CMF News (Page 2)
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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March 30, 2026
BBC CHARTER REVIEW 2028 Key Recommendations from the Children’s Media Foundation Submitted in response to the Government Green Paper | March 2025 This briefing summarises the Children’s Media Foundation’s submission to the BBC Charter Review Green Paper. The CMF argues that the current Public Purposes are directionally sound but structurally incomplete – and that the […]
March 2, 2026
If the UK is to continue to create high-value media content for our children and young people then producers and content creators have to be able to carve out viable careers from their work. One of the consistent ‘asks’ in submissions to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Inquiry on children’s media has been […]
Events
Policy
March 2, 2026
Children’s linear broadcasters are investing under 30% on original commissions, streamer appetite for kids’ content has reduced and YouTube advertising revenue is not making up the deficit. The third session of the Children’s Media Summit discussed who will actually fund the next generation of children’s media and how the UK might build a sustainable commercial […]
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Policy
March 2, 2026
As delivery of tailored content on platforms like YouTube and Roblox is set to extend the BBC’s reach amongst the young, what are the implications for the future of the children’s media industry and the Corporation’s public service responsibilities? CMF Board Member Jayne Kirkham listened in to Patricia Hidalgo, Director of BBC Children’s and Education […]
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Policy
March 2, 2026
The second session at the CMF Summit ’26 was all about identifying high-value media content for children and young people and then ‘surfacing’ that on the platforms where they watch. CMF Deputy Director Colin Ward and Executive Group member Michael Rose OBE listened as the panel discussed what is a ‘high value’ media experience? Moderater: […]
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Policy
March 2, 2026
What will the proposed ban on social media for under 16s mean in practice? Is there a way of building a better, safer, and more nourishing media world for children without limiting their rights? CMF Executive Committee Chair and Board member Alison Stewart reports on the opening session of the Children’s Media Summit 2026. Discussion […]
Events
Policy
February 24, 2026
Baroness Beeban Kidron opened the second Children’s Media Summit with a speech which addressed some of the key issues facing the children’s audience, the creators of content that serves them, and the platforms that now control how they see that content. I want to start with making two observations. First is that the media of […]
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Policy
February 4, 2026
It’s easy to talk about what’s best for children and their media but all the while, children are growing up and missing out. But while many talk, others get on with doing. On last November’s World Children’s Day, something very special, but very quietly happened. Nicky Cox MBE tells the story. Children’s media is at […]
Industry
January 5, 2026
Over the festive season and around the world, a few new laws came into force that one way or another affect children and their media providers. CMF executive committee member Jackie Edwards takes a look at them and offers a timely reminder. On the 5th January 2026 new legislation came into force in the UK […]
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