Can you tell me how to get ... How to get to Sesame Street?
It might not be as easy as it used to be.
Variety is reporting that HBO Max has pulled about 200 older episodes of the classic kids’ show.
As of Friday, per the report, HBO Max listed 456 total episodes of “Sesame Street,” with many of the older episodes from the earlier seasons missing. The streaming service offered about 650 “Sesame Street” episodes prior to the purge.
It is believed the purge is part of new owner Warner Bros. Discovery’s “belt-tightening moves, aimed at reducing streaming-content payment obligations.”
The move comes days after it was announced HBO Max would remove 36 titles from its service.
“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+,” HBO Max’s statement reads. “That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.”
Removing titles helps Warner Bros. Discovery cut costs by removing lesser-watched programs to save money on residuals.
HBO Max is currently as little as $11.99 a month. However, you can save up to 40 percent when you sign up for a year.
Here is the list of programming being purged:
HBO Max Originals
- “12 Dates of Christmas”
- “About Last Night”
- “Aquaman: King of Atlantis”
- “Close Enough”
- “Ellen’s Next Great Designer”
- “Esme & Roy”
- “The Fungies!”
- “Generation Hustle”
- “Generation”
- “Infinity Train”
- “Little Ellen”
- “My Mom, Your Dad”
- “Odo”
- “Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness”
- “Summer Camp Island”
- “The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo”
- “The Runaway Bunny”
- “Theodosia”
- “Tig n’ Seek”
- “Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs”
HBO Originals
- “My Dinner with Herve”
- “Share”
Cartoon Network
- “Dodo”
- “Elliott From Earth”
- “Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart”
- “Mighty Magiswords”
- “OK K.O.! – Let’s Be Heroes”
- “Uncle Grandpa”
- “Victor and Valentino”
Acquired Titles
- “Detention Adventure”
- “Messy Goes to Okido”
- “Mia’s Magic Playground”
- “The Ollie & Moon Show”
- “Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures”
- “Make It Big, Make It Small”
- “Squish”
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