Elmo's World News

Elmo's World News is an international Sesame Street special that premiered in summer 2020 across multiple platforms and broadcasters in over 15 countries. It is a co-production between Sesame Workshop and the Lego Foundation. Each version of the special contains different correspondents depending on the region it airs in.
The special was spun-off into a series of web videos in 2022.
==Press description==
==Releases==
* Bangladesh (all June 27): Deepto TV at 7:45 am, Duronto TV at 1 pm, RTV at 5:30 pm, Bangla TV at 5:30 pm, Maasranga TV at 6:30 pm, Bijoy TV at 9 pm and BTV at 09:30 pm"Sisimpur to premiere ‘Elmo’s World News’ special for families amid coronavirus pandemic", The Daily Star, June 25, 2020. It was also broadcast by the YouTube channel of The Daily Prothom Alo, a newspaper based in Dhaka. This version features correspondents Tuktuki and Halum.
* In the United States, the special debuted on YouTube on July 10, 2020. This version features correspondent Abby Cadabby. The special's only American television broadcast was on American Forces Network, a TV channel meant for military families.
* An Arabic dub, featuring Basma and Jad, was published on the Ahlan Simsim YouTube channel on July 10, 2020. 
* South Africa's SABC 2 aired the special in English (July 27), isiZulu (July 28), Sesotho (July 29), isiNdebele (July 30), and Afrikaans (July 31).Facebook post by Takalani Sesame, July 27, 2020. The English version is also a dub, with Elmo speaking in his local accent. 
* Mexico's Azteca 7 aired the program on August 2 at 11:30 am, as Las Noticias del Mundo con Elmo.Facebook post by Sésamo, August 2, 2020.
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Scott Cameron
*Supervising Producer: Melissa Dino
*Senior Director of Media Operations: Veronica Wulff
*Senior Producer: Karyn Leibovich
*Producers: Kara Koch, Ashmou Younge
*Directed by: Matt Vogel
*Assistant Director: Ashmou Younge
*Writters: Scott Cameron, Veronica Wulff, Kara Koch
*Curriculum and Content Team: Fatima Abdelwahab, Abigail Bucuvalas, Ph.D., Deborah Rodriguez Garcia, Shanna Kohn
*Sesame Street Muppet Performers: Jen Barnhart, Tyler Bunch, Ryan Dillon, Hind Jaal, Eric Jacobson, Haley Jenkins, Sayma Karim, Rocío Lara, Nowar Mahayri, Boitumelo "Betty" Maretele, David Rudman, Khalid Hassan Rumee, Nyanga Tshabalala, Nozizwe Zulu, Leslie Carrara, Kevin Clash
*Vice President Special Project Production: Jodi Nussbaum
*Music Director: Bill Sherman
*Music Director (Vocals): Paul Rudolph
*Music Coordinator: Tyler Hartman
*Music Editor: Tyler Hartman
*Composers: JP Rende, Kathryn Raio, Bill Sherman
*Lyricist: Christine Ferraro
*Insert Lyricist: Mark Radice
*Special Thanks to: The Jim Henson Company NY Creature Shop, Nasrin Akter, Shah Alam, Mary An, Estee Bardanashvili, Taska Carrigan, Erica Carter, Carolina Casas, Sarah Chasin, Flor Colato, Cailey Cron, Ghada Dahabreh, Jessica Disalvo, April Drummond, Terri-Sue Fraser, Khaled Haddad, Whit Higgins, Nayda Hossain, Laila Hussein, John Jepsen, Erika Jooste, Mostafa Kamal, Lewis Kofsky, Danny Labin, Lara MacLean, Chloe Mead, Nick Motwani, Innocent Nkata, Ayobisi Osuntusa, Andrea Palumbos, Sal Perez, Dennise Planas, Shari Rosenfeld, Noah Rudman, Phoebe Rudman, Hallie Ruvin, Sukhna Sawhney, Mathu Subramanian, Sherrie Westin, Sazia Zaman, Hero4Hire
==Videos==
In 2022, Sesame Street in Communities began publishing shorter installments of Elmo's World News, again with Grover, Basma, and Jad as reporters, and Elmo's mommy Mae as featured "grown-up" reporter. Additional performers for the videos include Martin P. Robinson as Mr. Mooray and Ripley. 
File:Elmo's World News- Goodbyes|
File:Elmo's World News- Big Changes|
File:Elmo's World News- Screen Time Play, Real Time Play‎‎|
File:Elmo's World News- The Feelgood All Stars|
File:Elmo's World News- Monster Meditation|
==See also==
*Elmo's Playdate
*International Sesame Street crossovers
*COVID-19 pandemic
==Sources==
==External links==
*Sesame Workshop press release
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Category:Sesame Street Specials