Warner Home Video Becomes Sesame Street Distributor

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Home Video has recently signed a deal with Sesame Workshop to be the exclusive physical and digital distributor of the classic children's show, Sesame Street, including video games.

Warner Home Video reportedly intends to release a series of new and catalog "Sesame Street" titles. 

Says Terry Fitzpatrick, Vice President of Distribution at Sesame Workshop, "Warner Bros.' unique combination of physical media distribution, digital distribution and video games under one roof affords a unique opportunity for Sesame Workshop to continue its mission of educating children around the world...Their dedication to excellence in the industry has paved the way for them to become a global leader in home video distribution."

WHV Vice President JefF Brown displayed equal enthusiasm stating, "the opportunity to work with this extremely popular brand and further its success."

Sesame Street is the 40-year old morning television series for children that has, over the decades grown into an empire.  As a result of its extensive entertainment and educational influence, Sesame Street is one of the most highly regarded, and most watched, educational shows for children in the world. The original series has been televised in more than 120 countries, and 25 independent versions have been produced. The show has been called "perhaps the most vigorously researched, vetted, and fretted-over program". As of 2009, the series has received 118 Emmy Awards, more than any other television series. An estimated 77 million Americans watched the series as children.  It was also the inspiration for Broadway's long-running Avenue Q, now playing Off-Broadway at New World Stages.