{"id":14745,"date":"2018-08-02T10:57:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T14:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sesame-shout-factory-ink-home-entertainment-deal\/"},"modified":"2018-08-02T10:59:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T14:59:13","slug":"sesame-shout-factory-ink-home-entertainment-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sesame-shout-factory-ink-home-entertainment-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sesame Ties Up with Shout! Factory for Home Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sesame Workshop has signed a new multiyear distribution agreement with Shout! Factory for the <em>Sesame Street<\/em> home entertainment library.<\/p>\n<p>The pact sees Shout! Factory become the official distributor of <em>Sesame Street<\/em> in North America, including DVD and Blu-ray, VOD and select digital rights for more than 150 active titles and programs based on the TV series. The deal also includes a minimum of four new <em>Sesame Street<\/em>-themed titles per year for cross-platform release in the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Shout! Factory CEOs Garson Foos and Bob Emmer remarked: \u201cWe\u2019re incredibly excited to collaborate with Sesame Workshop on this fantastic opportunity. <em>Sesame Street<\/em> is an extraordinary children\u2019s program and a cultural touchstone. This long-running series and its colorful characters continue to engage, inspire and educate young viewers and families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor almost 50 years, the underlying goal behind every piece of <em>Sesame Street<\/em> content has been to help kids grow smarter, stronger and kinder,\u201d noted Scott Chambers, Sesame Workshop\u2019s senior VP for North America media and licensing. \u201cShout! Factory\u2019s focus on family content makes them a perfect partner to help Elmo, Big Bird, Abby Cadabby and all their <em>Sesame Street<\/em> friends reach young children with positive, fun and educational messages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Boag, the senior VP of family entertainment at Shout! Factory, stated: \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of opportunity to distribute <em>Sesame Street<\/em> content through digital and on-demand; transactional outlets and on disc. We look forward to presenting these immersive entertainment offerings to families and lifelong fans through Shout\u2019s distribution channels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShout! Factory is perfectly poised to extend <em>Sesame Street<\/em> content to the growing number of home entertainment distribution platforms,\u201d added Jennifer A. Perry, the VP for North America media products at Sesame Workshop. \u201cWe look forward to developing brand-new titles with Shout! 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