{"id":12379,"date":"2017-05-30T10:04:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T14:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/teletubbies-reboot-launch-chinese-vod-services\/"},"modified":"2017-05-30T10:04:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T14:04:29","slug":"teletubbies-reboot-to-launch-on-chinese-vod-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/teletubbies-reboot-to-launch-on-chinese-vod-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Teletubbies Reboot to Launch on Chinese VOD Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DHX Media\u2019s reboot of the classic <em>Teletubbies<\/em> series is set to roll out in China on the streaming platforms iQIYI and Youku.<\/p>\n<p>Both iQIYI and Youku will deliver seasons one and two of the preschool series to Chinese audiences via SVOD and AVOD services. On both platforms, season one will premiere on June 1, with the second season to follow at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate deal, DHX Brands named Promotional Partners Worldwide (PPW) as the licensing agent for <em>Teletubbies<\/em> in China. This follows the recent appointment of Candy Ho as business development director for DHX Brands, establishing a base for the business in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Scherba, the executive VP of distribution and content at DHX Media, said, \u201cChina is a major market for the new <em>Teletubbies<\/em> as we continue the global rollout of the brand. We are delighted that leading digital platforms continue to license more of our kids\u2019 programming. iQIYI [and Youku are] ideally suited to deliver the new series to Chinese audiences. The show will be available across all devices, building on the tremendous legacy that these four lovable characters have in China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peter Byrne, the executive VP of DHX Brands, commented, \u201cDHX Brands is delighted to be working with licensing industry leaders PPW as we bring the new <em>Teletubbies<\/em> to today\u2019s audience in China. PPW\u2019s expertise in the launch and establishment of preschool properties in the Chinese market is unrivaled, and we look forward to successfully building the <em>Teletubbies<\/em> consumer products program together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DHX Media\u2019s reboot of the classic Teletubbies series is set to roll out in China on the streaming platforms iQIYI and Youku.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":12380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[178,2355,200,1785],"class_list":["post-12379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-dhx-media","tag-iqiyi","tag-teletubbies","tag-youku","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Teletubbies Reboot to Launch on Chinese VOD Services - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/teletubbies-reboot-to-launch-on-chinese-vod-services\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Teletubbies Reboot to Launch on Chinese VOD Services - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DHX Media\u2019s reboot of the classic Teletubbies series is set to roll out in China on the streaming platforms iQIYI and Youku.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/teletubbies-reboot-to-launch-on-chinese-vod-services\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-05-30T14:04:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/09\/DHX-MEDIA-TELETUBBIES-916.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/teletubbies-reboot-to-launch-on-chinese-vod-services\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/teletubbies-reboot-to-launch-on-chinese-vod-services\/\",\"name\":\"Teletubbies Reboot to Launch on Chinese VOD Services - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-05-30T14:04:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-05-30T14:04:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/teletubbies-reboot-to-launch-on-chinese-vod-services\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/teletubbies-reboot-to-launch-on-chinese-vod-services\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/teletubbies-reboot-to-launch-on-chinese-vod-services\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Teletubbies Reboot to Launch on Chinese VOD Services\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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