $680 ... Fisher-Price already produces HIT’s toys under license so the two ...

MALIBU, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2006--JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK) announced today that it has signed a multi-year, master toy licensing agreement with HIT Entertainment, a leading ...

NEW YORK – Toy giant Mattel said Monday it has agreed to acquire U.K. kids entertainment producer and right owner HIT Entertainment, known for Thomas the Tank Engine, among others, for $680 ...

NEW YORK – Toy giant Mattel on Tuesday said its $680 million acquisition of HIT Entertainment, the producer of such TV shows as Thomas the Tank Engine, will close on Wednesday.. Mattel also ...

Mattel Inc. has agreed to buy HIT Entertainment, the company behind Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder, in a deal valued at $680 million.

HIT, which brings in some $180 million in revenues, houses the hit Thomas & Friends, created more than 65 years ago. Mattel currently markets many Thomas & Friends toy products under a license ...

And for the toy industry itself. “There’s a big trickle down when the $1 billion Barbie brand does well,” Jay Foreman, chief executive of Basic Fun said, in an article published in the New ...