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HIT Entertainment PLC
 PROFILE
HIT Entertainment has taken its share of hits all around the world. The company produces children's programming for distribution in the UK and worldwide. It also produces and distributes home videos, publishes books, and licenses merchandise from its various children's series. "Bob the Builder," one of its most popular shows, is distributed to over 100 countries (shown on Nickelodeon in the US), has sold more than 1 million videos, books, and magazines, and has a licensing agreement with Hasbro to market toys based on the series. In 2001 it bought Lyrick Corp., home of Barney the Purple Dinosaur. Founder and executive chairman Peter Orton, who once worked for The Jim Henson Company, owns 12% of HIT, which he founded in 1989.

 COMPETITION
CINAR Corporation (CINR)
Scholastic Corporation (SCHL)
The Walt Disney Company (DIS)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: July
2000 Sales (mil.): 30.40
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 22.2%
Employees: 92
Revenue per employee: $330,434.78

 KEY PEOPLE
• Robert Lawes
    CEO
• Steve Ruffini
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Maple House
London W1T 7 NF, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-20-7234-1947
Fax: 44-310-724-8978
Online: Web Site

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