Making Television for Young Children:
Future Prospects and Issues
FREE ONE-DAY CONFERENCE
Supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council
12 September 2008, 9.30am - 5.00pm
The Old Cinema, University of Westminster, Regent Campus
309 Regent Street, London, W1B 2UW (map)
For more information and to register go to
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/mad/page-1854
The University of Westminster invites you to the second industry conference
of the AHRC-funded research project, The Changing Production Ecology of
Pre-school Television in Britain. The conference focuses on the complex and
changing relationships between broadcasters, producers and financiers that
constitute the production ecology of television for young children and shape
its output. The event is aimed at media professionals, academics, educators
and those involved or interested in the production of media content for
young children across a variety of media platforms.
Confirmed speakers include:
* Michael Carrington, Controller, CBeebies
* Greg Childs, Director of Childseye, and Secretary of Save Kids TV
* Phil Davies, Producer, Astley Baker Davies (Peppa Pig, Little Kingdom)
* Lenora Hume, Executive Vice President, Production and Programming, HIT
Entertainment (Bob the Builder, Thomas and Friends,
Barney and Friends)
* Josh Selig, President and Heather Tilert, Supervising Producer, Little
Airplane Productions (The Wonder Pets!, 3rd & Bird)
* Jocelyn Stevenson, Creative Director, TT Animation (Whatıs Your News?)
* Laura Turner Laing, Vice President, Global Digital and Music,
Entertainment Rights (Postman Pat, Rupert Bear, Jim Jam and Sunny)
* Lizzie Jackson, University of Westminster
* Professor Maire Messenger Davies, University of Ulster
* Kaitlynn Mendes, University of Cardiff
* Professor Jeanette Steemers, University of Westminster
* Dr James Walters, University of Birmingham
* Lynn Whitaker, University of Glasgow
Themes to be addressed include:
* What is the current status of television production for young children
in the UK and what are the prospects for its future?
* Are there any lessons to be learned for pre-school and young
childrenıs media from changing media consumption habits among
children generally?
* How do producers apply creative and technical innovation to production
and is this still enough in todayıs environment?
* What role should broadcasters play in a changing media landscape?
The event is open to industry professionals and academics.
Tickets are free and include lunch, but places must be reserved.
For further information please contact Professor Jeanette Steemers
([log in to unmask]), Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI),
University of Westminster. For more information and to register, please go
to http://www.wmin.ac.uk/mad/page-1854.
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