Programs/Content
WNED and LeVar Burton terminate licensing deal for ‘Reading Rainbow’
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“WNED is currently working on the next chapter of ‘Reading Rainbow,'” a station executive said.
Programs/Content
More dark clouds gather over ‘Reading Rainbow’ legal wrangling
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WNED accuses LeVar Burton of hijacking an online library and transferring show distribution rights to a friend.
Programs/Content
WNED and LeVar Burton’s RRKidz trade lawsuits over ‘Reading Rainbow’ licensing
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WNED claims that RRKidz is “illicitly and methodically” attempting to take over ownership of the Reading Rainbow brand.
Quick Takes
Monday roundup: FCC may require online public files for radio stations; Burton hosts “Tweeting Rainbow”
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Plus: Paula Kerger takes her interns to breakfast, and Planet Money hops on Reddit.
Quick Takes
Friday roundup: PRX enlists Jacapps for station apps; FCC divulges data on interference
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Plus: an interview with the creator of Vicious, and a boost for Reading Rainbow from Seth MacFarlane.
LeVar Burton
Kickstarter propels Reading Rainbow partnership into digital future
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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.
Quick Takes
Thursday roundup: Commercial classical wanes; Jane Seymour to host Detroit PTV show
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Plus: radio from a tugboat, and a Reading Rainbow parody.
Quick Takes
Friday roundup: Diplomatic showcase features PBS docs; WBUR gets $1M donation
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Plus: Reading Rainbow hits its fundraising goal, and a call to boycott NPR.
Programs/Content
‘Reading Rainbow’ fades this month
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PBS comes to the end of the Rainbow Aug. 28 when broadcast rights for one of the system’s longest-running kids’ programs expire and Reading Rainbow leaves the network’s satellite feed. Only Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood have had longer PBS kidvid careers. In 26 years, Reading Rainbow won 24 national Emmys, including 10 for best children’s series. “Its real core support has always been in the education community,” says John Grant, chief content officer of Buffalo’s WNED, co-producing station for the show since its debut in July 1983.