True to its mandate to promote high standards of indigenous and local program development in children's television industry, the National Council for Childrens's Television (NCCT) has chosen GMA Network as one of its fund awardees. At the same time, we recognize that the marketplace for children's programming has evolved since the Start Printed Page 41923regularly scheduled weekly programming requirement was adopted in 1996. | Login. The changes in our reporting requirements will benefit all broadcast stations, including small entities, by relieving unnecessary reporting burdens and reducing costs. The service population to be addressed must be demonstrated as a high-need community or population, or where some physical or safety factor prevents access to existing services. We are also revisiting Category B of the processing guidelines to provide clarity on the extent to which broadcasters may count educational specials and short-form programming toward their total Core Programming hours. As discussed above, the one-hour per day expansion of the Core Programming hours will provide broadcasters additional flexibility. 1. 21-23 Even worse, they may crowd out healthier activities and set the stage for heavier television use throughout childhood. Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed specifically for children. Repeats and reruns of Core Programming will continue to be counted toward fulfillment of the processing guideline under Category A. Ready to Learn Programming supports the development of educational television and digital media targeted at preschool and early elementary school children and their families. Students must be majors in the Television department. In addition to the requirement to air an average of three hours of Core Programming on their primary program stream, digital broadcasters that multicast also have an obligation to air educational and informational programming on their multicast streams. Given all of these programming choices, it is not surprising that broadcasters report that viewership among children of educational and informational programming on most commercial stations has been declining. Please Note: Due to the high volume of funding requests, application submissions is closed for FY 2022-2023 programs. The Commission has estimated the number of licensed commercial television stations to be 1,383. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis: This document contains new or modified information collection requirements. This feature is not available for this document. Closed June 2020 Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OA-OCHP-20-01. Mendelsohn AL, Berkule SB, Tomopoulos S, et al. The granteestwo award-winning public telecommunications entitieswill create TV and digital experiences for children that teach the content and skills needed to succeed in elementary school, and they will work with independent evaluators to conduct studies of their effectiveness. Large foundations have >$50M in assets. NAB further notes that during the 2017-18 season, children's educational and informational programming on hundreds of NBC and CBS owned-and-operated and affiliated stations each averaged only 57,000 viewers between the ages of two and 17. All other video programming, including educational materials intended for use in the classroom and increasingly popular Internet media, are not subject to description requirements. R.A. 8370 - The Lawphil Project Schmidt ME, Pempek TA, Kirkorian HL, et al. The 2012 Economic Census reports that 751 firms in this category operated in that year. Recordkeeping Requirements for Commercial Limits, H. Effective Date of Revised Children's Programming Rules, A. Replacing the quarterly requirement with an annual requirement will substantially ease the recordkeeping burden on these small entities. Parents also may have more uncertainty as to whether a program aired on a commercial station is intended to be educational than they will for PBS programming, given the overall educational mission of PBS. 29 These cues are learning aids that help babies and toddlers understand their surroundings. We acknowledge that elimination of the additional processing guideline will result in a reduction in the overall amount of Core Programming available on free, over-the-air television but find that overall the costs of the additional processing guideline outweigh the benefits to children. Finally, we also reject requests by commenters for revision of the website display rules, which permit the display of website addresses during programs directed to children ages 12 and under only if the website meets certain criteria. 12. For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as follows: 1. Numerous studies have shown that babies learn better from people than from pictures. Serves the educational and informational needs of children as a significant purpose. electronic version on GPOs govinfo.gov. As NAB observes, there is no evidence that parents or children consult the Reports to plan their future viewing. 27. For example, PTV notes that PBS KIDS averages 253 million video streams per month across all digital platforms and that streaming on PBS KIDS accounts for 35% of all time spent watching children's videos online. For example, during the third quarter when Major League Baseball, the National Football League, and college football all have daytime games on the weekends, stations outside of the Eastern time zone routinely have their children's educational and informational programming preempted due to live network sports, which in turn leads to conflicts between rescheduled Core Programs and other programming, including local news. As part of the grant, CPB and PBS will also work with additional partners to produce another literacy-themed TV show, to create a variety of interactive media and podcasts, and to manage community-based programs at 40 PBS member stations. rendition of the daily Federal Register on FederalRegister.gov does not Among other requirements, these rules require broadcast stations, cable operators, and DBS providers to place records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the limits on commercial matter in children's programming in their public files on a quarterly basis. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective dates for the amendments to 73.671(c)(5) and (7) and (e)(1) and (2), 73.673, and 73.3526(e)(11)(ii) and (iii), which contain new or modified information collection requirements that require approval by the OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Around two-thirds of mothers with three-year-olds report that their child watched two hours or more per day. Anderson DR, Hanson KG. We direct the Media Bureau to make the necessary changes to Form 2100 Schedule H to implement our revised rules and policies in a manner that is consistent with this Report and Order. 2001; 155: 17-23. Film Grants 2023 - FilmProposals Film Financing A normative study of family media habits. The OFR/GPO partnership is committed to presenting accurate and reliable Childrens television exposure and behavioral and social outcomes at 5.5 years: Does timing of exposure matter? This document collects all of the key research studies produced by Ready to Learn grantees during the recently concluded grant cycle (2010-2015) focusing on the use of transmedia to teach math and literacy. 39. Accordingly, we conclude that elimination of the additional processing guideline and related rules is justified. Specifically, the record indicates that a significant number of children today are watching television programming or viewing video content earlier than 7:00 a.m. Nielsen data provided by NAB and Network Commenters indicate that during an average week from January 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, 11.5 million unique children ages two to 15 (or 20.7%) used their TV between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. NAB also cites a recent survey in which 65% of teens reported watching video content before school or work. 2010; 33: 176-188. The 2015-2020 Ready To Learn grant supports the development of two new multiplatform series: Molly of Denali, produced by WGBH Boston with animation collaborators at Atomic Cartoons for PBS KIDS, centers on Alaska Native Molly Mabray, a feisty and resourceful 10-year-old who brings viewers along for adventures in Americas 49th state. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Furthermore, as NHMC points out, the dominant broadcast television format is still 30 minutes or longer in length. Work It Out Wombats! The Children's Museum received $15,000, which . 211 Call Center Single Source:The Childrens Trust seeks to procure the services of one agency to implement the following program:The 211 Call Center to manage all aspects of The 211 Helpline in Miami-Dade County, which shall serve as the single point of coordination for information and referral for health and human services in Miami-Dade County. Prospective associations between early childhood television exposure and academic, psychosocial, and physical well-being by middle childhood. Developmental Review. 303, 303b, 307, 335, and 336, that this Report and Order is adopted. Leading our nation's movement to establish a system of child and family wellbeing and reduce the number of children in foster care. Even during children's first three years, educational content makes up only half of what they watch. Cable Companies and Systems (Rate Regulation). In this renewal cycle (i.e., for renewal applications filed between June 1, 2020 and December 1, 2023), license renewals will cover licensee performance that both pre-dates and post-dates the effective date of the revised children's programming rules. The Commission notes that it is difficult at times to assess these criteria in the context of media entities and its estimates of small businesses to which they apply may be over-inclusive to this extent. This solicitation is to fund existing Trust-fundedproviders who serve families and other vulnerable populations negatively impacted by poverty, lack of opportunity, and other related neighborhood and social factors, including those with children and youth with disabilities, with support forenrollment in public benefits. We eliminate the requirement that Reports include information on the educational and informational programming that a broadcast station intends to air during the next reporting period. Specifics of this solicitation can be found within the supporting documentation. Grants for television broadcasters - Cause IQ | Web-based tools and 30. In this Report and Order we resolve a number of issues raised in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( 65 FR 66951-01, November 8, 2000) regarding the obligation of television broadcasters to protect and serve children in their audience. BBC iPlayer - Glastonbury - Lana Del Rey - The Grants In Wombats!, which will be produced by WGBH Boston, preschoolers will learn critical thinking and collaboration skills by following the adventures of three marsupial siblings as they explore their Treeborhood. In Liza Loops, produced by Dave Peth, an Emmy Award winner for Peg+Cat, 5-6 year old children will encounter sociable city kid Liza, an inspiring inventor, and her fuzzy blue sidekick Stu as they invent solutions to problems they find in their urban neighborhood. All Core Programming that is not regularly scheduled weekly programming aired under Category A or B must be aired on a station's primary stream. Grants & Programs. Air the majority of their core programs on their primary program stream. The changes in our Recordkeeping Requirements will reduce recordkeeping burdens and costs on all affected entities, including small entities. In this regard, Litton asserts that due to budgetary constraints, it is unlikely that short-form children's educational and informational programming will be video-described. Core Programming time frame to allow broadcast stations to begin airing Core Programming one hour earlier, at 6:00 a.m., as proposed by several commenters. For example, one broadcaster noted that staff at two of its small market stations spend up to six or seven hours per quarter completing the Reports.