For the next five seasons, Bert, Ernie, Big Bird and the rest will be on HBO first, then they’ll head to PBS nine months later. This move has raised a lot of questions about the future of Sesame Street and kids’ programming in general.
Center on Media and Child Health Founder and Director Dr. Michael Rich (@mediatrician), and WGBH Television’s General Manager Liz Cheng discuss the move.
“It’s very expensive to do the kind of quality program they do,” said Cheng.
