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Master worldwide licence for Teletubbies secured
Master worldwide licence for Teletubbies secured.
About this update from Character Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0591R Character Group PLC 08 September 2014 \n\n \nLondon: 10.00hrs: Monday, 8 September 2014 \nThe Character Group plc\n(\"Character Group\" or the \"Group\")\nDesigners, developers and international distributors of toys, games and giftware\nCharacter Group secures Master Worldwide Toy Licence for Teletubbies\n \nThe Board of the Character Group is pleased to announce that Character Options Limited (the Group's principal trading subsidiary) has today been appointed as the global Master Toy Partner for the BBC's iconic brand Teletubbies. The Master Toy Partner agreement has been entered into with DHX Brands, the dedicated brands and consumer products arm of DHX Media Ltd. \n \nTeletubbies changed the landscape of children's television and remains a much-loved pre-school series. It was launched in March 1997 and became one of the most successful children's pre-school global brands. More recently the brand was named at the prestigious Prix Jeunesse International as one of the four category winners for the prize of Best Children's TV Programmes of the last 50 years. The BBC's CBeebies Channel is currently airing repeats of the original series. A newsixty-episode series of Teletubbies has been commissioned from DHX Media Ltd. by CBeebies and is being produced by UK production company, Darrall Macqueen Limited. It will feature the same well-known characters and bring a refreshed, contemporary look to one of the world's most well-known pre-school properties. Character plans to launch its Teletubbies product ranges at retail in the UK in 2016, with other territories to follow.\n\nhttp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0591R_-2014-9-8.pdf\n \nRichard King, Executive Chairman, Character Group said: \"This partnership is a good example of how we work toseek out and develop exciting products which meet domestic and international market demand.\"\n\"Teletubbies is a worldwide phenomenon. The series has been screened across 120 countries in 45 languages. It has retained a global, iconic profile and is instantly recognised and keenly followed by many.\"\nJon Diver, Character's Joint Managing Director, added: \"We are delighted to have been awarded the global master toy licence for Teletubbies by DHX Brands. Our team is very excited t...