Tuesday, November 11, 2008

'Sesame Street' Goes to the Internet

This from MSNBC:

Beloved series for youngsters will be
found on YouTube, iTunes, Hulu

NEW YORK - Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street? Yes: on iTunes, Hulu and YouTube.

After almost four decades on Public Broadcasting Service-affiliated television stations, the popular children's program "Sesame Street" is moving to the Internet.

Fans of Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie and the Count will be able to see episodes and clips of the show in three ways, according to a statement released by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit group once known as the Children's Television Workshop and that started "Sesame Street."

The announcement comes on the same day that "Sesame Street," which is broadcast in 140 countries, celebrates its 39th year on the air.

On Apple's iTunes store, people can download full episodes from season 35 and onward for $1.99...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This was an excellent idea. Now children all over the world can view and enjoy PBS’s wonderful creation. Sesame Street is a classic that every child was watch and now they can watch it on the go. Every child needs to be introduced to Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie and the Count. Most children now have Nintendo DS’s to distract them while the parents are trying to do something. Some Nintendo games are educational but most are not, now when parents discover that Sesame Street has hit iTunes there will be more and more children watching. The great plus is that the Sesame Workshop will get 70 percent of the revenue from iTunes on every episode.