HIT, Little Airplane Collaborate on Preschool Shows

LONDON/NEW YORK: HIT Entertainment is partnering with Josh Selig’s Little Airplane Productions to jointly develop original preschool content for the worldwide market.

Selig—creator of The Wonder Pets!, Oobi! and 3rd & Bird, among others, and founder and president of Little Airplane—noted: “I am thrilled to be working with HIT Entertainment; they are re-emerging as a real creative force in the preschool business. It is also very helpful that they are experts in all the areas that Little Airplane is not, including distribution, licensing and merchandising. I expect this to be a very happy marriage."

Christopher Skala, the senior VP of programming and new content development at HIT, added: “This agreement underscores HIT’s commitment to working with the top creators in our field to make the highest quality children’s programs possible. Little Airplane is one of the industry’s most respected and prestigious producers of preschool television and we are very excited to be working with Josh and his teams in New York and London.”