Of course it made money, the only content that never did was the god slots. Central and Thames made a lot of deals and even help create a studios to create stuff.
Another point made by parents when discussing children's TV. I deliberately omitted it from my post on 8 December 2016 because it is contentious in places.
The demographics of children in Britain have changed since the 'glory years' of CBBC and CITV in the 1980s. There is now a significantly higher proportion of children of foreign origin and children who use a foreign language at home. It is estimated to be at least 20% of under 16 year olds nationally with higher percentages in London and some other urban areas. Back in the early 1980s, CBBC and CITV could largely ignore this section of society but can they really afford to ignore it today?
Several parents (including those of indigenous British origin) have stated that both CBBC and CITV have not been very effective at factoring the change in demographics of under 16 year olds over the past few decades into their programming by providing programmes which appeal to children of foreign origin.
There was no objection to CBBC and CITV showing more foreign (but not American) children's programmes with a foreign language soundtrack as long as they are subtitled.
Another point made by parents when discussing children's TV. I deliberately omitted it from my post on 8 December 2016 because it is contentious in places.
The demographics of children in Britain have changed since the 'glory years' of CBBC and CITV in the 1980s. There is now a significantly higher proportion of children of foreign origin and children who use a foreign language at home. It is estimated to be at least 20% of under 16 year olds nationally with higher percentages in London and some other urban areas. Back in the early 1980s, CBBC and CITV could largely ignore this section of society but can they really afford to ignore it today?
Several parents (including those of indigenous British origin) have stated that both CBBC and CITV have not been very effective at factoring the change in demographics of under 16 year olds over the past few decades into their programming by providing programmes which appeal to children of foreign origin.
There was no objection to CBBC and CITV showing more foreign (but not American) children's programmes with a foreign language soundtrack as long as they are subtitled.
You did post something similar previously, and it was just as wrong then as now.
The demographics of children in Britain have changed since the 'glory years' of CBBC and CITV in the 1980s. There is now a significantly higher proportion of children of foreign origin and children who use a foreign language at home. It is estimated to be at least 20% of under 16 year olds nationally with higher percentages in London and some other urban areas.
Demographic changes adds to the fragmentation of TV viewing...
Children's TV programmes – like any other TV programme - can be culturally neutral or they can be more appealing to children of a particular nationality, culture, or religion. Something to bear in mind is that programmes which appeal to one clearly distinctive demographic or ethnic group may not appeal much to a different demographic or ethnic group. As a rule of thumb, the potential divide between culturally neutral and culturally biased programmes increases with increasing age of the target audience. Programmes for younger children tend towards being culturally neutral but programmes for older children and young teenagers can easily be culturally biased.
You would probably realise this phenomenon if you were tasked with selling programmes formerly shown on CBBC and CITV to a foreign country.
In a world where there is so much choice where children can obtain their video fix from then it's unsurprising if children of foreign origin increasingly shun the main TV channels for sources of programmes more to their cultural tastes.
"Children of foreign origin" is one of the most disgusting phrases I've seen on used on here in an effort to win an invalid point. You can phrase it how you like but you're being blatantly racist, not to mention completely wrong. Childrens TV is probably one of the most international markets in television.
