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'''HIT Entertainment''' was a British-American children's television company established in 1982 originally as the international distribution arm of [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]] called "'''H'''enson '''I'''nternational '''T'''elevision" (later reincorporated as "'''Gainbase PLC'''" and "'''HIT Communications PLC'''"). However, following the death of Jim Henson in 1990, HIT was sold to several members of the company's management, led by Peter Orton, and reincorporated to Gainbase PLC, then to its current name to prevent any future confusion between the two companies. In February 2012, HIT was acquired by Mattel, and in 2016, was absorbed into [[Mattel Television|Mattel Creations]].

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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the Henson Associates logo.

*Its only known appearance is on international prints of ''The Muppet Show'', including UK broadcasts on [[BBC One|BBC1]] from 1986 until 1987. Later prints of the series replace this logo with others (eg, [[Jim Henson Home Entertainment]], or a [[The Muppets Studio|Muppets Holding Company]] copyright notice).

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, the bluish-grey letters of "'''HIT'''" fly outwards to the center to form a result similar to the previous logo, but with thinner letters and no dot. Below it all is "Distributed by HIT Entertainment PLC." in white, sometimes replaced with a black bar and the text changed to match the country's language.

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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a spinning globe with a yellowish glow, suspended above some blue blocks. We then pan away from the blocks as the globe's glow fades out. The blocks zoom out, revealing to be the HIT logotype as seen in the previous logos, with the globe positioned in the hole of said logotype. The globe continues to rotate.

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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|dimgray|shady gray}} background, we see the word "'''{{color|blue|HiT}}'''" in the same font as last two logos in {{color|blue}}, with "ENTERTAINMENT PLC" written vertically next to the T in white. A hole is cut out in between the letters above the I, which contains a spinning globe. Under that we see the text "www.hitentertainment.com" and "DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE BY HIT ENTERTAINMENT PLC". There is a spotlight from the top left of the screen, casting a shadow of the logo on the floor.

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'''Logo:''' On a {{color|deepskyblue|striped-shiny-blue}} background, we see a {{color|gold|yellow}}/{{color|orange}} gradient ribbon flying around from the right edge of the screen. Then the ribbon makes its way to form the spring (or tunnel) and an explosion occurs. After that, we see more colorful ribbons (but smaller) and some fireworks and bubbles. Later, the camera moves into the center of the tunnel, then the tunnel disappears and from its place comes the globe which zooms into the hole in the HIT logo from the previous logos in {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}}, which fades in the same time as the globe comes. As it does so, the globe spins. The text "ENTERTAINMENT PLC" is written vertically next to the "T" in white, just like the 2nd and 4th logos until it is over.

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'''Trivia:''' This logo debuted in the UK in 2000 with the premiere of ''The Magic Key''; and then in the US during 2001. However, it didn't appear on UK VHS and DVD releases until late 2003 or early 2004, starting with the following releases:  

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'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see a CGI block with "'''H'''" (white on {{color|red}}), "{{color|blue|'''i'''}}" ({{color|blue}} on {{color|gold|yellow}}), and "'''T'''" (white on {{color|blue}}), with "'''{{color|red|HiT entertainment}}'''" below it. Then, all of a sudden, two more of the same blocks come out from behind the main block, and they all jump around as the company name fades out. The blocks stack to reveal the "HiT" name before the two blocks (left and right) disappear. As it leaves only one block, the block looks around before becoming still, and "'''{{color|red|HiT entertainment}}'''" fades in below.