The Sesame Street and Netflix They reached an agreement to promote the popular children’s series on the platform after US President Donald Trump cut funding on PBS public television.

Netflix said the flagship program is “a favorite cornerstone of children’s series, captivating small minds and cultivating love for learning”.

By the end of the year, Netflix will offer its 300 million subscribers a new season of the broadcast and 90 hours of previous episodes, and will still be available on PBS.

The Sesame Street was facing another problem, as Warner Bros Discovery, which holds the HBO platform, did not renew its deal with the children’s program, which came out for the first time in 1969.

A few days ago, Trump issued an executive decree to block federal funding on PBS and the NPR radio network, accusing the public media of participating in “biased and party news coverage”.

Government body Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supported the two broadcasting agencies, has since announced the end of the federal broadcasting for children, including Sesame Street.

PBS will access the episodes of the Sesame Street series on the same day they will be released on Netflix.

From the first screening of the series on November 10, 1969, millions of children have grown up with the musical theme of the series “Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?”

Over the decades, its series and characters have gained a lifetime beyond the small screen.

The popular character Elmo He came to the forefront of public policy in 2002, when he was invited to Congress to discuss music education.

As part of the battle against childhood obesity in the US in 2006, Sesame Street broadcast Health Habits, which taught children proper nutrition and exercise.

The former first lady Michelle Obama He also visited Sesame studios to turn an episode for healthy eating.

Netflix focuses more on children’s content, which represents 15% of television viewing.