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Colin Ward
The Children's Media Foundation
Deputy Director
Colin is a lecturer in film and television production at the University of York and Deputy Director of the Children’s Media Foundation with responsibility for the CMF’s links with the research community. He is a former children’s producer and director and started his career at Yorkshire Television, working across factual, entertainment and drama formats. He won a Bafta for ‘The Scoop’ before joining Granada Kids to produce the Bafta-nominated gameshow ‘Jungle Run’. Moving to the BBC, he won a second Bafta for the gameshow ‘Raven’, going on to work as an Executive Producer with CBBC Scotland on a range of entertainment and drama formats.
Colin's Sessions
The CMC Debate
Join the Great British Public Service Debate as our panelists put forward their ideas for the future of PSM for kids. How should we move forward? It’s time for you to have YOUR say!
Empowering Generation Z through Public Service Media
Generation Z are emerging as a distinct audience with radical media habits and preferences that exclude more traditional public service media content. So who are Gen Z and how can public service media reconnect with this key demographic?
