HALIFAX – DHX Media’s rebooted Teletubbies is heading to France to air early next year on Gulli as part of a major European deal, the children’s entertainment company said Wednesday.
In addition to Free TV and non-exclusive VOD rights, the deal also includes French-language broadcast in territories where Gulli is available, including Monaco, Andorra, Mauritius, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Russia, Maghreb, Near and Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Poland, Romania, Portugal, Austria, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Slovenia, Belarus and Israel. It will also air on pay TV network Gulli Africa, which reaches 22 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“France is an important part of our European roll out for Teletubbies for both broadcast and consumer products”, said DHX Media SVP Distribution Josh Scherba, in the news release. “We’ve had a great response to the new show, and with Gulli on board we are preparing a strong lineup of channels for launch.”
