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Netflix has picked up Sesame Street after HBO/Max/HBO Max/LOL Max cancelled their financial support of the show.

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Dan N.

This is fantastic; despite my concerns about underfunding public media, allowing Netflix to pay the lion's share of production cost while public media reaps the benefits (at least in the US) seems like a win-win.

"In the U.S., episodes of “Sesame Street” will continue to be available day-and-date on PBS stations and across PBS Kids digital platforms."

Despite the framing of the Variety piece, I think day-and-date availability is an improvement over the HBO deal, too. In that deal, HBO had 9-month exclusivity for new episodes.

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