11 posts and columns on Sesame Street

Coming Soon to an iPad Near You: More “Sesame Street” Books

in Mobile on March 15 at 6:00 am PT

Callaway Digital inks deal with Callaway Digital for three more titles, including “The Great Cookie Thief,” later this summer.
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Grover Is at CES and I Am Missing It

in Mobile on January 10 at 9:30 am PT

Qualcomm has worked with the creators of “Sesame Street” to bring its Muppets into augmented reality.
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News Byte

NPR Taps Former “Sesame Street” Boss (No, Not Elmo) as Chief Executive

in Media on October 2, 2011 at 2:34 pm PT

National Public Radio on Sunday tapped Gary Knell, the longtime CEO of Sesame Workshop, as its next chief executive. Knell, who starts Dec. 1, fills a post formerly held by Vivian Schiller, who resigned in March.

Viral Video: Grover as the Old Spice Man

in News on October 11, 2010 at 1:46 am PT

Not much to explain here–it’s Grover on “Sesame Street,” channeling the guy from the Old Spice television commercial. Somehow, it works.

Viral Video: Katy Perry Defiles Elmo

in News on September 28, 2010 at 12:14 am PT

Okay, it’s admittedly a very funny mock skit from this weekend’s season premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” featuring singer Katy Perry and her problems related to a canceled appearance on “Sesame Street.” But must poor Elmo suffer? You’ll figure out why right away.

YouTube Supersizes Its Uploads. Do You Have 15 Minutes You Want to Share?

in Media on July 29, 2010 at 9:20 am PT

This is one way to get longer-form content on YouTube. What prompted the change? Google’s site says it’s because copyright owners aren’t nearly as crabby as they used to be.

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Sesame Workshop Plans Children's E-Books

in News on December 7, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

Sesame Workshop on Tuesday is to launch a line of digital books for children 2 to 6 years old, in a bid to attract young readers and boost revenue. The move gives Sesame Workshop an opportunity to tap its library of nearly 5,000 titles as electronic books prove to be one of publishing’s fastest-growing segments.

Court Kills Preposterous Pirate Beatles Site

in Media on November 18, 2009 at 4:05 pm PT

It’s official: You still can’t buy the Beatles’ songs on the Web, despite the efforts of a site that attempted to do so by rewriting copyright law on the fly. In other news: Have you seen this clip of Richard Pryor reading the alphabet on Sesame Street? Awesome.
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Short Attention Span Theater: Web Video Watchers Bail Fast

in Media on November 26, 2008 at 3:00 am PT

Web video watchers watch a lot of Web video. But they don’t spend much time on any single one: Clips that run more than a minute long lose half their audience. But some videos, like the one I’ve selected for you here, are worth sticking around for.