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.
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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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Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) Fellow, Senior Lecturer Screen and Media Studies, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Researcher: Technology and Learning, 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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Lecturer in History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity Education, University of South Florida
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Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, 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 and Researcher in Japanese Studies, School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University
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Professor of the Practice, Department of Drama and Dance, Tufts University
