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Comic Book Resources on MSNSesame Street Moves to Netflix After HBO Max Exit, but Will Be 'Reimagined' With Some Big ChangesNew episodes of Sesame Street are in the works after Elmo and pals' partnership with HBO Max ended, but with some changes.
Netflix has stepped in to save Sesame Street, signing a deal with Sesame Workshop to air new episodes on both the streaming platform and PBS.
Sesame Street heads to Netflix with exclusive global rights, new season format, and continued PBS broadcast in U.S.
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As per the new Netflix deal, episodes of Sesame Street will also be available day and date on PBS stations and across PBS Kids digital platforms. Sesame Street has been available on PBS for more than 50 years, but this is a notable change from the HBO deal, under which episodes only aired on PBS months after their HBO Max premiere.
Surging rents have come for Sesame Street. Kicked out of their former home on Max as the neighborhood undergoes its transformation to become HBO Max (again), the Muppets needed a new place to stay. Today,
"Sesame Street" is moving its library of episodes to Netflix. Season 56 will air simultaneously on the streamer and on PBS and PBS Kids, the show announced Monday.
"Sesame Street" is finding a new home, as it changes hands from HBO to Netflix. And of course PBS is getting a cut.
Netflix saved 'Sesame Street' from an uncertain fate in a way that creates goodwill for the company—and bad publicity for one of its rivals.
Warner Bros. Discovery executives are reinstating the name HBO Max for the popular streaming service. It’s the fourth name change for the app in the last decade.