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.
Australian children’s/family documentary adventure series Bushwhacked Series 2 has proven to be a popular choice with audiences around the world with recent nominations in three international awards.
Live-action comedy series Worst Year of My Life Again! has been sold by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) to Disney Channels Latin America.
As little monsters around Australia prepare their films for Trop Jr, it's been announced that the entry deadline has been extended by one week - with the new entry deadline at 6pm on 17 October, 2013.