BBC Worldwide Inks China Deal on Charlie and Lola

HONG KONG, December 7: Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has
picked up the rights to BBC Worldwide’s hit preschool series Charlie and Lola.

The Tiger Aspect
production will be the BBC’s second kids’ show in China, following the sale of
the Teletubbies. It will
be renamed Cha Li Yu Lao La for broadcast on CCTV—The Children’s Channel. Cha Li Yu Lao La will also be released on DVD in China
following a new deal with Excel Media.

BBC Worldwide has now licensed the
show to 34 international broadcasters.