HIT Entertainment

Summary

HIT Entertainment is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,572 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HIT Entertainment's instance of is recorded as business^[3].
• HIT Entertainment's founder is recorded as Jim Henson^[4].
• HIT Entertainment's founder is recorded as Peter Orton^[5].
• HIT Entertainment's founder is recorded as Sophie Turner Laing^[6].
• HIT Entertainment is owned by The Jim Henson Company^[7].
• HIT Entertainment is owned by Apax Partners^[8].
• HIT Entertainment is owned by Mattel^[9].
• HIT Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as London^[10].
• HIT Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[11].
• HIT Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles^[12].
• HIT Entertainment's Commons category is recorded as HIT Entertainment^[13].
• HIT Entertainment's industry is recorded as television production^[14].
• 1982 marks the founding of HIT Entertainment^[15].
• HIT Entertainment was dissolved in March 31, 2016^[16].
• HIT Entertainment's location of formation is recorded as London^[17].
• HIT Entertainment's parent organization or unit is recorded as Mattel Television^[18].
• HIT Entertainment's significant person is recorded as Peter Orton^[19].

Product Details

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Founding

Founders include Jim Henson^[4], Peter Orton^[5], and Sophie Turner Laing^[6]. 1982 marks the founding of HIT Entertainment^[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[17].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London^[10], a metropolis^[21], in Roman Empire^[22], founded in 0047^[23]; New York City^[11], a global city^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 1624^[26]; and Los Angeles^[12], a charter city^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1781^[29]. HIT Entertainment's parent organization or unit is recorded as Mattel Television^[18].

Industry

HIT Entertainment's industry is recorded as television production^[14].

Ownership

Owners include The Jim Henson Company^[7], a business^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1958^[32], headquartered in Hollywood^[33]; Apax Partners^[8], a business^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1969^[36], headquartered in London^[37]; and Mattel^[9], a business^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1945^[40], headquartered in El Segundo^[41].

Dissolution

HIT Entertainment was dissolved in March 31, 2016^[16].

Why It Matters

HIT Entertainment ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,572 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]