News brief: France 5 among Sam, Thomas, Mike buyers

France 5 is among the buyers of HIT Entertainment programmes Mike the Knight, Thomas & Friends and Fireman Sam.

The French preschool channel has bought season eight of Fireman Sam, while Lagardère Group took three seasons of Thomas.

Fellow French nets Gulli and Tiji, Boing in Spain, Canal+ SVOD service Infinity, Netflix in the Netherlands, CEE channels Minimax and Minimini, Australia’ ABC, Swedish on-demand service Children’s SF Favourites, Sinagpore’s Okto and Discovery Kids in Latin America have all acquired seasons from HIT’s library.