Sesame Street and Netflix have reached a deal that will see the popular TV series appear on the streaming platform, after US President Donald Trump withdrew funding for the free PBS channel.
The iconic show is "a cornerstone of children's media, captivating young minds and nurturing a love of learning," Netflix said.
About 300 million subscribers will be able to watch the new season of the series and 90 hours of previous episodes, and it will also continue to be available on PBS.
Sesame Street faced an uncertain future because Warner Bros. Discovery, owner of the HBO platform, did not renew the contract with the half-century-old program.
Earlier this month, Tramp issued an executive order blocking funding for PBS and National Public Radio (NPR), claiming they engaged in "biased and partisan reporting."
The government organization, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supported the two broadcasters, announced the termination of a federal initiative that funded children's programming, including Sesame Street.
Under the agreement, PBS will gain access to the episodes Sesame Street the same day they are released on Netflix.
In the late 1960s, Sesame Street co-founders Lloyd Morrisett and Joan Gantz Cooney approached Harvard University's Graduate School of Education with a new way to teach American children.
A team led by a developmental psychologist collaborated with the founders of Sesame Street to analyze childhood psychology and create fun lessons.
They collaborated with the creator Mapeta Jim Henson to create characters like Big Bird, with sets designed to look like a city street.
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From its first broadcast on November 10, 1969, to this day, millions of children have grown up with the lines: "Can you tell me how to get there, how to get to Sesame Street?"
Over the decades, the show and its characters have taken on a life beyond the small screen.
The popular character Elmo found himself in the public spotlight in 2002, when he was invited to speak about music education in Congress.
During the childhood obesity epidemic in America in 2006, Sesame Street aired "Healthy Habits" segments designed to teach children about nutrition and exercise.
Cookie Monster declared cookies a "food for sometimes" and taught children about a balanced diet.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama also visited the Sesame studio to film a segment on healthy eating.
Netflix is increasingly broadcasting children's programming, which accounts for 15 percent of viewership on its service.
It also announced on Tuesday that new episodes of Peppa Pig and a mobile game with puzzles and coloring activities will be coming to the platform.
The animated series follows the adventures of a four-year-old pig named Peppa who lives with her family in a fictional British town.
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