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Background

HIT Home Entertainment was a short-lived distribution label of Lyrick Studios that released HIT Entertainment material following the latter's purchase of Lyrick. After August 2001, Lyrick's home video arm was rebranded under the HIT Entertainment name, and continued to release material until 2006, when HIT shuttered the unit and began distributing its home media releases in North America through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and later Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

(May 22-June 5, 2001)

Nicknames: "2000s HIT Globe", "Cheesy Glow"

Logo: Same as the HIT Entertainment logo from the era, but "HOME" is sandwiched next to "ENTERTAINMENT".

Variant: A still version of the logo exists.

FX/SFX: The glow surrounding the globe or none.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Very rare, as it was extremely short-lived. It only appeared on four VHS releases: Bob the Builder: Can We Fix it?, Bob the Builder: To the Rescue, Kipper: Pools, Parks and Picnics, and Kipper: Tiger Tales, alongside the extended release Kipper: Playtime in the Park

Editor's Note: None.

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 ===Background===
-'''HIT Home Entertainment''' was a short-lived label of [[Lyrick Studios]] that released [[HIT Entertainment]] material. The name was retired once HIT purchased Lyrick and rebranded their American home distribution arm under the HIT Entertainment name. In 2006, HIT shuttered the unit and instead began distributing its home media releases in North America through [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] and then [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]].
+'''HIT Home Entertainment''' was a short-lived distribution label of [[Lyrick Studios]] that released [[HIT Entertainment]] material following the latter's purchase of Lyrick. After August 2001, Lyrick's home video arm was rebranded under the HIT Entertainment name, and continued to release material until 2006, when HIT shuttered the unit and began distributing its home media releases in North America through [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] and later [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]].
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+===(May 22-June 5, 2001)===
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 '''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Can be seen on HIT Entertainment VHS tapes that were distributed by Lyrick Studios such as ''Bob the Builder: To the Rescue''. This logo plasters the normal HIT Entertainment logo on tapes like ''Bob the Builder: Can We Fix it?''.
+'''Availability:''' Very rare, as it was extremely short-lived. It only appeared on four VHS releases: ''Bob the Builder: Can We Fix it?'', ''Bob the Builder: To the Rescue'', ''Kipper: Pools, Parks and Picnics'', and ''Kipper: Tiger Tales'', alongside the extended release ''Kipper: Playtime in the Park''
 '''Editor's Note:''' None.