How ‘Sesame Street’ is navigating funding cuts, new media habits, and leaving HBO for Netflix

Sesame Workshop CEO Sherrie Westin discusses the challenges of the past year, partnering with Netflix, and why emotional well ...
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Sesame Workshop To 'Downsize Significantly' Amid Funding Cuts, Streaming Partner Loss

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit production company behind the beloved children's educational TV show "Sesame Street," is facing major staff cuts after losing key funding. Daily Voice confirmed the ...
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Sesame Street's 56th season to debut on Netflix, following Trump's order to defund PBS

(WRGB) — For over 50 years, "Sesame Street" has been a cherished part of children's media, captivating young audiences and fostering a love for learning. This year, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, ...
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SZA Shows Support For Sesame Street Amid Attacks On PBS Funding

Grammy-nominated artist SZA is showing love for Sesame Street and expressing a desire to create peaceful children’s music to fulfill the final albums in her current recording contract. Despite her ...
The Hill

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 the importance of their longstanding signature program: “Sesame Street.” At a ...
The New York Sun

Alabama Considers Dropping ‘Sesame Street’ From Its Airwaves Entirely After Congress Cuts Off Funding for Public Broadcasting

In July, Congress voted to cut off $1.1 billion in federal funding for the CPB, which provided grants to public radio and ...
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Unpacking claims that 'Sesame Street' characters parodying Trump caused him to target PBS' federal funding

A rumor that circulated online in May 2025 claimed mean-spirited "Sesame Street" characters parodying Donald Trump in past decades were what prompted the U.S. president to eliminate federal funding ...