Sesame Workshop Closes Inflight Deal with Skeye

MONTREAL, May 21: Skeye
Inflight Entertainment has been named the exclusive airline distributor of
Sesame Workshop’s children’s programs and will offer them as part of its
catalogue in multiple languages.

Aside from its various
local versions of Sesame Street,
Sesame Workshop also produces programs such as Dragon Tales, Elmo’s World and Pinky Dinky Doo, and Skeye will offer these programs to global
airlines.

“We are thrilled to
explore this new market,” said Celia Schneiderman, Sesame Workshop’s manager of
international distribution. “With almost 40 years experience in the business
and presence in more than 120 countries, we’re proud to have earned the trust
of millions of children and their families from around the world. We know young
passengers and their parents will be happy to see some of their favorite
friends on their traveling adventure.”

“We are extremely happy to
offer Sesame Workshop’s catalogue to airlines,” commented Isabelle Bégin, the
president and founder of Skeye. “The programs are available in many languages
and they are beloved by children, trusted by parents and honored with more Emmy
awards than any single show in television history. Skeye is honored to add Elmo’s
World, Pinky Dinky Doo, Play with Me Sesame and a variety of Sesame specials to its catalogue.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski