CMF News
August 12, 2026
Mikael Shields is the producer, team writer and series voice director for Bing, at Acamar Films and leads on Acamar’s Again! Again! channel. He has worked on film and television projects including: Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit, Pingu, Bafta-winning Hilltop Hospital, the multi-award winning Flatworld, and Rex The Runt, Noddy, Funny Bones, Operavox, The Animals of […]
July 1, 2026
CMF Deputy Director Colin Ward outlines the latest progress on CMF’s innovative Value Framework concept… In February, the CMF announced it was developing a Value Framework to encourage government, regulators and video streaming services to focus their efforts on one of the key challenges we need to address; how do we ensure UK children access a […]
June 19, 2026
Dr Ashley Woodfall is Associate Professor in Children’s Media at Bournemouth University, where he is Deputy Head of the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice (CEMP). With a PhD in children’s media industries and audiences, his research interests span children’s media experiences and culture, and the children’s media production landscape. Current research projects include a […]
May 29, 2026
On 14th May, CMF Executive Group members Sally Latham and Olivia Dickinson attended the Digital Futures for Children’s (DFC – the joint research centre between LSE and the 5Rights Foundation) public lecture examining how the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) and the EU’s Digital Services Act are reshaping platform design, […]
May 26, 2026
CMF Submission to the DSIT Consultation: Growing up in the Online World. Holding Big Tech to Its Own Promises: The Case for Mandatory Audits Over a Social Media Ban Our Position The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) supports the Children’s Coalition for Online Safety’s call for meaningful, evidence-led reform of the online environment for children. […]
May 5, 2026
CMF Deputy Director, Colin Ward, offers a thoughtful take on a children’s media landscape in constant motion, and the forces reshaping it. It’s the perfect invitation into this year’s theme, Finding the way: creativity, connection and reinvention in children’s media, and a compelling reason to read this year’s Yearbook. Describing the children’s media landscape as ‘shifting’ […]
May 5, 2026
On May 1st, Internet Matters published a new report that examines whether the UK’s Online Safety Act is delivering meaningful improvements for children and parents. Key findings: Safety features are increasingly visible: Seven in ten children (68%) and parents (67%) report seeing more safety features including limits on risky functions like chat and greater control […]
April 14, 2026
The impact of the digital world on children’s well-being is high up the political agenda. CMF, our allies and aligned organisations are keeping the momentum moving and growing. CMF Executive Group member Jackie Edwards highlights some key reports. 5 Rights have marked the 5th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child […]
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April 14, 2026
To assess how Big Tech is measuring up on its commitments to the safety and wellbeing of under-16s in our increasingly digital world, CMF Executive Group member Marc Goodchild provides an overview and analysis of recent events. The spring term opened with a significant salvo from the Australian government, which famously moved to restrict access […]
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April 10, 2026
We were thrilled to announce in February that Helen Freeman FRSA would be joining the Foundation as Editor of the Children’s Media Yearbook, working alongside Hannie Kirkham in the challenge to make the “book of record” for another year. Helen is a publisher and children’s literacy campaigner. Here she gives us a taster of the […]
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