The Sesame Workshop will be “slightly reduced” due to ongoing layoffs, said President and CEO Shelley Rollins Westin on Wednesday.
The Westin announced the layoffs in a shared letter to staff on Wednesday, expressing his gratitude for all his past contributions.
“Unfortunately, the Sesame Workshop is unsuppressed by the current economic challenges that are inherent in the dramatically changing media situation,” she said. “Combined with the end of the current distribution agreement and policy changes affecting federal funds, we are facing a complete storm. These factors, among other things, have left an important budget gap that we have to resolve as we head into the next fiscal year.”
“We have to make a massive reduction in what we hope will be a temporary change in benefits and bonus programs, given that our biggest single expense is people and benefits,” she added. “These changes are necessary to ensure that the workshop is ready to continue to provide its mission for years to come, but that doesn't make the human impact of these declines much painful.”
She concluded with her promise to ensure that the Sesame Workshop will be “for children and families for decades to come.”
In a statement Hollywood Reporter A spokesperson for the (THR)SESAME workshop said the program's 56th season will go on as planned. This is the first post HBO with an entirely new format.
“In a changing environment of media and fundraising, we have made the difficult decision to scale our organization down,” the spokesman said. “These changes are necessary to ensure that the workshop is ready to continue to provide its mission for years to come, but that doesn't make the human impact of these declines so painful. As production begins next month's 56th season, we are still as committed as ever to bringing Sesame Street to children and families over the next decades.”
“Last December, Warner Bros Discovery, which owns Max; announcement It hadn't updated the deal to fund a new episode of the iconic children's series 10 years later. At the time, companies changed their priorities, and Sesame Street “It wasn't at the heart of our strategy,” he said. NPR.
“Max is currently airing its 55th season. Sesame Street. The Sesame Workshop has not announced any new distributors.”
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