There is no doubt that the future of children’s television quotas for commercial television is an emotive issue. But rather than hanging on to the current quota arrangements like an old and well-loved security blanket, it’s well past time to really look at whether they are delivering their intended purpose.
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.
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?
Children’s animated comedy series Dukes of Bröxstônia has been sold by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) to German home entertainment company Nipponart GmbH.
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific has acquired the ultimate children’s wildlife series World Animal Championships (WAC) from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF).
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.