TV: Children's TV standards review to stay ahead of the game (AUSTRALIA)

Children's TV standards review to stay ahead of the game
Sheena MacLean
16feb06

IT is not widely recognised that children's television is one of Australia's main cultural exports, if not the leading one. And it's not just the coloured skivvies of the Wiggles that attract attention.

At any time, somewhere in the world, young people are either tuning in to a sun-and-surf drama-soap such as Blue Water High, a science-fiction fantasy such as Spellbinder or perhaps the animated children's show Bottle Top Bill.

From Brunei to the Caribbean, Ireland to Sweden, Australian fantasy, comedy and increasingly animation are making a mark.

FULL ARTICLE AT http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18159625%5E7582,00.html

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