Ragdoll Productions
Ragdoll Productions is a British television production company founded in 1984 by Anne Wood, who had previously worked for Yorkshire Television and TV-am. It is located in Stratford-upon-Avon, and has produced a number of children's programmes, most notably "Teletubbies", "Rosie and Jim", "Brum", "Boohbah", "Tots TV", "In the Night Garden...", and "Pob's Programme". History. In the United States, Ragdoll sold their programs through The Itsy Bitsy Entertainment Company, but in October 2001, Ragdoll parted ways with the company following a failure to reach an agreement with Itsy Bitsy's majority owner, the Handleman  Group. Ragdoll then began to sell their programmes on their own from then-on. In January 2002, "Teletubbies Everywhere", a spin-off of the "Teletubbies", was announced to air on CBeebies within its launch window. On June 14, a new series titled "Boohbah" was announced, and was pre-sold to CITV and GMTV for a 2003 delivery. The show later saw an international role-out. In September 2005, CITV unrevealed a new series from Ragdoll titled "Blips", which premiered as part of the block's autumn schedule. On October 13, Ragdoll unrevealed two new series that were pre-sold to  the BBC: "In the Night Garden...", and "Tronji", for a 2007 delivery. In 2006, Ragdoll formed a joint venture with BBC Worldwide called Ragdoll Worldwide, to sell and license the company's programmes outside of the UK and North America. In January 2013, Ragdoll opted to end their agreement with BBC Worldwide and put up Ragdoll Worldwide for sale. On September 16, DHX Media purchased the venture from both companies for £17.4 million (or USD$24 million) The deal included the rights to Ragdoll's programming, but did not include the rights to "Pob's Programme", which was kept by  Ragdoll, not the Ragdoll Productions company itself. Pre-Ragdoll productions. The following are some of Ragdoll's productions before the company was founded, accompanied by a brief description and vital statistics: Ragdoll's productions. All of the following shows (except "Puzzle Party", "The Book Tower", "Ragdolly Anna", "Roland Rat", "Pob's Programme", "Playbox", "Storytime" and "B.O.T. and the Beasties") are now owned by WildBrain (formerly DHX Media). The Ragdoll Shop. The Ragdoll Shop in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire was a shop that consisted of themed play areas based on Ragdoll properties and an area where merchandise was sold. The  store originally opened in 1992, and traded until 2005, due to expansion limits and failure to find a new larger venue. The building that formerly housed the shop is now a optometrist's practice named Dr. CP Grey's. The picture of Rosie and Jim waving can still be seen in the black window at the top of the building.