Kids’ TV in the classroom: Why screen content is a powerful tool for teaching consent
In today’s increasingly diverse and media-rich classrooms, finding effective and engaging ways to teach consent and respectful relationships is more important than ever. At the ACTF, we believe that screen texts are uniquely powerful tools for supporting these vital conversations in schools.
Kids content finds a stabilizing force in pubcasters
The kids content commissioning market is undergoing a profound transformation. Ampere's latest analysis of kids TV commissioning shows a slight uptick in new orders last year, buoyed by public broadcasters.
We should be here, there and everywhere – impressions from Screen Forever 2025
Content quotas, YouTube, discoverability and troubling tariff plans from the US dominated the agenda at the 39th Screen Forever on the Gold Coast.
The vital role of children's television in the Australian screen ecosystem
Most of us understand why locally produced children’s television is valuable for its audience. But what is talked about less often is the vital role it plays in Australia’s screen ecosystem as a training ground for emerging actors and creatives.
Classroom politics: Teaching kids about Civics through Aussie TV
Understanding why and how we all play a part in our democratic society is an integral part of the education ecosystem. One way to engage Australian school children in civics and citizenship is to explore the subject through relevant screen content.
Kidscreen 2025 focuses on resilience in a changing landscape
It’s no secret that these are testing times for the screen industry broadly, and the kids’ content sector in particular. While there was a palpable sense of these challenges at the 2025 Kidscreen Summit, there was an invigorated sense of determination to find opportunity in adversity.
The loss of linear: what might our kids be missing out on?
In this age of on-demand viewing, are today’s kids are missing out by not experiencing the delayed gratification of waiting for the next episode of their favourite show, and the sense of connection that comes from being invested in a TV show together with your peers?