Netflix to stream Sesame Street worldwide after Donald Trump pulls channel funding
Netflix will be adding Sesame Street to its streaming platform around the world after US President Donald Trump pulled funding for the free-to-air channel Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), where the beloved children's show is aired.
Netflix has struck a deal with Sesame Street that will see the popular TV show appear worldwide on the streaming platform after US President Donald Trump pulled funding for the free-to-air channel Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The streaming platform described the iconic children's programme as a "beloved cornerstone of children's media, enchanting young minds and nurturing a love of learning".
Netflix will offer its 300 million subscribers not only a new season of the show, which has been running since 1969, but also 90 hours of previous episodes. However, Sesame Street will also still be available on PBS.
Sesame Street's future was also facing uncertainty after entertainment giant Warner Bros Discovery, which owns the HBO platform, did not renew its deal with the half a century old show. Earlier this month, President Trump made an executive order to block federal funding for PBS and the National Public Radio (NPR) network, claiming they engaged in "biased and partisan news coverage".
The government body Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which backed the two broadcasters, has since revealed the termination of a federal initiative, external which funded shows for kids, including Sesame Street, according to the BBC.
The new deals means PBS will get access to Sesame Street episodes on the same day they are released on Netflix.
In the late 1960s, Sesame Street co-founders Lloyd Morrisett and Joan Ganz Cooney approached Harvard University's Graduate School of Education with a new way of teaching American children.
A team led by a developmental psychologist worked with the Sesame founders to analyse childhood psychology and produce entertaining lessons.
They worked alongside Muppets creator Jim Henson to create iconic characters such as Big Bird with a set made to look like an urban street.
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After Sesame Street first aired on November 10 1969, millions of kids have grown up with the show's famous theme song Can you tell me how to get, how get to Sesame Street?
Over the decades, the beloved show and its characters have established a life beyond the small screen.
For example, Elmo stepped into the public policy spotlight in 2002, when he was invited to discuss music education at Congress.
During a child obesity epidemic in the States in 2006, Sesame Street aired Health Habits segments that aimed to educate children about diet and exercise.
The Cookie Monster branded cookies as a "sometimes food" and taught kids the importance of a balanced diet.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama also visited Sesame's studios to film an episode on healthy eating.
Netflix is currently increasing its focus on children's content, which accounts for 15% of viewing on its service.
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On Tuesday, it also announced that new episodes of Peppa Pig and a mobile game with puzzles and colouring activities would be coming to the streaming platform.
The popular animated show is centred around the adventures of a four-year-old piglet called Peppa who lives with her family in a fictional British town.
Peppa's mum welcomed her third baby pig this morning called Evie who was born in Lindo Wing in London - the same hospital where Kate Middleton welcomed her three children.
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