In the last few weeks, nearly 200 episodes of "Sesame Street" have been pulled from the streaming service, as it prepares to combine with another service.
Hundreds of episodes from the first 40 years of "Sesame Street" have been taken off the air.
Since the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery in April, there has been a number of changes at the premium cable channel. Warner Bros. Discovery is trying to find $3 billion in savings in order to reduce its debt.
The reorganization resulted in 70 staff members being laid off and 36 titles being removed from the platform. The not-too-late show with elmo was a spinoff of the "Sesame Street" show.
David Zaslav, the company's chief executive, told investors this month that the company will offer a single paid subscription streaming service.
I don't know what that means for the future of "Sesame Street"
Variety reported that the number of episodes of "Sesame Street" had been reduced. Seven seasons of "My Sesame Street Friends" and a special featuring Elmo and Cadabby, a pink fairy-in-training, survived the axe.
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There are only a few episodes left from the first three seasons, including a fan favorite in which all of the characters gather for a singalong in the bathroom.
An episode of Big Bird confronting death that aired in 1983 is one of the most notable episodes that no longer exists.
The streaming platform was committed to bringing the show to families.
The statement said that "Sesame Street" is a crown jewel of the preschool offering.
In April 2015, the nonprofit group behind "Sesame Street" signed a five-year deal with the premium cable network. The show had been on PBS for 45 years.
The deal between Sesame Workshop and HBO Max started in May 2020 It has never made all of the episodes available at the same time.
Some episodes of the show can be found on PBS.
A request for comment from Sesame Workshop was not immediately responded to.
According to the editor in chief of ToughPigs, a website for fans of "Sesame Street," the remaining episodes are a random assortment.
The episodes that are culturally important are what is missing.
Mr. Hennes, who worked in the creative department of Sesame Workshop from 2012 to 2021, said that he was concerned that the episode removal could signal a fading relationship between the two shows.
With funding from the premium cable network, Sesame Workshop was able to expand its offerings and increase its production values. The nonprofit could be limited in its production and outreach work if the relationship with HBO Max were to end.
In a perfect world, HBO Max would want to invest more in 'Sesame Street' and make it the flagship that it could be. They decided to go back on that and not really take advantage of their own investment in the franchise.
The official account for "Sesame Street" seemed to address the change after it was made public.
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