Tag: Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop announces co-distribution deal with Netflix, PBS Kids
Episodes of the 56th season of “Sesame Street” will be released simultaneously on Netflix, PBS stations and PBS Kids digital platforms.Sesame Workshop eyes ‘new distribution plan’ as Warner Bros. Discovery ends contract
The “Sesame Street” producer has partnered with HBO since 2016.Sesame Workshop music videos widen PBS Kids’ focus on civics
“Together We Can” sets lessons on civic responsibility, rules and the Constitution to song.Sherrie Westin named CEO of Sesame Workshop
Westin is the first woman to be Sesame Workshop’s CEO since the organization was established in 1968.Sesame Workshop writers’ union votes to authorize strike
The writers, who are represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, seek new benefits and payment standards for residuals from streaming, ...Sesame Workshop writers union seeks streaming residuals, paid parental leave and protections from AI
The writers, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, are hoping to reach a new deal before the current season of ...How pubmedia can build relationships with teens and tweens
A new study from Sesame Workshop draws on lessons from project leaders and youth alumni.Pubmedia’s datacasting startup forges content partnership with Sesame Workshop
“The partnership model is key to everything we do,” says Erik Langner, CEO of the Information Equity Initiative.How ‘Sesame Street’ took root in post-Soviet Russia as ‘Ulitsa Sezam’
In a new memoir, the lead producer behind the creation of Russia's "Sesame Street" recounts the show's tumultuous birth.Sesame Workshop focuses on racial literacy with four-year Coming Together initiative
The project's content will encourage conversations "that parents, caregivers or providers often don't know how to start."The missing middle: Reimagining a future for tweens, teens and public media
Researchers from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center report on how public media can create media that's relevant to the lives of the ...Steve Youngwood elected CEO of Sesame Workshop, Sherrie Westin named president
Youngwood and Westin will take over for Jeffrey Dunn, who will retire in June.Public broadcasters memorialize Bobbi English by creating award for work in early childhood education
Each recipient's local station will receive a $15,000 grant from Sesame Workshop to advance its work in early childhood education.CPB funds major research project on teenage media usage
Findings will help public media’s content creators and stations connect with school-aged children and teens.Bobbi English, Sesame Workshop TV executive, dies at 57
In her dream job, English managed Sesame Workshop’s relationships with public television for 19 years.
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