Select Committee · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Children's tv and video content
Status: Open
Opened: 1 Jul 2025
A new inquiry will explore the provision of children’s TV and video content in the UK and what can be done to ensure future generations continue to have access to high-quality British-made programming. The inquiry will examine how to ensure those making original high-quality content can continue to make more and how it can be …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Giles Derrington · TikTok, Ian France · Sky, Louise Bucknole · Paramount UK & Ireland, Rebecca Stimson · Meta | View ↗ |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Alex Rawle · YouTube UK, Dr Garth Graham · YouTube, Mairi Brewis · YouTube UK | View ↗ |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Iain Bundred · BBC, Kate Morton · BBC, Patricia Hidalgo · BBC | View ↗ |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Dr Gemma Taylor, Professor Amy Orben · University of Cambridge, Professor Sam Wass | View ↗ |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Adam Minns · Association for Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Services (COBA), Jackie Edwards, John McVay OBE · Pact, Maddie Moate, Oli Hyatt MBE · Blue Zoo, Richard Bradley · Lion TV | View ↗ |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Frank Cottrell-Boyce · (None), Greg Childs OBE · Children’s Media Foundation | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Benjamin King, Senior Director of Global Affairs, UK and Ireland, N… |
| 19 May 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the BBC regarding Children’s tv oral evidence follow-up, 28 April 2… |
| 22 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Benjamin King, Senior Director of Global Affairs, Netf… |
| 14 Apr 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Alex Rawle, Head of Public Policy, YouTube UK, regarding Children’s… |
| 3 Mar 2026 | — | Association for Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Services annex: Sizing th… |