PBS Kids News Barney & Friends Rights End It’s the end of an era for the purple dinosaur who first appeared on PBS Kids in April 1992. The series has been out of production since 2010. When the Barney & Friends broadcast rights window ended on August 31, the series rights were not extended and the Nine Network and all other stations will no longer be able to air the series. App Builds Math Skills, Empowers Parents A new, free app designed to help kids build math skills and empower parents to support their learning is available from PBS Kids. Designed for 3- to 5-year-olds, PBS Kids Measure Up! focuses on building kids’ measurement skills through a combination of games, videos and activities from popular PBS Kids’ series. The app also connects to a companion app, PBS Kids Super Vision, with tools for parents and caregivers to track progress and find ideas for activities away from the screen. PBS Kids Measure Up! is available for free on iPad, as well as Android tablets in the Amazon App Store, and will be on Google Play. PBS Kids Super Vision is available for free on iPhone, iPod touch, and Android mobile devices on Google Play. Your Favorites Now Available on Amazon Video Amazon Prime members can now explore a variety of PBS Kids content via the Amazon Video app on TVs, mobile devices or online. In addition to streaming, Prime members can also download PBS Kids series on iPads, iPhones, Android phones and tablets and Fire tablets for offline viewing. Programs will premiere on PBS stations and then will be made available in Amazon Prime Video after a period of time. nineNet.org
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