Barbie and Barney, the purple dinosaur, will soon be living under the same roof. Mattel announced Monday that it is shelling out $680 million in cash to acquire HIT Entertainment from a consortium ...

Hit Entertainment, the international tyke producer and rights holders whose properties include "Barney" and "Thomas the Tank Engine," has written down $500 million from its balance sheet, but has ...

Barney & Friends got its start in North Texas. The show was first taped in Allen, then moved to the Studios at Las Colinas before setting up shop at HIT Entertainment’s studios in Carrollton.

Mattel Inc’s preschool entertainment arm HiT Entertainment and 9 Story Media Group are joining to relaunch Barney & Friends and Angelina Ballerina, two well-known TV staples for the youth set ...

British kidvid shingle Hit Entertainment has become the latest media company to grab a slice of the ever-growing Dubai real estate pie by inking a strategic alliance with Dubailand, the 3 billion ...

Barney & Friends was first taped in Allen, then moved to the Studios at Las Colinas before setting up shop at HIT Entertainment’s studios in Carrollton.

HIT’s Barney Scores New Licensee. July 1, 2008 World Screen . NORTH HILLS, July 1: ... based on HIT Entertainment’s preschool property Barney for spring 2009. Imperial will manufacture ...

LONDON -- Hit Entertainment PLC annnounced Friday that it will buy U.S. family-entertainment group Lyrick Corp., home of the popular "Barney" character -- for 190.5 million pounds ($275.2 million ...

HIT Entertainment PLC needs a global brand director for Barney. (Yes, the purple dinosaur.) In addition to Barney, the children's entertainment company markets products around characters such as ...

For its Latin American network, Discovery Kids has picked up Hit Entertainment's purple dinosaur for its New Year line-up, adding to previous Hit buys, Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine. The ...