ABC and Screen Australia reveal children’s programming pipeline

June 29, 2018 1:23

The ABC has unveiled a new pipeline of children’s television shows following a surge in funding of the genre by Screen Australia.

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The public broadcaster and Screen Australia have commissioned four new “distinctively Australian” shows in the wake of ongoing criticism over the lack of “recognisably Australian” children’s TV content.

According to the ABC, funding of Australian children’s content grew 39% last year.

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Eleanor Dickinson

Eleanor Dickinson a journalist at Mumbrella in Sydney. She is the former editor of Mumbrella Asia and has previously worked for Campaign Middle East in Dubai.

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