{"id":9334,"date":"2016-01-22T10:06:42","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T15:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/more-u-k-licensees-for-new-teletubbies-series\/"},"modified":"2016-01-22T11:23:12","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T16:23:12","slug":"more-u-k-licensees-for-new-teletubbies-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/more-u-k-licensees-for-new-teletubbies-series\/","title":{"rendered":"More U.K. Licensees for New Teletubbies Series"},"content":{"rendered":"
HALIFAX: DHX Brands has secured five additional U.K. consumer products licensees for the Teletubbies<\/em> reboot, which premiered on CBeebies last year.<\/p>\n DHX Brands has signed a deal with Kokomo for products in the health and beauty category, including toiletries and dental. HTI will make Teletubbies<\/em>-themed toys such as musical role-play and activity games, as well as novelty items; Bladez will launch a range of inflatable toys; and Misirli will produce Teletubbies<\/em> socks. Additionally, DHX Brands has inked an agreement with Whitehouse in the amusement category, which includes plush toys. These products are scheduled to begin rolling out in the U.K. this fall.<\/p>\n Tom Roe, the commercial director of DHX Brands, commented: \u201cSince announcing we were bringing back Teletubbies<\/em>, we have naturally had huge interest from the industry. We\u2019ve since pulled together a top-tier licensing program, and are delighted to announce the addition of yet more best-in-class companies to the roster. With the show enjoying strong ratings success on CBeebies, and consumer products just starting to roll out now, we have a busy and exciting year ahead!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HALIFAX: DHX Brands has secured five additional U.K. consumer products licensees for the Teletubbies reboot, which premiered on CBeebies last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":9335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[196,149,178,197,198,199,200],"class_list":["post-9334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bladez","tag-dhx-brands","tag-dhx-media","tag-hti","tag-kokomo","tag-misirli","tag-teletubbies","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n