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VTech® Announces New Bluey Toys in Latest Expansion of Its Preschool Line

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Monday, May 16, 2022

CHICAGO, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today VTech® announced new products as part of a licensing partnership with BBC Studios for Bluey, the Emmy® Award-winning animated hit series which airs in the U.S. on Disney Junior, Disney Channel, and Disney+. VTech will expand its preschool offerings with a debut collection that will include Bluey's Book of Games, Ring Ring Phone and Bluey and Bingo Wackadoo Watches. The new Bluey products will be available at retail later this year in the U.S., Canada, UK, and Australia, followed by a future roll out in France.

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  • VTech will expand its preschool offerings with a debut collection that will include Bluey's Book of Games, Ring Ring Phone and Bluey and Bingo Wackadoo Watches.
  • "VTech and Bluey are the perfect partnership because we both see the importance of encouraging creativity and imagination through the world of play."
  • "We are delighted to partner with VTech, a leader in children's technology toys and educational products," said Suzy Raia, SVP Consumer Products and Business Development, BBC Studios.
  • The interactive Blueyintroductions from VTech will give kids the opportunity to play alongside the series' characters in creative new ways.

Optik TV customers can now watch the best of British television from Acorn TV

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, TELUS announced that Optik TV customers can now access top-rated British and international programming from AMC Networks’ Acorn TV. Customers can access the free preview of Acorn TV on channel 377 and through the On Demand library now until September 21, and can add Acorn TV to their Optik TV subscription through the Variety theme pack.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, TELUS announced that Optik TV customers can now access top-rated British and international programming from AMC Networks Acorn TV.
  • Customers can access the free preview of Acorn TV on channel 377 and through the On Demand library now until September 21, and can add Acorn TV to their Optik TV subscription through the Variety theme pack.
  • We are excited to be the first content provider in Canada to bring Acorn TV in a theme pack and its top-rated British and international shows to our Optik TV customers.
  • AMC Networks Acorn TV is the leading streaming service specializing in British and international television with subscribers worldwide including in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.