Sesame Street, Last Gasp of the Monoculture, Faces Existential Threat
For decades, shows like Sesame Street practically raised many kids. Today, not even Elmo is safe from the nation's culture ...
What's happening on 'Sesame Street'? Elmo, Big Bird and friends face uphill battle amid budget cuts and congressional spotlight
The long-running children’s show, which first introduced young audiences to Big Bird, Bert and Ernie in 1969, is in the midst ...
Why Does Big Bird Look So Sad?
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of ...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by ‘drag queen storytime’
The segment Greene cited wasn’t aired; a local station mistakenly uploaded it to PBS’ site, where it stayed for two months before being removed ...
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Can You Tell Me How to Get to Grounds? ‘Sesame’ Comes to UVA
The “Sesame Street” festivities capped off with Elmo visiting UVA Health Children’s. Elmo doled out hugs and high-fives to ...
Sesame Street Faces Financial Struggles As HBO Deal Ends
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, is grappling with financial turmoil as it loses its lucrative contract ...
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With ‘Sesame Street’ Searching for a New Home, Sesame Workshop Undergoes Layoffs
By Alex Weprin Media & Business Writer Sesame Workshop is cutting staff, as the fate of its flagship TV program Sesame Street remains in limbo. The nonprofit is still looking for a new TV or ...
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Trump cuts subsidies, jeopardizing Sesame Street's survival in competitive media landscape
Sesame Workshop laid off about 100 employees, which is around 20% of its workforce, a few weeks ago. Despite the layoffs, Sesame Workshop used $6 million (about 8.8 billion won) from its investment ...
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Sesame Street workshop has started layoffs. Here's what it means for the show
Sesame Workshop, the parent company of "Sesame Street," announced yesterday that it is significantly downsizing. The move comes just two months after Max said it would discontinue streaming this ...
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Sesame Street, Last Gasp of the Monoculture, Faces Existential Threat
It is produced by Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit that collaborates with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), which has distributed "Sesame Street" to its member stations for decades, and the ...