What is HOT Animation?
{{Infobox company | name = HOT Animation | logo = | type = [[Subsidiary]] | founder = [[Jackie Cockle]]<br>Brian Little<br>Joe Dembinski | foundation = {{Start date|1 April 1998}} | key_people = [[Jackie Cockle]]<br>Brian Little<br>Joe Dembinski | location = [[Manchester]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]] | industry = [[Mass media|Media]], [[Television Production]] | products = [[Children's Television]], [[Stop motion]] | assets = $1,119 million | homepage = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20110720114530/http://www.hotanimation.com|www.hotanimation.com}} | num_employees = 67 (2007) | owner = | parent = [[HiT Entertainment]] }} '''HOT Animation''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[animation studio]] owned by [[HiT Entertainment]] that specialised in [[Stop motion|stop-motion animation]], [[cel animation]], and [[computer animation]]. It was established on 1 April 1998 by [[Jackie Cockle]], Brian Little, and Joe Dembinski. One of the famous productions was ''[[Bob the Builder]]''. [[Category:Defunct companies of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1998 establishments in England]] [[Category:2011 disestablishments in the United Kingdom]] {{UK-stub}}