Imagine if the Teletubbies really did go to war with Barney the purple dinosaur? Perhaps the BBC should pull some strings to make a Christmas special. Plus an after-the-watershed version with more ...
NEW YORK — First “Sesame Street,” then “Barney” and now “Teletubbies”: The PBS programs for the youngest TV viewers are getting new looks in the face of intense competition for children’s attention.
The Teletubbies, the toddler-sized creatures with antennas on their heads, are following Barney and Peter Rabbit down the path to new ownership as the British Broadcasting Corp.’s commercial arm ...