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.
The Australian Children’s Television Foundation has proposed a radical shake-up of the TV quotas and funding for children’s content to correct what it terms is a high level of market failure.
The ABC should be mandated to commission minimum levels of new Australian children’s content each year, according to Australian Children’s Television Foundation CEO Jenny Buckland.
Calls by the Seven, Nine and Ten networks to scrap the quotas for children’s and pre-school programming have been roundly condemned by key screen industry groups and guilds.
With two parallel yet overlapping inquiries under way into the Australian screen sector, what can the industry realistically hope will be the outcome?
The production of children's TV in Australia has a more sustainable future than ever despite audience fragmentation and the squeeze on licence fees, according to a new book.