CMF Blog
February 28, 2019
What do Children and Young People Think? A Children’s Media Foundation Report on Children’s Perceptions of their Screen Habits Produced in collaboration with DUBIT LIMITED Report Author: Lily Law Research Manager, Dubit Ltd Contributors: Jackie Marsh Professor of Education, University of Sheffield Colin Ward Deputy Director, the Children’s Media Foundation Dr Becky Parry University of Sheffield Dr […]
Industry
Research
February 27, 2019
The London Book Fair is a global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of print content. It’s taking place this year from 12-14th March at Olympia London, with “Children’ Day” on Thursday 14th. CMC Exchange @LBF is happening at the Fair on Thursday 14th March. It’s a must-attend event for anyone looking to buy and […]
Events
Industry
February 27, 2019
Anne Brogan, Joint MD of Kindle Entertainment and CMF Board Member is a keen supporter of our work at CMF. Her passion for Children’s content has taken her from Granada Kids, BBC Schools and ITV Kids to setting up Kindle Entertainment with Melanie Stokes. They have won multiple awards for innovative drama and comedy series and are […]
CMF Updates
Industry
February 27, 2019
The draft guidelines have been made public for the BFI Young Audiences Content Fund (previously known as the Contestable Fund) which will “support the creation of exciting and engaging content, with public service broadcast values, for children and young audiences” . Industry professionals are encouraged to comment on the newly published draft criteria. This is the main chance […]
Industry
Policy
January 29, 2019
Cecilia Weiss is a digital producer who spent several years at CBeebies Interactive, where she was privileged to be part of the team who created the games for children with visual impairments and motor disabilities. She worked for Inclusive Technology, a leading supplier of software and hardware for people with special needs, and is […]
Industry
January 28, 2019
James Hill is the Co-Founder and Director of Fudge Animation, which was a new start-up in 2014. Here, he explains how support for the Children’s Media Foundation has helped Fudge Animation grow the company and develop their portfolio. Fudge is a boutique, full-service animation studio and a producer of animated Children’s content. Our latest property, a […]
CMF Updates
Industry
January 24, 2019
By Martin Franks, Children’s Media Producer and Director, Adastra Creative. There have been high-octane discussions about children and media since the advent of the printing press. Mass literacy, the cinema and then the TV all contributed to the debate (and what about the fuss over comics?). And now we are looking at the advent of personal screen […]
Industry
Research
January 24, 2019
By Professor Sonia Livingstone, OBE, Department of Media and Communications, LSE New research has shown that length of screen time for children is not as harmful as first thought Oft-repeated advice to parents to limit their children’s screen time changed in recent weeks: “We’ve got the screen time debate all wrong. Let’s fix it.” (Wired, […]
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Research
December 21, 2018
Children’s Screen Content in an Era of forced Migration – Creating Arab-European Dialogue. Jeanette Steemers, Professor of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College, London and CMF Board Member has been co-directing a research project into how growing numbers of displaced children create a need for content reflecting their issues. Children from Arab countries constitute a growing media audience in […]
Industry
Research
December 21, 2018
A Review of a new book by Lewis Rudd, Controller of Children’s TV for Central Television in the UK from 1981-1994. By Anna Home OBE, Chair, Children’s Media Foundation Board This is a series of short reminiscent essays about a long career in ITV spent mainly in Children’s Television. Over the years Lewis worked across the spectrum […]
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