A 30+ year track record of successful Australian children’s television has proven it’s possible to attract a children’s audience for quality local content — with the right mindset. The Seven Network’s decision to stop meeting its children’s television obligations has left us questioning the network’s strategy for building future audiences.

Mario Filintatzis played Marco Ponti On Series 2 of 1990s TV juggernaut, Lift Off!. In a Q&A, Mario shares his experiences acting on the hit series as a child.

Australian children’s shows have a global reputation for excellence, but are also expensive and require local network investment. Here are three ways we can encourage local production and break the policy inertia.

International Women’s Day calls for collective action to forge a gender equal world. How are Australian children’s programs tracking on this front, and in what ways can our local industry act towards equality?

The issue of local content on Australian television has reared its head again with news last week that the Seven network has halted the production of children's television and Nine boss Hugh Marks saying his network was looking at doing the same.

The ACTF has responded to the Review of the National Classification System.