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Sesame Street, Last Gasp of the Monoculture, Faces Existential Threat
YouTube and Amazon Prime Video to license its iconic programming. To stay competitive, it's also reformatting "Sesame Street" for the streaming era. The 56th season, which goes into production in the ...
Let’s take ‘Sesame Street’ out of the equation for PBS funding
As Congress threatens to defund public broadcasting, the defenders of PBS and NPR keep defending themselves by pointing to ...
Sesame Workshop Files Lawsuit to Keep Amazon, Walmart, eBay From Selling Allegedly Counterfeit Toys
Walmart and Amazon in an effort to stop the sale of allegedly counterfeit merchandise — or else pay $150,000 per infringed ...
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What's happening on 'Sesame Street'? Elmo, Big Bird and friends face uphill battle amid budget cuts and congressional spotlight
Sesame Street is headed for a detour ... alongside other heavyweights like Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video. “We will continue to invest in our best-in-class programming and look forward ...
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Super7 Returns to Sesame Street with ReAction Big Bird & Snuffleupagus
Super7 is taking a stroll down Sesame Street with a new ReAction figure set with Big Bird and Snuffleupagus. These two are some of Sesame Street's most iconic characters, who have easily ...
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Why Does Big Bird Look So Sad?
U.S.A.I.D. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems. Credit...Mark Lennihan/Associated Press ...
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Sesame Street, Last Gasp of the Monoculture, Faces Existential Threat
For decades, shows like Sesame Street were, in addition to being often the only thing available, were considered safe havens for children—wholesome, educational programming that helped ...