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| Jun 16, 2026 | Two Rising Brands, One Big Move. Nex Playground Announces Partnership with Wrexham AFC | Building on its breakout success in the U.S. and Canada that propelled the company into a top-selling console, Nex, maker of Nex Playground, the active play system that gets families moving together, is announcing a new partnership with Wre... |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Jim Henson’s Creature Shop opens for tours. Here’s what’s inside the once-hidden puppet studio | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world’s most beloved children’s characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets f... |
| May 18, 2026 | Nex Playground Expands to the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Bringing the Active Play System to Even More Families | Nex, maker of Nex Playground, the active play system that gets families moving together, today announced the Nex Playground is officially available for pre-order to residents of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, marking the co... |
| May 14, 2026 | Meta and Google fund US kids' groups, as critics warn of social media risk | Previous
A child holds a mobile phone in this illustration picture as Meta and Google directed millions of dollars to U.S. youth organizations such as Sesame Street and Girl Scouts to create kid-friendly lessons on online safety, in San Fra... |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Nex Playground Showcases Future of Active Play at CES and an Early “First Look” at its 2026 Product Roadmap | Nex, maker of Nex Playground, the active play system that gets families moving together, today announced it has officially sold more than 650,000 units in 2025 alone, marking a breakout holiday season and cementing its position as one of th... |
| Jan 4, 2026 | LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety – schools can do much more to teach it (Opinion) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood.... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Ms. Rachel grew up on Mister Rogers. Now she’s carrying on his legacy. | Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
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| Jul 30, 2025 | From plushies to watches: Must-have Singapore-themed merch to get into the SG60 mood | Listen
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| Jul 29, 2025 | Making art can feel frivolous, but being creative is critical, experts say—especially in hard times | Making art, whether it be pottery, poetry or dance, doesn’t often rank highly on most people’s daily list of to-dos. Carving out time for creativity can feel frivolous in an already busy day — but it’s critical, experts say, especially in t... |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Sands China Presents Two Vibrant Exhibitions for Art Macao 2025 | Special Exhibition "Dopamine: Fountain of Happiness" and Collateral Exhibition "Beyond the Frame: International Contemporary Masterpieces"
Nine international artists reinterpret Sesame Street characters to create debut a... |
| Jul 27, 2025 | Disability justice demands more than compliance (Opinion) | By the late 1980s, public opinion had begun to shift, albeit with resistance. Stories of exclusion — children barred from classrooms, workers fired, citizens shut out of buses and libraries — made headlines. Bipartisan support emerged, but ... |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Elmo’s hacked X account posted racist messages. Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control | Related Articles
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| May 22, 2025 | Sesame Street Finds a New Home: Netflix and PBS Join Forces | The iconic children’s show, "Sesame Street," is stepping into a new era. Netflix has secured exclusive streaming rights for the next three seasons, along with a treasure trove of 90 hours of past episodes. This partnership marks a... |
| May 19, 2025 | Netflix to stream ‘Sesame Street’ episodes beginning later this year | Netflix will have exclusive worldwide premiere rights to the next three seasons of “Sesame Street,” as well as 90 hours of past episodes.
The long-standing children’s program also signed a separate deal with PBS, securing the public broadca... |
| Apr 25, 2025 | The Digital Playground: A New Era for Adolescent Wellbeing | In a world where screens dominate, the concept of play is evolving. The digital landscape is no longer just a realm for entertainment; it’s a vital space for growth and connection. Young Futures, in collaboration with the Joan Ganz Cooney C... |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $1 Million Funding Challenge to Promote Adolescent Wellbeing Through Digital Play Launched by Young Futures | Initiative Aims to Scale Innovative Solutions That Harness the Power of Digital Play for Pre-Teens and Teens, Fostering Creativity, Connection, and Agency.
NEW YORK, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Young Futures, in partnership with th... |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Verizon tells customers to put the phone down. | Ahead of Global Day of Unplugging, Verizon announces commitment to help families navigate digital wellness alongside partners at Discovery Education; OATS from AARP; My Digital TAT2; Sesame Workshop; new multigenerational initiatives and an... |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Baby Shark and Sesame Street Team Up for a Magical Holiday Musical Celebration and Merchandise Collection | Two cultural icons join forces for a new holiday special and playlist ahead of Baby Shark's 10th anniversary celebration in 2025
Partnership extends into 2025 with exclusive Baby Shark and Sesame Street merchandise collection as part of Bab... |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Viral video of actor Andrew Garfield and Elmo talking about grief gets over 14 million views | Listen to this article
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| Sep 10, 2024 | Mash Holdings Co., Ltd. Mila Owen First collaboration with the world-famous Sesame Street! There are 5 types of apparel in the lineup, and T-shirts are now available in unisex sizes! | 0 0 votes
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| Aug 19, 2024 | Celebrating the 55th anniversary of “Sesame Street x Villa Fontaine”, let’s create a new page of memories with characters that are loved all over the world. Sales start at 15:00 on Monday, August 19th | Sumitomo Real Estate Villa Fontaine Co., Ltd.
Celebrating the 55th anniversary of “Sesame Street x Villa Fontaine”, let’s create a new page of memories with characters that are loved all over the world. Sales start at 15:00 on Monday, Augus... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Celebrating the 55th anniversary of “Sesame Street x Villa Fontaine”, let’s create a new page of memories with characters that are loved all over the world. Sales start at 15:00 on Monday, August 19th | |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Health | What Elmo — and his human friends — learned by asking Americans about their mental health | Six months later, Elmo’s creators at Sesame Workshop have collaborated with the Harris Poll to conduct a more thorough check-in on the state of Americans’ mental health. They conducted 2,012 online interviews in May on an array of topics wi... |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Weekly Recap: 11 Press Releases You Might Have Missed | A roundup of the most newsworthy press releases from PR Newswire this week, including the state of America's well-being, the winter weather forecast and housing market updates.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Sesame Workshop and The Harris Poll Unveil Inaugural Index on the State of America's Well-Being | Study Finds Americans Rank Mental Health on Par with Economic Stability and Say Their Well-Being is Negatively Impacted by Mental Health Issues
NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- When Elmo tweeted, "Elmo is just checking in! How i... |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Sherrie Westin Named CEO of Sesame Workshop | NEW YORK, July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Sesame Workshop's Board of Trustees named Sherrie Westin Chief Executive Officer of the global impact nonprofit behind Sesame Street. Westin is the first woman to lead Sesame Workshop since its c... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Luckin Coffee Brings Colourful Brews to Singapore's Sunny Shores This Summer with Sesame Street | SINGAPORE, June 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer, Luckin Coffee is bringing a dose of fun into its coffee experience with a collaboration with Sesame Street! From 14 June to 30 September 2024, customers in Singapore can immerse themselv... |
| May 15, 2024 | FAMILY MATTERS: BEACHES® RESORTS ADDS A SPLASH OF MOVEMENT AND MINDFULNESS TO FAMILY TRAVEL ITINERARIES AND CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES | ~Together with Sesame Workshop, the Caribbean's leading family-friendly resort company adds a new morning yoga program for littles and expanded resources for Jamaican parents and educators~
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- En... |
| May 8, 2024 | Sesame Workshop Launches New Resources During Mental Health Awareness Month to Support Children and Families | Free bilingual videos, a digital storybook, printables, and guides help young children and the caring adults in their lives in times of emotional distress, as part of a multi-year emotional well-being initiative. Activities and resources al... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | U.S.J. LLC “Super Nintendo World” “PLAY WILD! Challenge in Fukuoka” “Super exciting” experiences h ave finally arrived in Fukuoka! | USJ LLC
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The “PLAY WILD!” experience that exposes your instincts and marks the finale of the event held in Tokyo, Nagoya, ... |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Australian Brand Mindful & Co Kids Teams Up with Sesame Street to Support Children's Mental Health | GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA, February 28, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a collaboration that brings together the magic of Sesame Street and the mindfulness expertise of Mindful & Co Kids, the Australian brand is thrilled to introduce the &quo... |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Elmo wrote a simple tweet that revealed widespread existential dread. Now, the president has weighed in. | On social media this week, Elmo – yes, the red fuzzy Sesame Street character – posed a question to his followers, with nothing but good intent. "Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?" the X page for Elmo posted. A barr... |
| Nov 28, 2023 | A 'Sesame Street' puppet wrangler says she bakes real cookies for Cookie Monster, though you probably wouldn't want to eat them | Cookie Monster reaching toward a plate of cookies. Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
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| Apr 18, 2023 | Baby Shark and Sesame Street Team Up for New Music Video, Adding a Fun Twist to a Familiar Tune | The Pinkfong Company and Sesame Workshop Collaborate on an Earth Day-themed YouTube Playlist
SEOUL, South Korea, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cultural sensation Baby Shark and the iconic Sesame Street friends are teaming up and it's going... |
| Sep 22, 2022 | BEGiN and Sesame Workshop to Launch Social-Emotional Learning App 'Learn with Sesame' | NEW YORK, NY –Today, BEGiN, the company behind industry-leading early learning programs HOMER, codeSpark Academy, Little Passports, KidPass, and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, launch Learn with... |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 5 Time-Tested Lessons Media Makers And Educators Can Learn From Sesame Street's Creators | Stephen M. Youngwood, CEO of Sesame Workshop. |
| Oct 20, 2021 | DoorDash : Unveiling our Hooper's Store Fall Favorites Collection in Partnership with Sesame Workshop  | Today, DoorDash and Sesame Workshop, the educational nonprofit behind Sesame Street, unveiled the Fall Favorites Sesame Street collection and essentials for the entire family, delivered straight from a virtual Hooper's Store and available e... |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Inclusive Play Company PunkinFutz Creates New Collection of Adaptive Play Products Featuring Sesame Street Characters Available Exclusively at JCPenney | BROOKLYN, N.Y., July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, award-winning inclusive play company PunkinFutz is launching a collection of creative play products and accessories featuring beloved Sesame Street characters. The new line is desig... |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Sesame Workshop Creates New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Role, Elevating Longtime Company Leader Wanda Witherspoon | NEW YORK, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, today announced the creation of a new executive position: Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer (CDEIO). The appointment of ... |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 10 Impactful Ways To Donate This Giving Tuesday | getty |
| Oct 8, 2020 | 'The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special' Debuts On Thursday, October 15, To Help Children Stand Up To Racism | |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Following Disney+’s successful launch, AT&T positions HBO Max as family-friendly | AT&T’s upcoming streaming service, HBO Max, is still on track for a May 2020 launch, said president and CEO John Stankey, speaking today at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, where he provided an update to shar... |
| Nov 2, 2018 | HBO Creates Their Second Alexa Skill, This One is for Kids | HBO Creates Their Second Alexa Skill, This One is for Kids
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HBO’s animated children’s show, Esme & Roy, debuted in August and is the first new animated series from the makers of Sesame Str... |
| Jun 12, 2018 | Sesame Street Venture Fund Invests in Start-Ups Teaching Kids to Code—and More | Learning to code is cool. But Sesame Ventures, the VC arm of the non-profit Sesame Workshop, which produces the long-running educational television show Sesame Street, is betting on the future of teaching kids to build new tech products—eve... |
| Jun 11, 2018 | The ‘Sesame Street venture fund’ backs Kano, the UK startup that helps kids build computers and applications | Sesame Ventures, the Sesame Street-tied venture capital firm that "looks for ways to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder", has financed a UK startup that has a similar mission by putting the tools in children's hands for ... |
| May 29, 2018 | Vewd and Kaltura to bring Sesame Street to millions of families around the world | Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, today launched a new Sesame Street streaming TV app for Vewd-enabled connected TV devices. The app features content from the 48 seasons of the children’s TV serie... |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Outschool goes to Sesame Street and picks up $1.4 million for its K-12 online learning marketplace | Now kids can potentially take a class to find out how to get to Sesame Street, thanks to a fresh $1.4 million in new funding for Outschool and its online learning marketplace from investors led by Sesame Street’s venture partnership with Co... |
| Jun 8, 2017 | IBM Watson, Sesame advance childhood education | Harriet Green, GM, IBM Watson IOT, customer engagement and education.
IBM and Sesame Workshop have collaborated to develop what they call the industry's first cognitive vocabulary learning application for early childhood education.
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| Jun 7, 2017 | Sesame Workshop and IBM team up to test a new A.I.-powered teaching method | Can A.I. help build better educational apps for kids? That’s a question Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind the popular children’s TV program “Sesame Street” and others, aims to answer. The company has teamed up with IBM to c... |
| Oct 24, 2016 | How should we teach our kids to use digital media? | |
| Apr 28, 2016 | Brought to you by the letters A and I: Sesame Workshop, IBM developing edtech for pre-schoolers | If you think Tickle Me Elmo is freaky already, wait until those talking monsters can beat you at Jeopardy!.
Sesame Workshop, the educational nonprofit behind Sesame Street and its iconic characters, this week announced a partnership with IB... |
| Apr 27, 2016 | To Tackle Early Childhood Education, Sesame Street Finds a Smart Friend: IBM Watson | In a not-too-distant future, Elmo may be able to respond to more than tickles. Imagine if the plush, cuddly doll can listen as kids read aloud and analyze their pronunciation and vocabulary. As Elmo learns, it can respond and suggest activi... |
| Apr 25, 2016 | Top kids app maker Toca Boca sells to Spin Master, plans to launch subscription video service and toys | One of the world’s largest children’s mobile app makers, Toca Boca, whose studios have produced apps totalling over 140 million downloads, has been acquired. The company had originally operated like a startup within the 200-year-old Swedish... |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Sesame Workshop is looking for startups that help kids | Larry Alton Contributor
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| Mar 14, 2016 | Digital health takes a back seat to medical devices in pediatric pitch event at SXSW | Cohero Health, led by Melissa Mance, walked away with the top prize $50,000. It developed a connected health device to help children with asthma, particularly their parents, to manage medication adherence and reduce missed days from school.... |
| Feb 4, 2016 | Sesame Workshop and Collaborative Fund Launch Kid-Focused Venture Capital Fund | Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational organization focused on kid advancement, has launched a venture capital initiative.
Sesame Ventures will support the launch of tech startups that develop technologies in the education, health and soc... |
| Feb 2, 2016 | Meet the Newest VC Player: Sesame Street | Today’s letter of the day is “V” for venture capital. Sesame Street recently announced Monday, February 1, that it’s getting in on the investment game. The non-profit responsible for the show, Sesame Workshop, is partnering up with VC firms... |
| Feb 1, 2016 | V Is for VC: Sesame Street Creator Launches $10 Million Venture Fund for Child Development | Beginning in 1969, Big Bird, Elmo and their furry Muppet pals took to television to regale children with lessons on love, fear and why it’s important to share your cookies. Now to reach kids on today’s mobile and digital devices, the creato... |
| Feb 1, 2016 | Yep, Sesame Street Now Has A Venture Fund | Collaborative Fund is bringing on a pretty big partner for a new seed-stage fund focused on improving children’s lives — and it’s not someone you’d expect to get into the venture capital game.
Craig Shapiro’s venture is launching a new $10 ... |
| Aug 13, 2015 | HBO acquires timed-exclusive Sesame Street episodes, streaming rights | Watch your favorite Sesame Street characters run, not walk, to HBO's new deal.
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| May 27, 2014 | Good games yield real emotions, and other TWO5SIX takeaways | You can have a big industry name to draw attendees to your event. But it can take extra preparation to make sure the conversations that happen there bring the attendees back to the future. Gaming conference TWO5SIX, run by Dumbo’s Kill Scre... |
| Apr 9, 2014 | Get Inspired by these Global Innovators | The global marketplace has gotten a lot more crowded in the digital age.
Fifty years ago, small businesses were able to access international markets indirectly as part of the supply chains of large multinational companies, but direct engage... |
| Feb 13, 2014 | Get your Flappy Bird fix with Sesame Street’s Flappy Bert | Forget about the other “Flappy Bird” copycats that have risen like phoenixes out of the ashes. It’s time to play “Flappy Bert.”
The people at Sesame Street, who have a knack of turning the latest internet meme into a Sesame Street video tha... |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Following Investment From Curious Pictures, PlaySquare Debuts “Touchable TV” iPad Apps For Kids | For producers of children’s television, the iPad is the device that finally lets them break through the fourth wall in order to directly engage with viewers who can now not only view and respond to the on-screen activity, but also participa... |
| Jan 24, 2013 | FIELD REPORT: NYC's EdGrowth Conference | We asked Marisa Kaplan to attend NY's EdGrowth conference on behalf of EdSurge readers this week and share what she saw and heard. (It had been postponed because of the havoc caused by Hurricane Sandy.) Here's her report:
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| Aug 8, 2012 | Dream Team Of Children’s TV Producers Create PlaySquare, “Touchable TV” For The iPad | What do you get when a team of Emmy winning children’s TV producers are introduced to the iPad? You get a company that has a whole new vision for the future of television. That company, PlaySquare, is working on something they’re calling “t... |
| Mar 15, 2012 | Callaway Digital Arts teams with Sesame Street on 3 new kids apps | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Callaway Digital Arts has built a name for itself as a maker of interactive mobile apps for children. Now it’s inked a deal to make thr... |
| Mar 15, 2012 | Callaway Digital Arts teams with Sesame Street on 3 new kids apps | Callaway Digital Arts has built a name for itself as a maker of interactive mobile apps for children. Now it’s inked a deal to make three new apps in a partnership with Sesame Street.
The young company, which has had a number of award-winni... |
| Oct 11, 2007 | Dear Parents: Save Some Money, Use Kindersay. | One thing that amazes me when I visit friends who have young children is the stunning amount of cash they lay out on educational toys and videos. Parents will pay literally anything if they think their kids will learn something and get a he... |
| Digital health takes a back seat to medical devices in pediatric pitch event at SXSW | Measuring lung function, enhancing fetal monitoring and tissue engineering took the top three prizes at the second edition of Impact Pediatric Health Pitch at SXSW. But of the digital health technologies on display, machine learning was a b... |
