The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has launched a new inquiry into the provision of children’s TV and video content in the UK, asking what can be done to ensure future generations continue to have access to high-quality British-made programming. 

The inquiry is a response to the shift in viewing habits which sees children watching less television in favour of online apps and websites. As the inquiry’s website explains, this shift in viewing behaviour makes it more challenging for public service broadcasters to make original TV content for children and has knock-on effects for those in the creative industries who wish to create original high-quality content.  

As well as addressing how such content can continue to be made (and achieve adequate prominence online), the inquiry will also consider matters such as the effects on children of watching TV and video content, parental control, and the sector’s contribution to the wider economy. 

More information will be announced in due course, but in the interim the inquiry invites written submissions in response to a series of questions including: how those commissioning and making high-quality content for children can be supported; what can be done to make it easier to find such content online; and how the range of content varies across different platforms. 

Submissions are due by 4 September 2025, and more information can be found here.