Democracy Dies in Darkness

Sesame Street is killing off its subscription streaming service, Sesame Go

August 14, 2015 at 8:51 a.m. EDT
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Sesame Street's move to cable will put new episodes of the educational kids' show on HBO, HBO GO and HBO Now. But as part of the move, Sesame Workshop says it will retire its own subscription-based Internet streaming service, Sesame Go.

The year-old Netflix-style app, which charges viewers $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year to view Sesame Street content, will be wound down at a later date to be determined, said Sesame Workshop chief operating officer Steve Youngwood, in an interview.