Tag: Events
March 2, 2026 The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) CMF Blog,
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 […]
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March 2, 2026 The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) CMF Blog,
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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March 2, 2026 The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) CMF Blog,
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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March 2, 2026 The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) CMF Blog,
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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March 2, 2026 The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports,
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 […]
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February 24, 2026 The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports,
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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December 1, 2025 The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports,
On 19th November, the British Screen Forum held its annual conference. Media consultant and CMF Board member, Helen McAleer went along to listen and report back. It was a day packed full of panels and keynote speeches and debate from some of the highest calibre professionals in the screen industry. The keynote was presented by […]
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May 7, 2025 The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports,
At its Media Literacy Research Event on 7th May, Ofcom publicised findings from their Adults’ and Children’s Media Use & Attitudes reports. It also showed compelling video from their Adults’ and Children’s Media Lives research projects. The Children’s Media Lives project follows, as far as possible. the same group of 21 children aged 8 to […]
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February 6, 2025 The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports,
Olivia Dickinson from the CMF Exec Group attended a Royal Television Society research presentation event at Channel 4 and reports here on the findings. At the event on 30h January 2025 Alex Mahon presented a new report identifying the macro themes shaping young people’s experiences today. The report examined how ‘Gen Z’, young people aged 13-27, […]
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October 6, 2024 The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) CMF Blog, CMF Newsletter, Event Reports,
CMF is expanding its understanding of the issues affecting the children’s media landscape and exploring the potential for collaboration. In October and November 2024 CMF was involved in a series of meetings to discover how other countries and in particular public service broadcasting systems are experiencing and handling the shift of viewing by older children […]
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