A brand new daily children’s show is coming up on NHK this spring. Premiering on April 2nd at 7:00am, The Wakey Show is aimed at elementary school kids before they head off to school. The main character, Wakey, who is a DJ, and his puppet friends will deliver bits of fun and music each day to make the children’s lives a little brighter. Drawing from the diverse educational content of NHK’s educational TV channel, this 20-minute edutainment show will open the children’s door to knowledge through … [Read more...] about NHK launches a new children’s morning show The Wakey Show
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Sesame ST for Taiwan, Philippines and Thailand
New York- Sesame Workshop, through its master licensee for content distribution in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, Thaole Entertainment, has closed deals to broadcast a slate of Sesame Street programming in 2016. Cookies Crumby Pictures will be dubbed into Mandarin for Taiwan’s Eastern Broadcasting’s cable channel – YOYO TV; ABS-CBN will carry Sesame Street on its Yey Digital Terrestrial channel; and MCOT in Thailand will broadcast Elmo the Musical, Elmo's World, Sesame Best Friends, Sesame … [Read more...] about Sesame ST for Taiwan, Philippines and Thailand
Sesame Workshop partners Thaole in SEA
New York, NY- Thaole Entertainment will be the master licensee for content distribution for Sesame Workshop in Southeast Asian territories including Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and the Philippines. Thaole’s catalogue will offer Sesame Street, The Furchester Hotel, Super Healthy Monsters, Elmo the Musical and Cookies Crumby Pictures. “We have worked with Sesame Workshop in Vietnam since 2004 and have seen firsthand, the positive impact it has had on … [Read more...] about Sesame Workshop partners Thaole in SEA
Turner and Sesame launch ‘Chamki ki Duniya’
Hong Kong – Turner Broadcasting and Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation, announced the launch of Chamki ki Duniya. The new preschool educational series airs on Turner’s kids’ channel POGO on weekdays at 8:30am. Chamki ki Duniya is the second venture between Turner and Sesame Workshop. Previously, both companies had partnered to create five seasons of Galli Galli Sim Sim, the Indian adaptation of the popular American series, Sesame Street. Inspidea, an … [Read more...] about Turner and Sesame launch ‘Chamki ki Duniya’
China’s BesTV offers “Sesame Street” episodes
Shanghai and New York – BesTV and Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation behind Sesame Street, announced the debut of Sesame Street episodes across BesTV’s media platforms including IPTV, digital TV and OTT devices. The strategic cooperation not only includes content licensing but also cross-promotional opportunities, digital marketing, and co-development of early childhood educational content and mobile applications. One of the featured … [Read more...] about China’s BesTV offers “Sesame Street” episodes
Sesame Workshop introduces Sesame GO
New York, NY – Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation behind Sesame Street, launched Sesame GO, a new subscription video on demand service which provides the latest and greatest collection of full-length TV episodes of Sesame Street on the internet, on April 8. Sesame GO is powered by the Kaltura MediaGo OTT Solution. Sesame GO provides a safe, ad-free environment to watch Sesame Street content. Available as a web service through any internet browser, and optimised … [Read more...] about Sesame Workshop introduces Sesame GO
