Ragdoll and Itsy Bitsy part company

MIPCOM NEWS – Teletubbies-producer Ragdoll has terminated its US representation deal with Itsy Bitsy Entertainment, opting instead to set up its own New York office.

Ragdoll's creative director Anne Wood explained that the move was brought about after a failure to reach an agreement with Itsy Bitsy's owner The Handleman Company. {Recently, we've been discussing with Handleman ways in which we could develop our interests throughout the Americas for the future,{ she told C21

{But we weren't able to reach an agreement that satisfies our business and creative ambitions,{ she added. {In future, we'll represent our own work in these territories.{

Earlier this year, Itsy Bitsy recently lost its founder and ceo Ken Viselman in a somewhat less than amicable separation.