Return of the Teletubbies!!!

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DHX Media and CBeebies To Produce New Episodes of Teletubbies

DHX Media Ltd. today announced plans to produce 60 brand new episodes for its iconic children's television property, Teletubbies, for CBeebies in the UK.

The new series will feature the same well-loved characters and styling but will be visually enhanced, bringing a refreshed and contemporary look and feel to one of the world's most well-known properties, which is still entertaining and engaging preschool audiences worldwide.

DHX Media has also engaged award-winning UK production company, Darrall Macqueen Ltd. The two companies are pioneering an upgraded and updated version of the current show which will feature the iconic live action characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po on replica model sets. The episodes will be enhanced by CGI, reinvigorating the show for future generations.

Global phenomenon Teletubbies launched in March 1997 and became one of the most successful global children's brands of all time. It has reached over 1 billion children to date and the original episodes have aired in over 120 territories in 45 different languages. It was the very first western pre-school property to air on China's CCTV reaching an audience of 300 million children. Its enduring resonance with children is further underscored by the brand's postings on YouTube which garner almost 50 million views per month.

http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/...es/1003111122/?&ref=rss&ctid=1003111122&er=NA

 

[crainbebo]

I heard somewhere that it is a cult show with college kids. I think this is a show that 2-year-olds would like. Obviously, unlike those 2-year-olds of the late 1990s and early 2000s, they don't know who Tinky Winky is.

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TV Pick: 'Teletubbies' are back to say 'Eh-oh!'

The Teletubbies, Po, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Tinky Winky, are back – or perhaps it's we who are back. They've doubtless been busy in Teletubbyland the whole time, eating toast and Tubby custard, going outside and going inside, not growing an inch or increasing their vocabulary a whit since 2001, when the original series went out of production after four years and 365 episodes. The show, which hails from the U.K., was revived there last year – the brand is now controlled by the Canadian DHX Media, which also owns “Yo Gabba Gabba!,” but is still produced out of England – and has now reached the States. PBS was its previous domestic port of call; now it comes in by way of Nick Jr. (Older episodes will air on Nick's video subscription service, Noggin.)

Like all the best children's television, it does not require the company of a child for you to watch it without shame. (It always had an unironic adult following.)

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-tv-picks-teletubbies-20160603-snap-story.html