HBO, the premium TV network known for “The Sopranos” and “Game of Thrones”, announced on Thursday that the next five seasons of the classic children’s show “Sesame Street” would premiere on HBO.
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New episodes of “Sesame Street“, the iconic and beloved children’s television show, will be distributed by HBO starting this fall.
“Our new partnership with HBO represents a true winning public-private partnership model”, said Jeffrey D. Dunn, Sesame Workshop’s CEO.
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In addition to Sesame Street, HBO will also license approximately 50 past episodes of “Pinky Dinky Doo“, an animated series for preschoolers with a focus on early literacy, and “The Electric Company“, which relaunched in 2009, from Sesame Workshop.
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“Sesame Street” will still be available for free via the public airwaves – but on a delayed basis. “Home Box Office is committed to bringing the most groundbreaking and creative shows to its audience”.
Plepler said in a statement that the show is “delighted to be a home for this extraordinary show, helping “Sesame Street” expand and build its franchise”.
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Aimed at pre-schoolers, “Sesame Street” created Muppets like Elmo, Big Bird and Cookie Monster that have become cultural icons around the world. “I’ll teach you the letter F”, said one jokester on Twitter, alongside an image of an angry Tony Soprano. She noted there have been dramatic changes in the way children consume video and the economics of the kids’ TV business, and said Sesame Workshop must “adapt to the times”. But new episodes will first appear on HBO, and then be provided to PBS after a pre-determined window of time.
