Sesame Workshop Renews Contract with Oznoz Video

NEW YORK, March 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Oznoz Video, a subscription-based video on-demand platform for bilingual kids, extended its agreement with Sesame Workshop, creator of Sesame Street. Oznoz features all-time favorites like Elmo's Potty Time, The Great Outdoors, Playtime with Ernie, 1,2,3 Count With Me, and many more in languages such as French, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and Persian.

Aly Jetha, co-founder and CEO of Oznoz said, "Sesame Street has been an anchor product for Oznoz and embodies what we stand for: quality children's programming that is fun, entertaining and educational."

Customers can access the SVOD platform via mobile devices, browsers and more recently through OTT favorites such as Roku, Amazon FireTV, and Fire TV stick. The subscription service costs just $9.99 per month and has hundreds of titles in over 10 languages including English and Spanish.

Shabnam Rezaei, co-founder and President of Oznoz said, "Given Sesame's recent move to HBO, some of these classic titles are harder to find and we are pleased to feature them on Oznoz, where customers can watch them in a second language and learn from them."

The Oznoz Video service is currently available in the U.S. and Canada, two countries which have experienced a surge in bilingualism over the last decade with new Chinese, French and Spanish immersion schools opening up every day. The platform encourages bilingual education and development and features unlimited access to titles such as Super Why!, Franklin, Professor Balthazar, Babar, Mixed Nutz, and more.

About Oznoz

Oznoz.com provides "stuff for bilingual kids," including cartoons and books in eleven languages. Current offerings are in Arabic, English, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, French, German, Korean, Spanish and Hindi. Popular titles include Elmo's World, Babar, Super Why, 1001 Nights and Pororo the Little Penguin. Oznoz features a multitude of bilingual books with famous titles like "Dear Zoo", "Wheels on the Bus" and "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" The channel covers ages 0-14 and includes animation, live-action, stop motion and much more. The Oznoz iPad app and the Oznoz Android app allow kids to watch videos on the go. For a full list of devices supporting Oznoz Video click here.

Oznoz was founded by Aly Jetha and Shabnam Rezaei, a husband and wife team who also started Big Bad Boo, an animation studio that produces culturally rich, educational TV series like Mixed Nutz and 1001 Nights. https://oznoz.com/index.php

About Sesame Workshop

Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, the landmark television program that reaches millions of children every day in more than 150 countries. The Workshop's mission is to use the educational power of media to help children everywhere reach their highest potential. Delivered through a variety of platforms, Sesame Workshop develops research-based content – including television programs, books, games, mobile apps and community engagement initiatives – that supports early childhood learning, helps prepare children for school, and addresses developmental needs. The Workshop's programs are tailored to the needs of specific regions and focus on topics that help young children and families develop critical skills for lifelong learning. For more information, visit us at www.sesameworkshop.org.

Media Contact: Mona Vafa, Oznoz Entertainment, +1 212-960-8980, mona@bigbadboo.ca

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