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Jim Henson Productions started negotiations with [[The Walt Disney Company]] regarding a possible purchase of the company in the late 1980s. Because of these negotiations, Orton and other employees at Henson International Television convinced Henson to allow them to spin off the distribution arm as an independent distribution company. Henson agreed, and Orton led a management buyout of the Henson International Television division from Henson in 1989, forming a new company named '''HIT Communications PLC''' (later '''HIT Entertainment PLC'''). | Jim Henson Productions started negotiations with [[The Walt Disney Company]] regarding a possible purchase of the company in the late 1980s. Because of these negotiations, Orton and other employees at Henson International Television convinced Henson to allow them to spin off the distribution arm as an independent distribution company. Henson agreed, and Orton led a management buyout of the Henson International Television division from Henson in 1989, forming a new company named '''HIT Communications PLC''' (later '''HIT Entertainment PLC'''). | ||