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sesame street >> reporter: "sesame street" is taking a detour from its pbs home of 4 1/2 decades to the ritzier neighborhood of bo. >> from what we know, the show is not going to be markedly different. we understand there is going to be increased budgets, so they may be able to do certain things, but the essence of what makes "sesame street" "sesame street" is going to stay the same. >> reporter: this is what "sesame street" looked like when it made its debut in november of 1969. in terms of production value, it's a far cry from this new bigger version on hbo, which is even a step up from recent years on pbs. >> some of the effects of puppetry might be a little more sophisticated. you can make the argument that "sesame street" has worked for as long as it's been on the air, why tinker with it?
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more sophisticated, they're used to seeing things a little more real on camera. >> did somebody say i needed help to save the day? >> hbo's brand right now is adult dramas and comedies and the kind of premium cable off-color stuff that you can get away with. but all of those viewers have children. >> reporter: and more and more of those children want to watch those shows on tablets, not tv. >> this is saying to parent it is you subscribe to hbo, you can have your kids watch "sesame street" on the ipad. that's a very appealing proposition. >> reporter: as part of hbo's five-year deal, there will be twice as many shows per season. new episodes will air exclusively on hbo. then after a nine-month window, available on pbs. >> but certainly there was value in that for hbo and they believe families will want to watch that programming when
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>> the only grouchy thing on "sesame street" is my trash can. >> reporter: just how lucrative this is for hbo remains to be seen. having "sesame street" puts it in a more competitive position against streaming services like netflix and amazon prime. the question is, will children suffer if their parents can't afford hbo? >> like everything in america, we're getting into a chasm between the wealthy and nonwealthy. this is the equivalent of some kids getting to go to a private school whereas other kids not getting it. >> reporter: still, families will be able to get to "sesame
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>> reporter: the academy has long been criticized for its predominantly white membership. it's vowed to change that image, but thursday's oscar nominations, along with what critics call the snubbing of these stars and others, put that dl cus. 12 oscar nominations pushed the lm "venato thespott thur itics the nt s tho di't ke the cut for hollywood's highnorsong thggess fo picturraig of compaileet a degrosore 200 lln woide. >> i've got something to say. >> reporter: ice cube is one of the producers. >> it's all we dmakemovi osca mador the le.
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for ortil fo "beasts oftion" 't he cher. and neither did "concus" will. creed's michael b. jordan. >> the lack of non-white people among the nominees is never really the academy's fault, right? it's more the industry's fault. >> reporter: wesley morris is "the new york times" critic at large. >> we're talking about people who have been members of this group of 6,000 people for 50 years. so we're talking like entrenched generations of membership. predominantly old and white. >> reporter: a 2012 los angeles times study revealed of the nearly 6,000 voting members, 94% were white and 77% male. the academy president has been vocal on the issue. in june, she inducted a record 322 new members to promote inclusion. she called the lack of diversity in thursday's nominations disappointing. >> i hope this isn't
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filmmakers in particular. >> reporter: will this whole issue of diversity follow us through now that the nominations are out? >> chris rock is your host. this was a merry christmas, chris rock. love, the academy. >> reporter: that is right, chris rock is hosting the 88th academy awards next month. the last time chris rock hosted the oscar telecast was back in 2005. that year, jamie foxx won for best lead actor and morgan
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