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

6 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

5 letters
DateDirectionTitle
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…