Julia Day in the UK’s Guardian newspaper reports that “Postman Pat is to do his round in the US, after Entertainment Rights, which also owns children’s characters Basil Brush and He-Man, signed a deal yesterday with US media group Time Warner. The children’s show will be shown on pay-TV channel HBO Family this autumn. The pre-school animation will be shown daily in both English and Spanish versions. The deal will give Postman Pat and his black and white cat, Jess, access to more than 35m American homes. Mike Heap, the chief executive of Entertainment Rights, said the deal was a ‘landmark’ for the company and opens up considerable opportunities in the American market. He said the launch of a range of Postman Pat products and a large-scale marketing push next year would maximise the brand’s potential. Postman Pat, who delivers mail in the distinctly English fictional country town of Greendale, joins Fat Albert, He-Man and She-Ra, Entertainment’s other brands broadcast in America”.