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Creativity Is Magic And Magic Is For Everyone

  By Cressida Cowell Children’s Author and Waterstone’s Children’s Laureate   I have spent twenty years writing for children, and over those twenty years I have lost count of the times people have asked me, ‘Have you ever thought of writing for adults?’ as if writing for children was some sort of second best activity, […]

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Remember Remember: The 20th November

  By Jayne Kirkham Writer and CMF Board Member Did you know World Children’s Day is celebrated on 20 November each year? Me neither.  Last year’s World Children’s Day was particularly special because it marked the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). What is the UNCRC?  It’s […]

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Small Screen Big Debate

Small Screen, Big Debate   By Jayne Kirkham, Writer, Clerk to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Children’s Media and the Arts, and CMF Board Member Small Screen: Big Debate 2020, Ofcom’s virtual conference on Public Service Broadcasting, ran across three days of pre-recorded panel discussions and interviews, plus a live debate, during which Ofcom […]

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Gender Stereotypes in Children’s Media: Where Are We Now?

  By Olivia Dickinson Digital Consultant and Diversity and Inclusion Representative – CMF Executive Group Seven years ago, back in November 2013, I produced one of the Children’s Media Foundation’s first live events. Those were the days where you could come along in person to drink some warm white wine, listen to panellists and have […]

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YouTube: A Children’s Public Service Content Platform?

By Colin Ward Deputy Director Children’s Media Foundation   In recent weeks we have seen something of a charm offensive from YouTube. Ben McOwen Wilson, MD of YouTube UK and Ireland, suggested in a recent interview with The Guardian that it is time we reframed the way the platform is perceived, with greater acknowledgement of […]

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Regulating the VSPs – YouTube and TikTok Under Scrutiny?

The Government has proposed that Ofcom take responsibility for the regulation of Video Sharing Platforms (VSPs) based in the UK – such as TikTok.  Ofcom issued a call for evidence – or a public consultation – on the proposal.   This action is to bring the UK into line with a European directive – the AVMSD. The government proposal is […]

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Play And The Art of Playful Communication

Ash Perrin CEO The Flying Seagull Project     Dedicated to Sir Ken Robinson for his shining light of inspiration and willingness to challenge the norm. Let’s start from absolute Square 1.  What is play? Play is the indigenous language of the child, and it is the simplest language there is. It demands total revelation, […]

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Bad News for Newsround

Ofcom announced on Tuesday 28 July that it was permitting the BBC to reduce its commitment to Newsround, allowing them to drop two of the three daily bulletins on the CBBC channel, leaving just one “breakfast time” news which it was relegating to 7.45 am. Basically Ofcom has caved-in to all the BBC’s demands, including […]

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Question Time at CMC 2020

By Nikki Stearman Senior Games Designer, Dubit and CMF Executive Group Member for Events I was honoured to produce the Children’s Media Conference Question Time this year with the support of Executive Producer Anna Home, Chair of the Children’s Media Foundation, ‘Right Now and What’s Next?’ explored the strategic questions around kids and content and […]

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The Bunny From Brooklyn

    Over the past eighty 80 years, Bugs Bunny — known as a “wascally wabbit” by his fellow Looney Tunes character, Elmer Fudd — has entertained audiences of all ages with his zany antics and endearing, timeless appeal. Bugs Bunny’s long ears, knowing eyes, snappy smile and trademark buck teeth are iconic, but it’s […]

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