Sesame Street’s longtime voice and puppeteer of Elmo, Kevin Clash, has resigned from the PBS children’s programme, after a second underage sexual relationship allegation was made against him. Clash joined the cast of Sesame Street as a puppeteer in 1984, voicing different characters before eventually taking on the role of Elmo permanently. Clash said in a statement, “Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work Sesame Street is doing and I cannot allow … [Read more...] about Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigns after sexual allegations
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Sesame Workshop to launch new products at MIPCOM
Sesame Workshop (Booth R30.24) will be featuring an array of innovative products at MIPCOM, beginning with Elmo The Musical, the newest addition to its expanding portfolio. Elmo The Musical is a brand new series that brings education and engagement to kids through songs in a way that Sesame Street does best. Each episode is a fun-filled musical adventure created by Elmo and the child at home and focuses on fostering math skills through imagination. Elmo also will take viewers on thrilling … [Read more...] about Sesame Workshop to launch new products at MIPCOM
ABC Commercial launches Sesame Street on iTunes
ABC Commercial is launching TV specials from the leading U.S. pre-school brand Sesame Street on iTunes under its “ABC for Kids” banner. The first three specials to launch this July will be Elmo's Music Magic, Elmo's Shape Adventure, and Learning Letters with Elmo. “ABC Commercial is very excited to be releasing a collection of Sesame Street TV Specials on iTunes. ABC for Kids content has seen significant growth in iTunes downloads over the past 12 months, and these unique TV … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial launches Sesame Street on iTunes
Big Bird reunites with Kiwi viewers
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, has announced that Elmo, Big Bird and all the gang of the award-winning children’s television series are making their return to New Zealand on February 7th, on Mediaworks' new look channel FOUR. “We are thrilled to bring children and families of New Zealand the zany and loveable neighbours from Sesame Street,” says Scott Chambers, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Media Distribution, Sesame Workshop. … [Read more...] about Big Bird reunites with Kiwi viewers
