Again! Again! Teletubbies Continue to Bring Laughter and Fun to Children Across the Country.Business/Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2000 Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-laa and Po Star in Sequel to Best Selling Video Preschoolers are whispering about it in sandboxes across the country. It's the talk of nursery schools nationwide. And soon, the wait will be over when Ragdoll Ltd., The itsy bitsy bit·sy adj. bit·si·er, bit·si·est Bitty. [Alteration of bitty.] Entertainment Company and PBS/Warner Home Video introduce the much-clamored for video sequel to Nursery Rhymes -- Teletubbies Bedtime Stories and Lullabies. The Teletubbies series was created by the award-winning team of Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport of Ragdoll Productions (UK) Ltd. and is marketed in the Americas by The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company. Bedtime Stories and Lullabies, debuting nationwide, August 1, 2000, continues the magic of Nursery Rhymes (the best selling off-TV video of 1999) with classic children's songs and stories such as "Rock-a-bye-Baby," "The Itsy Bitsy Spider "Itsy Bitsy Spider" (also known as "Incy Wincy" or "Eency Weency Spider") is a popular nursery rhyme that describes the adventures of a spider as it ascends, descends and reascends the downspout or "waterspout" of a gutter system (or, alternatively, the spout of a ," "Hey Diddle Diddle Hey diddle diddle, The Cat and the Fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The Little Dog laughed to see such a sight, and the Dish ran after the Spoon. The fourth line also can have the following variations:
or " and "Frere Jacques." In addition to the favorites, a new original song, "Wake Up Sleepyhead sleep·y·head n. Informal One who is in need of or groggy from sleep. Noun 1. sleepyhead - a sleepy person ," will debut on the video. A promotion is slated with Fruit of the Loom's new Teletubbies "Bedtime" underwear patterns. Bedtime Stories and Lullabies will be available for $14.95 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. and $12.95 MAP. "While many children's properties slow down after a short period of time, it is exciting to see that Teletubbies has remained remarkably strong both on and off the screen after two years," said Kenn Viselman, Chairman, The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company. "The core Teletubbies fans are so very young that we are already seeing an introduction of its second generation and the demand for the series as well as off-screen extensions continues to rejuvenate re·ju·ve·nate tr.v. re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates 1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again. 2. itself. This has been evidenced by the continuing strong video sales as well as recent surges in toy and soft good sales as well as the success of the recent McDonald's promotion." The complete Teletubbies home video collection includes: Nursery Rhymes, Dance with the Teletubbies, Big Hug! and Funny Day. Every Teletubbies video, including Here Come The Teletubbies and Favorite Things, is available separately. Teletubbies premiered on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, in April 1998 and ranks among the top four preschool children's shows on television. The videos are the ranked as the best selling children's videos of 1999 for an off-TV children's franchise. Teletubbies also boasts the no. 1 spot for preschool toys and the top-selling children's party goods line and soft goods line for a preschool license, and secured the no. 1 spot for best-selling preschool book series in its first year. PBS Home Video's PBS Kids line furthers PBS's mission of lifelong learning by expanding the availability of PBS's top-quality children's programs. PBS, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a private, nonprofit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 346 public television stations. A trusted community resource, PBS uses the power of noncommercial television, the Internet and other media to enrich the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services that inform, inspire and delight. Available to 99 percent of American homes with televisions and to an increasing number of digital multimedia households, PBS serves nearly 100 million people each week. More information about PBS is available at PBS.org. PBS Home Video is distributed by Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. , a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. Ragdoll Ltd. was founded by acclaimed children's television program maker Anne Wood in 1984 with the motto: "Ragdoll Connecting with Children." Worldwide, Ragdoll-produced series for pre-school aged children are shown in more than 120 countries and territories, and in the UK are screened by the British Broadcasting Corporation (company) British Broadcasting Corporation - (BBC) The non-commercial UK organisation that commissions, produces and broadcasts television and radio programmes. The BBC commissioned the "BBC Micro" from Acorn Computers for use in a television series about using computers. and the Independent Television Network. Titles include Teletubbies, Rosie and Jim Rosie and Jim (sometimes written as "Rosie & Jim") is a British children's television programme which has appeared, on and off, on CITV (the ITV Children's Programming Section) since the early 1990s. The programme was the creation of Anne Wood and Doug Wilcox. , Tots TV, Brum, and Open A Door, and recent awards include the BAFTA Baf´ta n. 1. A coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in India. Also, an imitation of this fabric made for export. (British Emmy) Award for Best Children's Series, Grand Prize at the 24th Japan Prize International Contest in Tokyo for an episode of Teletubbies and three consecutive Indies awards. Anne Wood has received a Fellowship of the Royal Television Society and the CBE CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit. title) CBE n abbr (= Companion of (the Order of) the British Empire) → título de nobleza CBE n abbr (= (Commander of the British Empire). The company is based in Stratford upon Avon, England. The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company (www.itsybitsyE.com - the safehaven for children on the Web) is a Global Children's Entertainment Leader, creating family television, feature film programming and production, consumer products and online entertainment. Founded in 1995 by Kenn Viselman, The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company is dedicated to creating great, imaginative Safehaven Entertainment(TM), both on the screen and on the shelf. The company has taken a pro-active stand against the proliferation of negative images in the media today by providing fun, funny and safe entertainment that enhances the lives of young children and their caregivers. Properties owned, licensed and marketed by The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company represent the highest-quality entertainment available to children and families throughout the world. The company is firmly driven by its motto: To be free to learn, Children must be free to dream!. The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company currently maintains offices on three continents with an eye on imminent expansion to the other four. The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company is a member company of Handleman Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : "HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. ") |
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