Reacting to HBO's announcement that the beloved children's program will now be on HBO Max, Parents Television Council president Tim Winter says it’s sad that timely first-run episodes of Sesame Street will be moved to a service that requires subscription fees.
"We think it's very unfortunate,” he says of PTC. “We understand that Sesame Street wants to make more money so they can produce more content -- we get that -- but what they're doing basically is taking away the single-most important educational entertainment franchise in the history of television and making it less available for children."
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Winter suspects HBO is using Sesame Street as a hook for parents to subscribe to what he calls a “raunchy” cable network that is known for its sexually explicit content.
“You're basically putting a playground next to a peep show,” he tells OneNewsNow.
Winter suggests HBO and HBO Max should offer content like Sesame Street at a reduced rate or maybe even for free.
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The leader of the Parents Television Council says HBO is holding underprivileged families hostage by moving “Sesame Street” to its streaming platform. 
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