Kids
Fox Home Entertainment & Hit Entertainment inks multimillion dollar deal
MUMBAI: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Hit Entertainment have entered into a multimillion dollar, multi-year agreement for the exclusive marketing, sales and distribution rights to Hit’s extensive portfolio of award-winning children’s programming in the US and Canada.
Fox will begin distributing Hit’s full slate of home entertainment releases for August 2006.
The upcoming release slate includes several new direct-to-video and catalog titles for Hit’s top-selling franchises: Bob the Builder, Barney, Angelina Ballerina and Thomas & Friends. Fox will also distribute all of The Jim Henson Company’s Henson Family Classics, including Fraggle Rock and Animal Jam, for which Hit Entertainment serves as US agent for home entertainment, as well as licensing and merchandising.
“The entire Hit catalogue as well as future releases will benefit greatly from Fox’s industry-leading distribution acumen and clout in the market. This will allow Hit to dramatically expand its distribution and presence at retail thereby reaching even more families with young children,” said Hit North America president Patricia Wyatt.
“The Hit Entertainment portfolio contains some of the true jewels of children’s home entertainment. This agreement will allow us to further our expertise in the kids’ category as well as build Hit’s business at retail to our mutual benefit,” added Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Worldwide president Mike Dunn.
Through the new partnership, each video release will benefit from the same type of comprehensive marketing that has enabled Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to become an industry-leading distributor. Fox will now perform all of the business functions previously handled by Hit Entertainment’s US home entertainment division.
Kids
Mukta Arts and Green Gold ink MOU to animate iconic film IPs
Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan to spawn animated shows plus features.
MUMBAI: When classic hindi movie meets animation, the result is a fresh reel of nostalgia with a cartoon twist. Mukta Arts Ltd. and Green Gold Animation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on animated shows and feature films drawn from Mukta Arts’ four-decade treasure trove of iconic IPs. The partnership taps Mukta’s SGM Animation Studio launched in 2025 as its dedicated animation and games arm and Green Gold’s proven track record in building scalable, homegrown franchises. Creative teams from both sides have already kicked off discussions, with the first project currently in development.
The slate will draw inspiration from landmark Mukta films including Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak, Saudagar and Iqbal, plus character-led spin-offs from those universes. The aim is to reimagine these stories for today’s young, global audiences while preserving their emotional core.
Green Gold Animation (home of Chhota Bheem) founder and CEO Rajiv Chilaka said, “This partnership with SGM Studios allows us to apply our experience in building long-lasting animation IPs to a truly iconic film catalogue. Together, we aim to create animated worlds that are rooted in these legendary stories, yet designed to connect with today’s young, global audiences.”
Mukta Arts Ltd. filmmaker and founder Subhash Ghai added, “Mukta Arts has always believed in creating stories with lasting emotional value. Through animation, we are extending our IP into a new medium for the next generation.”
In an industry where timeless tales never go out of fashion, this collaboration promises to bring beloved characters back to life with a modern, animated glow proving that some stories are too good to stay in live-action. Stay tuned for the first animated frame to drop.
