[MarvinStinson]

Big Bird is on HBO.

NOT on PBS.

[humblegunner]

Big Bird is on HBO.

I bow to your superior knowledge of Big Bird's availability.

[R_Kangel]

"Big Bird is on HBO. NOT on PBS."

.... Actually HBO owns Sesame Street and has full exclusive rights to it's first run contents. After a nine-month exclusivity window, The show then airs on PBS member stations with no charge to the stations for airing the content.

[raccoonradio]

The deal is that HBO gets first run episodes. PBS gets them nine months later. But, yes. "It's not TV. It's HBO."

>>For the first time in its nearly 50 years on the air, Sesame Street will air new episodes exclusively on HBO only to air on PBS and its member stations nine months later. Reruns will air on PBS in the interim...The rise of digital streaming has fueled the fall of DVD sales; plenty of Sesame material is readily available at the show’s official YouTube channel and elsewhere. Why buy “Proud to be a Cow” on home video when you can watch the clip online for free? >>With this new partnership, Sesame Street will be fully funded by HBO. --ThinkProgress