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Download full textColby, Pamela A. – 1993
From 1969 to 1993 the definition of program length commercials has not been consistent. The FCC's first involvement with program length commercials was in 1969 when "Hot Wheels," a cartoon based on Mattel Corporation's Hot Wheels cars, was alleged to be nothing more than a 30 minute commercial. The FCC made no formal ruling but did…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Commercial Television, Federal Regulation, Government Role
Neff, Maryl L. – 1994
This paper argues that the Children's Television Act of 1990 (CTA) required television broadcasters to air educational and informational children's programming, but Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policy did little to clarify the definition of "educational and informational." The paper first examines the historical…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Definitions, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Peer reviewedBeadle, Mary E.; Stephenson, Alan – TechTrends, 1997
Focuses on one of the founders of educational television Freida Hennock. Discusses her early career, appointment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), initial call for educational representation at FCC hearings, response to educational channel assignments, belief in childrens television, and ongoing struggle for educational programming…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Childrens Television, Educational History, Educational Television
Sikes, Rhea G. – Public Telecommunications Review, 1980
Reviews the achievements of public television in children's programming during the 1970s. Instructional programs as well as those for entertainment are covered, and funding sources for production past and present are discussed. Implications for the next decade of programing are briefly examined, and a selected bibliography of 42 items is included.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Childrens Television, Educational Finance, Educational Television
Peer reviewedMielke, Keith W. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1990
Describes the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) approach toward research and development and provides an overview of this issue that highlights CTW. The CTW model of research and development is explained; formative and summative evaluation are discussed; and changing learning environments at home, at school, and in the community are considered.…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Community, Educational Environment, Educational Television
Peer reviewedLovelace, Valeria – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1990
Describes research and development work done by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) for "Sesame Street." Cooperation between producers and researchers is discussed; three mechanisms used to explore new topics and learn more about preschool children are explained; and a case study is presented of how a new geography curriculum was…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Childrens Television, Cooperation, Curriculum Development
Staven, Karl – Television and Families, 1985
The history of television adaptations of children's books is traced from television's first attempts at network children's programing to local production, network specials, independent stations' production efforts, reading shows, efforts in Canada and Great Britain, and Weston Woods film company productions. Guidelines for programing success are…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Childrens Literature, Childrens Television, Commercial Television
