MPs to examine health, learning and development aspects of children’s TV and video content
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee holds the third session of its inquiry exploring the provision of children’s TV and video content in the UK.
Meeting details
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Children's tv and video content
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
Associate Professor in Psychology, University of Salford
Director, Institute for the Science of Early Years, University of East London
The hearing with academics and policy experts will focus on the health, learning and development aspects of what children watch and how they watch it.
The session is likely to explore the scientific evidence around the positive and negative impacts that different forms of content can have on young children and teens, and the role that parents play in choosing and watching content.
There are also likely to be questions on the implications of the rise of viewing on platforms such as YouTube and TikTok and the challenges posed by the increasing availability of AI-generated content.