It's a shame. In the UK, on Freeview (terrestrial digital free-to-air TV service) there are 3 "children's" TV channels: CBBC Channel, CBeebies and CITV. You might thnik this would give kids a good choice of programming. But it doesn't. Take a look at these channels on a Saturday morning, or indeed any morning: there's some good stuff amongst the dross (Spongebob is a personal fave) but most of it is just dross.
As any economist will know, scarcity adds value. And the present abundance of children's programming devalues the lot. Fortunately, kids today have alternatives to TV. Game consoles, internet, instant messaging... we had none of that when I was a child. Flaming brats don't know they're alive...
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