Lea Salonga with the Sesame Street cast on the 1-2-3 Sesame Street Float at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Peter Kramer for NBC Universal)

Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) has opted not to renew its distribution agreement with the Sesame Workshop for new episodes of “Sesame Street,” which have been offered through its HBO multiplex network and streaming service Max for a few years.

The original deal dates back to 2016, when then-hbo Max became the exclusive home of new episodes of Sesame Street. The deal allowed long-time Sesame Street home PBS to air those episodes on its member stations a few months later, and allowed Wbd and Sesame Workshop to work together on other projects, including a kid-friendly talk show hosted by the muppet Elmo.

While Wbd is opting to not renew the output deal, it will continue to license episodes of Sesame Street...