Televisa, Hit extend pact

NEWS BRIEF: Mexican broadcaster Televisa has expanded its broadcast and multiplatform marketing deal with Hit Entertainment, the prodco behind kids hits Thomas & Friends and Bob the Builder.

The deal means Televisa will continue to air the two series on its linear channels, as well as promoting Hit’s properties across its entertainment platforms including youth-skewing website Televisa Niños, which will host a branded Thomas & Friends site. Hit and Televisa first teamed up in November 2012, when the broadcaster began airing Thomas & Friends on its Canal 5 network.