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The news is not that they will have the exclusive rights for 9 months. After all, kids can watch the same episode over and over and not get tire of it. The impo

by josu 11y ago

The news is not that they will have the exclusive rights for 9 months. After all, kids can watch the same episode over and over and not get tire of it. The important thing is this: >The “Sesame Street” episodes now available on Amazon and Netflix will no longer be on those outlets because of the HBO deal.

jchendy 11y ago
Especially noteworthy, given this: >About two-thirds of children now watch “Sesame Street” on demand and do not tune in to PBS to watch the show. Will the episodes be available for streaming anywhere other than HBO?
- whafro 11y ago
  We currently stream episodes via PBS, so I'd been assuming (perhaps errantly) that this arrangement would continue.
  - jchendy 11y ago
    That seems plausible. I'd expect that HBO considers PBS much less threatening than Netflix.
vikramhaer 11y ago
The important thing you mentioned is the same news as the fact that they have exclusive rights. Exclusivity means other outlets can't show it.
- cwyers 11y ago
  "Exclusive for nine months" extends to the new episodes, whereas Netflix and such are showing older episodes. They're different things.
  - josu 11y ago
    I understood that Netflix won't be able to stream any episodes at all, old or new.
    - cwyers 11y ago
      Yes, you're right, I was agreeing with you.