Gullane Productions Limited

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Gullane Productions Limited (previously known as Gullane Entertainment PLC) is a British entertainment and distribution company and was a subsidiary of Mattel Creations (then HiT Entertainment), before being acquired by ViacomCBS in 2018.

The company was founded in 2014 under the name of Gullane International Productions, Inc., originally the international distribution arm of HiT Entertainment Limited. It was then an independent company on March 31th, 2016, following the 2012 $680 million USD acquisition of HiT Entertainment from the toy giant Mattel.

Gullane Productions Limited is currently a subsidiary of the domestic network giant ViacomCBS, after the $200 million USD acquisition deal in August 2018.

2000-2002 - Gullane Entertainment PLC
Gullane Entertainment PLC was a British independent production company which produced children's programming, including Thomas and Friends (1984-2021), Shining Time Station (1989-1993), The Magic Adventures of Mumfie (1994-1998), and Animator vs. Animation (2001-2006, 2006-present). The company was purchased by HiT Entertainment in July 2002, and went defunct the same year.

Gullane Entertainment PLC was a rebranding of The Britt Allcroft Company, due to the negative critic reviews and poor box office performance of the 2000 fantasy adventure film "Thomas and the Magic Railroad".

2002-2014 - Defunct Years, Rebranding
After Gullane Entertainment PLC was purchased by the children's media company, known as HiT Entertainment, for over £139 million GBP, it went defunct the same year after the acquisition. Gullane Entertainment PLC (originally known as The Britt Allcroft Company), distributed the Animator vs. Animation franchise from 2001, until 2002, its defunct year. HiT Entertainment took range in distributing the franchise in February 2008.

2014-2016 - Gullane International Productions, Inc.
In 2014, after a £80 million GBP agreement, HiT Entertainment, with British children's television producer Britt Allcroft, formed the rebrand of Gullane Entertainment, entitled Gullane International Productions, Inc., and was a division of HiT, until 2016.

2016 - Absorption of HiT Entertainment, Mattel Creations
Apax Partners announced that they would agree to sell HiT Entertainment to the American toy giant Mattel for $680 million in 2011. The sale/merger was completed in February 2012, and HiT Entertainment became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel, managed under its Fisher-Price unit. On March 31st, 2016, HiT Entertainment was absorbed in a newly-created division called Mattel Creations.

2018-present - Viacom Acquisition
In August 2018, domestic network giant ViacomCBS (Viacom at the time), agreed to purchase Gullane International Productions, Inc. for $200 million, and the company would be rebranded to Gullane Productions Limited. Gullane Productions Limited is now the sole distributor of the Animator vs. Animation franchise, distributing in the United Kingdom, Australia, and parts of United States and Canadian continents.