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New spin on ‘Reading Rainbow’ features interactive format, young crew of diverse hosts
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“Reading Rainbow Live” premieres this month after a long hiatus of new “Rainbow” shows and legal disputes over a reboot.
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“Reading Rainbow Live” premieres this month after a long hiatus of new “Rainbow” shows and legal disputes over a reboot.
“WNED is currently working on the next chapter of ‘Reading Rainbow,'” a station executive said.
WNED accuses LeVar Burton of hijacking an online library and transferring show distribution rights to a friend.
WNED claims that RRKidz is “illicitly and methodically” attempting to take over ownership of the Reading Rainbow brand.
Plus: Paula Kerger takes her interns to breakfast, and Planet Money hops on Reddit.
Plus: an interview with the creator of Vicious, and a boost for Reading Rainbow from Seth MacFarlane.
LeVar Burton’s Kickstarter campaign to fund a digital rebirth of Reading Rainbow promises to reconnect classrooms with the pubTV brand and may inspire a new version of the series from partner WNED-TV.
Plus: radio from a tugboat, and a Reading Rainbow parody.
Plus: Reading Rainbow hits its fundraising goal, and a call to boycott NPR.