‘Sesame Street’ heads to YouTube with its biggest digital library ever – WCNC

Alongside episodes, Sesame Workshop will lead seminars teaching YouTube creators how to make entertaining, research-based educational content. WASHINGTON — “Sesame Street” is about to have its biggest digital home yet.  YouTube announced Thursday that it has signed an expanded partnership with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the iconic children’s show, to host the largest digital library of “Sesame Street” episodes beginning in January 2026.  Hundreds of classic episodes will be available on the platform, alongside new content created specifically for YouTube.  “In the past year, Sesame Street’s YouTube channels garnered more than 5B views, a 130% increase year over year,” YouTube said. More than half of watch time already comes from connected TVs. Sesame Workshop said in a statement that the move will help “children everywhere grow smarter, stronger and kinder, one episode at a time.” The partnership also includes a unique educational component. Sesame Workshop will lead seminars with YouTube creators, sharing best practices for making content that is entertaining while also promoting learning, drawing on its 50-plus years of research-driven children’s media. The expansion comes after a difficult year for “Sesame Street’s” distribution. The show lost its HBO output deal last December, with Netflix stepping in to acquire rights to
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