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“Teletubbies” Are Everywhere As Warner Home Video And PBS Kids Home Video Release An All-New Adventure

(March 10, 2003 – Burbank, CA) – The Teletubbies continue to spread their message of happiness and joy in “Look! Simple Shapes and Playful Patterns,” an all-new, exclusive-to-video release from Warner Home Video and PBS KIDS Home Video. “Look!” will debut on DVD and VHS on May 20, as will the DVD of the perennially popular “Go! Exercise with the Teletubbies.” Both titles will be available on DVD at a $19.98 SRP and on VHS at a $12.94 SRP. The Credits PBS KIDS Home Video furthers PBS’s mission of lifelong learning by expanding the availability of PBS’s top-quality programs. PBS, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a private, nonprofit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 350 public television stations. Serving millions of people each week, PBS enriches the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services on noncommercial television, the Internet and other media. More information about PBS is available at pbs.org, the leading dot-org Web site on the Internet. PBS Home Video titles are distributed by Warner Home Video, 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 preschool aged children are shown in more than 120 countries and territories, and in the UK are screened by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Television Network. Titles include Teletubbies, Rosie and Jim, Tots TV, Brum, and Open A Door, and recent awards include the BAFTA (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 (Commander of the British Empire). The company is based in Stratford upon Avon, England. With operations in 78 international territories – more than the video division of any other studio – Warner Home Video commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. WHV’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top-quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment Company, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video, and New Line Home Video.
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