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Sesame Street
HBO Max bolsters kids offering with expansive ‘Sesame Street’ deal
HBO Max is bulking up its kids offering by striking a deal with Sesame Street…
YouTube shuts down paid channels
YouTube has ended its 2013-launched paid channels initiative and has instead introduced sponsorships in a…
In demand chart: Netflix’s Gilmore Girls leads Amazon’s Grand Tour
Netflix’s reboot of US comedy series the Gilmore Girls is leading the pack in Germany,…
Toca Boca launches kids SVOD service
Sweden-based mobile-centric interactive app specialist Toca Boca has launched a newsubscription video-on-demand service, Toca TV…
Simon’s Cat visits Sesame Street
Endemol Shine UK-owned digital brand Simon’s Cat and Elmo from kids series Sesame Street are…
Netflix consumes Toast in 200-hour ABC deal
British comedy Toast of London has debuted in Australia and New Zealand on SVOD service…
Sesame veteran heads to WGBH
Sesame Workshop veteran Terry Fitzpatrick is joining US station WGBH as vice president, children’s education…
HBO strikes five-season Sesame Street deal
HBO and Sesame Workshop have agreed a five-season deal for iconic kids series Sesame Street….
German kids TV veteran dies at 61
Popular German kids TV executive Angelika Paetow has passed away aged 61. Paetow worked at…
HBO, Showtime deals for Presto as Stan taps ABC
Australian on-demand services Presto and Stan have both scored new programming deals. The deals come…
News brief: Hulu adds Thomas, Sesame Street, Bob
US streaming service Hulu has added hundreds of episodes of children’s TV programming. As of…
Virgin Media scores DHX on-demand deal
UK cable provider Virgin Media has tapped Canada’s DHX Media for a range of children’s…
Sesame Street apps launch on Kindle
Sesame Workshop has launched Sesame Street apps for the Kindle Fire device. Three Sesame Street…
Moshi Monsters hires Stevenson for TV and film following Schultz’s departure
Mind Candy, the company behind the massively successful kids online world Moshi Monsters, has hired…