Tue, 20 May 2025

Tue, 20 May 2025 Sesame Street heads to Netflix after Trump pulled funding

The platform will offer a new season and 90 hours of previous episodes to its 300 million subscribers.

* Sesame Street will be available on Netflix after a deal was struck between the streaming platform and the popular children's TV show.
* The deal was made possible after US President Donald Trump pulled funding for PBS, where Sesame Street had been broadcast free-to-air.
* Netflix will offer its 300 million subscribers new episodes of Sesame Street and 90 hours of previous episodes from later this year.
* PBS will still be able to broadcast Sesame Street, with access to episodes on the same day they are released on Netflix.
* Trump's executive order had threatened the future of Sesame Street after it was alleged that the show engaged in "biased and partisan news coverage".
* The deal is part of a broader shift by Netflix towards children's content, which accounts for 15% of viewing on its service.
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