Like everyone else, the Australian Childrens Television Foundation reacted to COVID-19 by scattering into remote working. CEO Jenny Buckland and her team settled down to deal with the immediate logistical problems. Their live action shows were put on hold, and they had to work out what to do without the traditional festival markets.
On top of that, the commercial free-to-air sector continues to undermine the very idea that it has a role to play in commissioning Children’s television in Australia. Everyone is now working with a huge cloud of uncertainty about who will commission next year, and how much.
