BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$279.0M
- Public
- UK
Dow Jones Description
Producer & Distributor of Family Programming
Number of Employees 431
Contact Information
Maple House
149 Tottenham Ct Rd
London W1T 7NF
(44) 2075542500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Motion Picture and Video Production: 512110
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LionsGate Home Entertainment and HIT Entertainment are teaming up to release The Fraggle Rock Complete Series Collection on DVD Nov. 4
- 2008-09-22
LionsGate Home Entertainment and HIT Entertainment are teaming up to release The Fraggle Rock Complete Series Collection on DVD Nov. 4. The 20-disc set will feature all four seasons of Jim Henson's classic TV series--96 episodes in all--that ran from 1983 to 1987. The collection also features bonus extras, including...
Brighter Minds and HIT Entertainment Ink Deal for Educational Children's Software and Online Games with Bob the Builder(TM) and Thomas & Friends(TM)
- 2008-04-14
Brighter Minds Media, Inc. the Company (TSX VENTURE: BRI) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Brighter Minds Media, LLC Brighter Minds will develop and launch educational software for children based on HIT Entertainment's popular preschool properties, Thomas & FriendsTM and Bob the BuilderTM. The games will be made available both...
blinkx Partners with HIT Entertainment to Offer Popular Children's Programming
- 2008-04-08
Thomas & Friends[TM] Steam into Town at www.blinkx.com SAN FRANCISCO -- blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with HIT Entertainment (www.hitentertainment.com), one of the world's leading independent children's producers and rights owners. HIT's award-winning programming includes Bob the Builder[TM] and Thomas and Friends, and...
Children's Television Pioneer Britt Allcroft Reacquires "Mumfie"
- 2008-03-19
"Special Little Elephant with a Great Big Heart" Returning Home SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Children's entertainment pioneer Britt Allcroft, creator of the iconic "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends" based on "The Railway Series" of books by the Rev. W. Awdry as well as "Shining Time Station," announced today...
Dubailand and HIT Entertainment Strike Strategic Alliance, Create World's First 'Little Big Club' Attraction in Global Village.
- 2008-02-21
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, February 21 /PRNewswire/ -- - Theme Park to be Designed Around the Global Popular Characters Barney, Pingu, Bob the Builder and Thomas & Friends Dubailand, a member of Tatweer, today announced it has formed a ...
HIT Entertainment Selects Omniture to Measure Engagement of Rich Internet Applications
- 2008-02-14
HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights owners, has selected Omniture, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMTR), a leading provider of online business optimization software , to measure how HIT's audience interacts with the company's 50 online properties. HIT will use Omniture Web analytics ...
PETER ORTON
- 2007-12-12
Media entrepreneur who made a global success of Bob the Builder In a modern, globalised media environment, Peter Orton was the master salesman, recognising the value of television characters and programmes as commodities and turning them into hugely successful, profitable brands - on screen and off. The flagship...
KOCH Records Gets Down With Fraggle Rock!
- 2007-09-14
KOCH Records announces the release of "Fraggle Rockin'-A 3 CD Collector's Edition" on October 30, 2007. This 3-Disc Collector's Edition contains all 3 original albums, wonderfully re-mastered & packed in one digi-pack set, with rarely seen photos and contributions from the original composers. Now fans and collectors of all ages...
Outsourcing can put companies out of touch
- 2007-08-04
Turning a blind eye to product quality can be dangerous to your health. In June, the former head of China's food and drug agency became the ultimate object lesson: Zheng Xiaoyu, who ran the Chinese equivalent of the Food and Drug Administration for seven years, was executed for taking bribes...
Family, fitness provide creative opportunities.(Jane Pemberton of Gaiam, Pat Wyatt of Hit Entertainment North America)(Brief article)
- 2007-03-26
By Susanne Ault Women lead in non-theatrical categories Children's and fitness product are two of the non-theatrical categories of the DVD business in which women have become leaders. Having experience as...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Ruffini | CFO |
| Bill Burke | Vice President, Brand Management |
| Dana Laufer | Vice President, Promos |
| Natasha Fishman | Vice President, Retail Development |
| Rick Glankler | Vice President, Licensing |
| Daria Cronin | Director, Category & Soft Goods Licensing |
| Joan Lemmey | Director, Broadcast Relations |
| Nigle Birrell | Director, Acq |
| Simon Forrest | Director, Corp Communications |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Charles J. Burdick | Board of Directors |
| Mike Luckwell | Board of Directors |
| Norman Walker | Board of Directors |
| Thomas Karaba | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HIT Entertainment plc | CFO | Current |
| HIT Entertainment plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HIT Entertainment plc | Vice President, Brand Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HIT Entertainment plc | Vice President, Promos | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HIT Entertainment plc | Vice President, Retail Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HIT Entertainment plc | Vice President, Licensing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HIT Entertainment plc | Director, Category & Soft Goods Licensing | Current |
| HIT Entertainment plc | Director, Category & Soft Goods Licensing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HIT Entertainment plc | Director, Broadcast Relations | Current |
| HIT Entertainment plc | Director, Broadcast Relations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HIT Entertainment plc | Director, Acq | Current |
| HIT Entertainment plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| HIT Entertainment plc | Director, Acq | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HIT Entertainment plc | Director, Corp Communications | Current |
| HIT Entertainment plc | Director, Corp Communications | Former |
Mr. Burdick has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since March 2008, and has a director of the Company since December 2006. Mr. Burdick has an extensive background in telecommunications and media, with over 25 years experience in the industry. Until July 2005, he was Chief Executive Officer of HIT Entertainment Plc, a publicly listed provider of pre-school children’s entertainment. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Burdick worked for Telewest Communications, the second largest cable television company in the United Kingdom, serving as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer. In these roles, Mr. Burdick oversaw the financial and operational restructuring of Telewest and was responsible for leading and financing the acquisitions of a number of cable companies. Mr. Burdick has also held a series of financial positions with TimeWarner, US WEST and MediaOne, specializing in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and international treasury. Mr. Burdick currently serves as a non-executive director and audit chairman of Singer and Friedlander, a UK merchant bank, owned by the Kaupthing Group, and as a non-executive director of Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation, a commercial operator of fitness centers and CTC Media Inc., a Russian television network. Mr. Burdick holds a M.B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles and a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Mr. Burdick is an independent director.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Comverse Technology, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Bally Total Fitness Holdings Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Memyhealth of America | Board of Directors | Current |
| HIT Entertainment plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| CTC Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| HIT Entertainment plc | CEO | Former |
| Hit Entertainment Limited | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| US WEST, Inc. | Vice President, Finance & Assistant Treasurer | Former |
| Time Warner Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| HIT Entertainment plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| HIT Entertainment plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| HIT Entertainment plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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