The ABC and Netflix have co-ordered children's series 'MaveriX' from Brindle Films, set in the world of junior motocross and due to shoot in Alice Springs in 2021.
Arenamedia and a broad coalition of industry players have called on the Federal Government to create an Innovation Fund to support new and emerging talent and diverse creative voices.
NITV and ABC Children’s have jointly commissioned five-part children's series 'Thalu' from Weerianna Street Media, with production now underway in the Pilbara, WA.
Australian children’s TV is in a policy limbo, writes the University of the Sunshine Coast's Anna Potter.
When Bridget Fair, the CEO of Free TV Australia, appeared before Senators on the Inquiry into Australian Content on Broadcast, Radio and Streaming Services in Sydney last week there was no deviation from the commercial broadcasters’ long held position that children’s television quotas should be scrapped.
This financial year the Australian Children's Television Foundation invested a record $421,745 in script development funding for children’s projects.
Minister for Communications and the Arts Mitch Fifield cannot unilaterally decide to scrap the local content quotas unless the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) first holds a public consultation.
Effective support for local children’s content is more critical than ever, argues ACTF CEO Jenny Buckland.