The loss of linear: what might our kids be missing out on?


In this age of on-demand viewing, are today’s kids are missing out by not experiencing the delayed gratification of waiting for the next episode of their favourite show, and the sense of connection that comes from being invested in a TV show together with your peers?

Maggie Orr

Larrikins and Lighthouses: A Time of Change in Australian Children’s Television


For more than half a century, Australian children’s television has been a cornerstone of Australian culture and vital to explorations and formulations of Australian ‘national identity’. Australian children’s television is facing a silent crisis that is too big for one little blue dog to shoulder alone.

Dr Liam Burke, Associate Professor of Screen Studies, and Dr Joanna McIntyre, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, Swinburne University of Technology