Photo: Courtesy of HBOHBO Max removed nearly 200Sesame Streetepisodes as the streamer continues to scale back its catalog.As of Friday, HBO Max was still home to 456 episodes of the long-running children’s program. However, the streaming service eliminated episodes from some of the show’s earliest seasons, according toVariety.In addition toSesame Street, HBO Max also pulled 20 original titles and 36 titles overall this week, reportsThe Wrap. The company also announced that it no longer planned to releaseBatgirlor the animated seriesScoob! Holiday Haunt.Warner Bros. Discovery — which is the parent company of HBO Max followingthe mergerof WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc. — previously said the decision to eliminate titles from the service was due to the upcoming merger of HBO Max and Discovery+.“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and Discovery+,” the company said in a statement, perVariety. “That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.“Reps for HBO Max and Sesame Workshop did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Leslie Grace as Batgirl.Warner Bros. Pictures/InstagramThe move comes as Warner Bros. Discovery aims to reduce costs and lessen licensing payments for streaming content, according toVariety.Earlier this month, a spokesperson for HBO Max toldDeadlinethat “live-action kids and family programming will not be part of our programming focus in the immediate future” after news of the cancellation ofGordita Chroniclesbroke.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels echoed that sentiment during an earnings call earlier this month. He noted that kids and animation content would be cut “without an adequate investment case against them,” per Deadline.In 2015, HBO came to an agreement with Sesame Workshop to run new episodes ofSesame Streetwith the shows later airing on its original home network, PBS. The current agreement keeps original episodes airing on HBO Max through 2025, according toVariety.
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HBO Max removed nearly 200Sesame Streetepisodes as the streamer continues to scale back its catalog.As of Friday, HBO Max was still home to 456 episodes of the long-running children’s program. However, the streaming service eliminated episodes from some of the show’s earliest seasons, according toVariety.In addition toSesame Street, HBO Max also pulled 20 original titles and 36 titles overall this week, reportsThe Wrap. The company also announced that it no longer planned to releaseBatgirlor the animated seriesScoob! Holiday Haunt.Warner Bros. Discovery — which is the parent company of HBO Max followingthe mergerof WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc. — previously said the decision to eliminate titles from the service was due to the upcoming merger of HBO Max and Discovery+.“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and Discovery+,” the company said in a statement, perVariety. “That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.“Reps for HBO Max and Sesame Workshop did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Leslie Grace as Batgirl.Warner Bros. Pictures/InstagramThe move comes as Warner Bros. Discovery aims to reduce costs and lessen licensing payments for streaming content, according toVariety.Earlier this month, a spokesperson for HBO Max toldDeadlinethat “live-action kids and family programming will not be part of our programming focus in the immediate future” after news of the cancellation ofGordita Chroniclesbroke.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels echoed that sentiment during an earnings call earlier this month. He noted that kids and animation content would be cut “without an adequate investment case against them,” per Deadline.In 2015, HBO came to an agreement with Sesame Workshop to run new episodes ofSesame Streetwith the shows later airing on its original home network, PBS. The current agreement keeps original episodes airing on HBO Max through 2025, according toVariety.
HBO Max removed nearly 200Sesame Streetepisodes as the streamer continues to scale back its catalog.
As of Friday, HBO Max was still home to 456 episodes of the long-running children’s program. However, the streaming service eliminated episodes from some of the show’s earliest seasons, according toVariety.
In addition toSesame Street, HBO Max also pulled 20 original titles and 36 titles overall this week, reportsThe Wrap. The company also announced that it no longer planned to releaseBatgirlor the animated seriesScoob! Holiday Haunt.
Warner Bros. Discovery — which is the parent company of HBO Max followingthe mergerof WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc. — previously said the decision to eliminate titles from the service was due to the upcoming merger of HBO Max and Discovery+.
“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and Discovery+,” the company said in a statement, perVariety. “That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.”
Reps for HBO Max and Sesame Workshop did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Leslie Grace as Batgirl.Warner Bros. Pictures/Instagram
The move comes as Warner Bros. Discovery aims to reduce costs and lessen licensing payments for streaming content, according toVariety.
Earlier this month, a spokesperson for HBO Max toldDeadlinethat “live-action kids and family programming will not be part of our programming focus in the immediate future” after news of the cancellation ofGordita Chroniclesbroke.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels echoed that sentiment during an earnings call earlier this month. He noted that kids and animation content would be cut “without an adequate investment case against them,” per Deadline.
In 2015, HBO came to an agreement with Sesame Workshop to run new episodes ofSesame Streetwith the shows later airing on its original home network, PBS. The current agreement keeps original episodes airing on HBO Max through 2025, according toVariety.
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