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

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 ↗

Who gave evidence

21 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
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

9 letters
DateDirectionTitle
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…