12 Feb 2018

Producer Profile: Pirate Size Productions

Holly Tosi

Kidscreen 2018 will be Pirate Size's first appearance as a production company and with many exciting new projects to pitch, this passionate team is hoping to make a big splash.

Looking Out for the Small Fries: Is it Time to Cut Junk Food Ads in Prime Time?

Commercial broadcasters claim that kids are making the switch from children’s programming to adult lifestyle and entertainment TV. Does this mean it’s time for a reality check on advertising content during prime time?

Lily Pavlovic
24 Jan 2018

Why This Year Marks a Critical 12 Months for Aussie Kids' TV

Although commercial broadcasters may be seeking to wash their hands of mandated children’s TV quotas, ACTF CEO Jenny Buckland argues the way forward lies in reform, not abandonment.

Jenny Buckland
24 Jan 2018

How do we Protect Aussie Kids' TV? Let’s Start with 'the Q Word'

For the room full of passionate producers at SPA Screen Forever this year, the fight to save children’s television is not over.

Holly Tosi
30 Nov 2017

Industry Sectors at Odds on How to Secure Kids' Content for the Future

What is the best way to secure Australian children’s content?

Jenny Buckland
30 Oct 2017

Heidi Arena on the Importance of Australian Stories for children

Heidi Arena (Mrs Gonsha) from Little Lunch delivers a lesson on the importance of stories for children on Australian screens.

ACTF
24 Aug 2017

As Local Networks Retreat, Netflix is Filling the Gap in Teen TV

By creating and distributing live action drama for a teenage audience, Netflix is targeting a demographic that Australian broadcasters have almost entirely abandoned.

Dr. Anna Potter
11 Aug 2017