It's Official: Sesame Channel to arrive fall 2005

[Phillip Chapman]

We've been talking about the rumors for months, but it is now official that there will be a new channel owned by Sesame Workshop, Comcast, HIT and PBS. They will have access to Sesame's entire library. We will have to wait and see what classic episodes actually get aired on the channel though.

They will also be initially offering around 50 hours of video-on-demand programming in early 2005 with the channel launch expected to happen in fall 2005. No cable or satellite providers have been announced. So if you are not on Comcast, we will have to wait and see what other providers will officially carry the channel.

http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2004/102004.shtml

[Dantecat]

(1)Why Are They Going To Have In The Fall 2005 Instead Of Early 2005?

(2)What Month During The Fall Will Have It?

Because I'm Still Very Excited About It!!!

[The Count]

Great news Phil! If you can give us any more info, we'd gladly pass it along. Which reminds me... is there any news about what specific number or name the channel will have? If we had that info, then maybe we could campaign other providers like Adelphia to carry the channel. I know this much, I certainly don't want to miss out in all the Hensonian glory this channel will bring about.

[ssetta]

WOW! This is the MOST EXCITING news I've heard since Unpaved!! I hope it's WAY better!! ANd I hope I end up getting this channel!!!

[Erine81981]

Originally Posted by ssetta

WOW! This is the MOST EXCITING news I've heard since Unpaved!! I hope it's WAY better!! ANd I hope I end up getting this channel!!!

SAME HERE SSETTA!! WOOOOOOOO!!!! This is the most ever best thing to come along since meatballs.

[MuppetDude]

HALLELUJAH!!!!

THREE CHEERS FOR CAPTAIN VEG--uh...SESAME WORKSHOP!!!!

[JaniceFerSure]

Wow! Great news to wake up to. Ahh.. to see the classic SS clips once more,time can only tell what will come of it.

[GeeBee]

Originally Posted by MuppetDude

HALLELUJAH!!!!

THREE CHEERS FOR CAPTAIN VEG--uh...SESAME WORKSHOP!!!!

I'll say three cheers for the Children's Television Workshop since that's the era most of in this thread are probably hoping to see.

[Whatever]

Neat!

[MuppetDude]

Originally Posted by GeeBee

I'll say three cheers for the Children's Television Workshop since that's the era most of in this thread are probably hoping to see.

Oops.

Well, the last two seasons were pretty good.

[Phillip Chapman]

There is no name yet for the channel that I have heard. It will be interesting to see how this plays out with the Sesame programming on Noggin.

I have heard a launch date as soon as September 2005. I'm sure we will be hearing more as time goes on.

[mikebennidict]

you know i don't see the point in starting up these new channels. unless they air older stuff or air new series witch i'm sure they'll to that as well. why start a network that airs shows that already air on another outlet.

[Drtooth]

I wonder... say they do have classic episodes.... if they do better in ratings than current ones, would they reconsider the format? I mean, I like Global Grover, Trash Gordon and the Letter/Number of the day skits.... but what if they were inserted differently.... and since they have another channel, would they consider dropping Elmo's World's 15 minutes per episode on SS, and just putting 2 eps together for an Elmo's world show..... just considering the possibilities.

[mikebennidict]

Originally Posted by Phillip Chapman

We've been talking about the rumors for months, but it is now official that there will be a new channel owned by Sesame Workshop, Comcast, HIT and PBS. They will have access to Sesame's entire library. We will have to wait and see what classic episodes actually get aired on the channel though.

They will also be initially offering around 50 hours of video-on-demand programming in early 2005 with the channel launch expected to happen in fall 2005. No cable or satellite providers have been announced. So if you are not on Comcast, we will have to wait and see what other providers will officially carry the channel.

http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2004/102004.shtml

i know it took DTV a year to get Noogin though i'm glad they got it when they did. though it will be a whole year, i wonder how long it will take them to get it if at all? i know i'm slightly going off topic here but there's this channel called Good Life TV witch i mentioned in the general discussions forum. it' a channel aimed at baby boomers and whilw has current infirmational shows, it also has old network show. couple examples I Spy, Bill Cosby's 1st TV series and The Man From Uncle 2 popular James Bond inspired TV shows from the 60. DTV doesn't yet have it and o asked them why and they never said nor did they say if they ever will. and who knows with in a short period of time GLTV mind become a Noggin casualty by losing the older programming. don't mean to sound un-optamistic but you see how other channel have changed for the worst. The Diseny Channel no longer has thir classic shows and another thing to think about GLTV probably isn't seen as in many markets and other channels and as i mentioned in the post about Noggin axing SSU, i had heard it wasn't seen on as many markets witch sounded like it along with the other CTW shows weren't given the chance. but who knows maybe things will be different for this upcomming one.

[nickcoffee12]

hi every one i hope you like my sehedule

AM

6:00-7:00 sesame street unpaved

7:00-7:30 the polka dot door

7:30-8:00- blue clues

8:00-8:30 size small

9:00-10:00 seseme street with out elmo world

10:00- 10:30 readalong

10:30-11:00 katie&orbie

11:00-11:30 mr dressup

1130:12:00 sesame park

PM

12:00-12:30 arthur

12:30-1:30 sesame street with elmno world

1:30- 2:00 muppet babies

2:00:2:30 franklin

2:30-3:00 clifford the big red dog

3:00-4:00 sesame street unpaved

4:00-4:30 the ozlets

4:30- 5:00 little bear

5:00-5:30 sesame park

5:30-6:00 barney and friends

6:00-6:30 caillou

6:30-7:00 bear in the big blue houes

7:00-8:00 sesame street unpaved

8:00 - 8:30 the hobbs

8:30-9:00 babar

9:00-9:30 mr rogers

10:00-10:30 dr sunggles

10:30-11:00 fables of the green forest

11:00-11:30-camp cariboo

11:30-12:00 math patrol

12:00-1:00 sesame street with out elmo world

1:00-2:00 sesame street with elmo world

2:00-2:30 cucumber

2:30-3:00 the polka dot door

3:00-3:30 calling all safty scouts

3:30-4:30 sesame street unpaved

4:30-5:00 magic school bus

5:00-5:30 the ozlets

5:30-6:00 mr dressup