Editing Teletubbies (section)

==Release==
On 31 March 1997, the first episode of ''Teletubbies'' aired on [[BBC Two|BBC2]] on the [[CBBC]] programming block. It filled a time slot previously held by ''[[Playdays]]''. This schedule change initially received backlash from parents, but the show was not moved.<ref name="Tegna">{{cite news| title=To Teletubby or not to Teletubby|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/to-teletubby-or-not-to-teletubby-1235645.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/to-teletubby-or-not-to-teletubby-1235645.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=12 October 1997|access-date=27 May 2016|publisher=[[Tegna, Inc.]]|work=[[WTSP|Tegna WTSP]]}}</ref> The programme's unconventional format quickly received attention from the media, and it was attracting two million viewers per episode by August.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/teletubbies-to-get-grown-up-help-with-their-baby-talk-1247240.html|title=Teletubbies to get grown-up help with their baby talk|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=24 August 1997|access-date=24 May 2016|last=McCann|first=Paul|archive-date=30 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730172633/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/teletubbies-to-get-grown-up-help-with-their-baby-talk-1247240.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 1998, ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' noted that it had "reached cult status" in less than a year on the air.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120712794/|title=Padded sells|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|via=Newspapers.com|date=1 February 1998|access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref>

''Teletubbies'' has been aired in over 120 countries in 45 different languages.<ref>{{cite news|date=11 June 2015|title=Nickelodeon snaps up broadcast and on-demand rights to new Teletubbies|work=[[Licensing.biz]]|publisher=[[NewBay Media]]|url=http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/nickelodeon-snaps-up-us-broadcast-and-on-demand-rights-to-new-teletubbies/042196|url-status=dead|access-date=23 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613073530/http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/nickelodeon-snaps-up-us-broadcast-and-on-demand-rights-to-new-teletubbies/042196|archive-date=13 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/teletubbies-will-return-to-tv-after-14-years-which-actor-will-star-201584|title=Teletubbies Will Return After 14 Years: See Which British Actor Will Star in New TV Show!|work=[[Us Weekly]]|publisher=[[Wenner Media LLC]]|date=4 August 2015}}</ref> In the United States, the series airs on [[Nickelodeon]]'s sister channel, the [[Nick Jr. Channel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/11/teletubbies-reboot_n_7561434.html|title=Nickelodeon Is Rebooting The 'Teletubbies'|publisher=[[Verizon Communications]]|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=11 June 2015|access-date=24 June 2015|last=Whitney|first=Erin}}</ref><ref name="DHX">{{cite web|url=http://www.dhxmedia.com/newsreleases/major-tv-deal-for-brand-new-incarnation-of-hit-preschool-series/|title=DHX Media's ''Teletubbies'' heads to the US with Nick Jr. and the Noggin app|work=DHX Media|date=11 June 2015|access-date=31 March 2016|archive-date=27 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127183651/http://www.dhxmedia.com/newsreleases/major-tv-deal-for-brand-new-incarnation-of-hit-preschool-series/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Episodes were also released through the Nick Jr. mobile application and on-demand services.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/11/bbcs-teletubbies-reboot-picked-nickelodeon|title=Teletubbies reboot picked up by Nickelodeon|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=11 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Teletubbies: Where to Watch|url=http://us.teletubbies.com/about-teletubbies/where-to-watch/|work=Teletubbies.com|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom International, Inc.]]|access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> The original series is available as part of the [[Noggin (app)|Noggin]] subscription service in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.streamingmedia.com/PressRelease/Noggin-Nickelodeons-Preschool-Video-Subscription-Service-Expands-to-New-Platforms-and-Adds-Eight-Premium-Series-to-Content-Slate_40093.aspx|title=Noggin, Nickelodeon's Preschool Video Subscription Service, Expands to New Platforms and Adds Eight Premium Series to Content Slate|work=Streaming Media|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom International, Inc.]]|date=11 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Noggin's Teletubbies|url=http://nutmegcreative.com/work/noggin-teletubbies/|work=Nutmeg Creative|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528213348/http://nutmegcreative.com/work/noggin-teletubbies/|archive-date=28 May 2016|access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> It aired on [[PBS Kids]] in the United States from 6 April 1998 to 29 August 2008. [[BBC Studios]] channels carry the series in most of Africa, Asia and Poland.<ref name="animation">{{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/dhx-inks-ten-teletubbies-broadcast-deals/|title=DHX inks ten ''Teletubbies'' broadcast deals|work=AnimationMagazine.net|date=24 March 2016}}</ref> A Spanish dub airs on [[Clan (TV channel)|Clan]] in Spain.<ref name="newswire">{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/dhx-media-adds-10-more-broadcast-deals-for-the-new-teletubbies-573339351.html|title=DHX Media adds 10 more broadcast deals for the new ''Teletubbies''|work=Newswire.ca}}</ref> In Greece, the series airs on [[Nickelodeon (Greece)|Nickelodeon Greece]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Teletubbies – Nickelodeon Greece|url=http://www.nickelodeon.gr/seires/teletubbies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506052613/http://www.nickelodeon.gr/seires/teletubbies|archive-date=6 May 2016|access-date=23 May 2016|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom International, Inc.]]}}</ref> [[NPO Zappelin]] carries the show in the Netherlands and [[MTVA (Hungary)|MTVA]] airs it in Hungary.<ref name="animation" /> In Australia and New Zealand, the series airs on CBeebies Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbeebies.com/australia/teletubbies|title=Teletubbies – CBeebies Australia|publisher=BBC|access-date=30 June 2015|archive-date=12 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812093452/http://www.cbeebies.com/australia/teletubbies|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[ABC Kids (Australia)|ABC Kids]]. [[JimJam]]'s Benelux feed airs the series and [[Ultra (TV channel)|Ultra]] airs it in Serbia.<ref name="newswire" /> ''Teletubbies'' also airs on [[Sociedade Independente de Comunicação|SIC]] in Portugal and [[e-Junior]] in the Middle East.<ref name="animation" /> In [[Singapore]], the series aired over-the-air on [[Central (TV channel)|Premiere 12]] six days a week, attracting by mid-1998 an audience of 78,000 viewers, and twice a week on cable, on the [[Eureka Learning Channel]]. The series also gave a notable subscription drive for Singapore Television Twelve's magazine, owing to Teletubby plush toys sweepstakes.<ref>{{cite news |date=2 August 1998 |title=It's a roly-poly gang hold-up |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980802-1.2.65.4 |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}</ref>

A redubbed version of the 2015 reboot premiered on [[Netflix]] on 14 November 2022 featuring [[Tituss Burgess]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Porter|first=Rick|title='Teletubbies' Reboot With Tituss Burgess Set at Netflix|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-teletubbies-reboot-tituss-burgess-1235213235/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=7 September 2022|access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref>