The pandemic pause on local children's television content has become policy. Now what for kids' TV?
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It might seem like nostalgic escapism, but the show has a revisionist impulse at its heart.
The complex user-generated nature of YouTube content for kids is proving difficult to control for the online giant, who have been issued with a US$170 million fine for breaching children's privacy.
It's not just a storm in a fruit cup – branding fuels our appetite for unhealthy foods.
The latest fairy tale movie from Disney has a dark twist, so it's right on trend.
Learning to form friendships is a key part of growing up.
Amid endless reviews into the future of local screen content, uncertainty reigns on issues such as the impact of Netflix, the fate of local content quotas and funding for original children's TV.
Upsy Daisy and the Tombliboos are finely tuned in to the developing minds of toddlers.
It's not just how characters look. How they talk and the role they play have a profound impact on kids, who are quick to categorize characters as 'good' or 'bad' based on superficial qualities.
The series has an impressive quarter century history of its own.
ABC's The New Legends of Monkey puts a fresh spin on the '80s cult classic Monkey' continuing a long tradition of culture crossing.
More than 300 hours of content are uploaded to YouTube every minute - and many children's clips are unauthorised, sneaky or even disturbing. Being aware is the first step.
The adult fans of My Little Pony are both a blessing and a curse for marketing the new movie.
For decades, parents have fretted over 'screen time,' limiting the hours their children spend looking at a screen. But as times change, so does media... and how parents should (or shouldn't) regulate it.
TV networks must produce new local children's TV drama each year - but they are increasingly making animation, with little sense of place. We need shows that will reflect kids' lives back to them.
We know the ABC is facing tough times, given the decision last year to cut its budget by A$254 million over five years. But how hard are those cuts falling on locally-produced children's TV?
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Associate Professor and Deputy Head of School (Research) School of Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Lecturer in Cinema and Screen Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology
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Researcher: Children and Technology, Western Sydney University
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Researcher, School of Communication and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of History, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Professor in Translational Medicine, University of Exeter
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PhD Candidate in Applied Cognition, University of Exeter
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Lecturer in History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Media Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Film and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity Education, University of South Florida
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Child Development, Staffordshire University
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Senior lecturer, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University
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PhD Candidate, Researcher, and Sessional Lecturer in Japanese Studies, School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland
