Australia’s children’s television sector is at risk of collapse, leaving a widening gap in local content for children and tweens at a cultural moment when governments urgently seek to strengthen youth social cohesion, including through reducing young people’s exposure to social media harms. New RMIT University research warns current screen policy settings are failing to…
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The Inbestigators most watched Australian children’s series on Netflix
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The Inbestigators remains the most watched Australian children’s series among global Netflix audiences, accumulating 10 million views in the first six months of 2025. According to the latest What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report, there were 5.3 million views of The Inbestigators Series 1 (24.8 million viewing hours) and 4.7 million views of Series…
Horror Comedy Series Crazy Fun Park Starts Production
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ABC, Screen Australia and The Australian Children’s Television Foundation are thrilled to announce ambitious new ABC ME horror comedy series Crazy Fun Park. Produced by Werner Film Productions this 10-episode x 30-minute series is also funded by Film Victoria. Crazy Fun Park is a hair-raising coming of age tale following best friends Chester and Mapplethorpe,…