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 … Show more
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 ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Minns · Executive Director | Association for Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Services (COBA) | 1 |
| Alex Rawle · Head of Public Policy | YouTube UK | 1 |
| Dr Garth Graham · Head of Health | YouTube | 1 |
| Dr Gemma Taylor | — | 1 |
| Frank Cottrell-Boyce | (None) | 1 |
| Giles Derrington · Senior Government Relations and Public Policy Man… | TikTok | 1 |
| Greg Childs OBE · Director | Children’s Media Foundation | 1 |
| Iain Bundred · Director of Policy and Public Affairs | BBC | 1 |
| Ian France · Head of Sky Kids Content | Sky | 1 |
| Jackie Edwards | — | 1 |
| John McVay OBE · Chief Executive | Pact | 1 |
| Kate Morton · Head of Commissioning and Acquisitions | BBC | 1 |
| Louise Bucknole · Senior Vice President, Kids & Family | Paramount UK & Ireland | 1 |
| Maddie Moate | — | 1 |
| Mairi Brewis · Head of Media Co and Responsibility Partnerships | YouTube UK | 1 |
| Oli Hyatt MBE · Managing Director and co-founder | Blue Zoo | 1 |
| Patricia Hidalgo · Director of Children & Education | BBC | 1 |
| Professor Amy Orben | University of Cambridge | 1 |
| Professor Sam Wass | — | 1 |
| Rebecca Stimson · UK Director of Public Policy | Meta | 1 |
| Richard Bradley · Chief Creative Officer and co-founder | Lion TV | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Meta relating to Children's TV and video content evidence session f… |
| 3 Jun 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Alex Rawle, Head of UK Public Policy, YouTube, relating to the Comm… |
| 3 Jun 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Giles Derrington, Head of Public Affairs, TikTok, relating to Child… |
| 3 Jun 2026 | To cttee | Letter from Alex Rawle, Head of UK Public Policy, YouTube, regarding Children’s… |
| 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… |