Who owns Teletubbies?

[Ouroboros]

I heard Geoffery Archer has a big share, and has made a lot of money out
of them.

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[Hilary A Croughton]

In article <35d02a17...@news.lineone.net>, Ouroboros
<nos...@all.whatsoever.please> writes

>I heard Geoffery Archer has a big share, and has made a lot of money out
>of them.
>

Sorry, Teletubbies are owned by the BBC and Ragdoll Productions.

Doesn't it say that at the end of the credits when you watch?

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[Ouroboros]

Hilary A Croughton wrote:

: In article <35d02a17...@news.lineone.net>, Ouroboros

Yes I know, but who owns Ragdoll.

[Joe Bento]

In article <35db3668...@news.lineone.net>,
nos...@all.whatsoever.please says...

> Yes I know, but who owns Ragdoll.
>

Ragdoll Productions (UK) Limited was founded in 1985 by Anne Wood. The
creator of the award-winning TOTS TV(tm), in association with Carlton
Television and produced in partnership with The itsy bitsy Entertainment
Company, Ragdoll Productions is committed to the development of young
children, capturing their imaginations through fantasy and play and
teaching life's lessons through first-hand discovery.

The itsy bitsy Entertainment Company was launched to offer creators of
unique properties a strong, dedicated partnership. itsy bitsy
Entertainment is known for creating "Safehaven Entertainment(tm)" -
programming and products that maintain the highest levels of
consideration for positive parenting while enhancing children's lives,
allowing them to dream!

The above was snatched from the PBS website.

Joe

[JRe9200424]

Yes, and Ragdoll are backed by (among others) Jeffrey Archer, who came into
contact with them because his wife is a director of Anglia TV and thus quite
well connected. His initila stake in Ragdoll was about £50k and it's now worth
about a million. Nice work if you can get it.

I have to say, the Tubbies make a lot more sense than his crappy novels do

[James Oliver]

Jeffrey Archer does have a connection to the Teletubbies. He gave a business
loan to a young guy whose name escapes me to start up his company. The young
guy then won the contract to make the Teletubbies merchandise. So although
Archole has no stake in Rag Doll, every time you buy Tubbies stuff, the
greasy bastard gets a small cut

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