Great Uncle Bulgaria Launches Campaign to Save British Kids' TV

Great Uncle Bulgaria Launches Campaign to Save British Kids' TV

LONDON, May 20/PRNewswire/ -- Great Uncle Bulgaria, leader of the Wombles and one of British kids' TV's
greatest icons, is leading a campaign to save British-made children's
television in the UK.

Despite the Government and Ofcom agreeing that children's programmes are
a vital part of public service broadcasting, new UK-made programmes account
for less than 1% of all children's television in the UK, with imports and
repeats increasingly dominating.

Great Uncle Bulgaria said: "Since I was last on telly, Britain is now
much more diverse, so UK telly should have programmes that the children of
today can relate to. We need to tell those Wombles in government to save
British children's television before it's too late!"

Media regulator Ofcom, the House of Commons' Culture Committee and the
Lords' Communications Committee all agree that this lack of home-grown
children's programming needs to be addressed. Culture Secretary Andy Burnham
stated in February 2009 that: "We want children to continue to have quality
programming."

However there is widespread concern that no clear proposals for high
quality children's services have as yet emerged from the government's Digital
Britain review.

Great Uncle Bulgaria is urging people to show their support for the
campaign by writing to Andy Burnham at http://www.britishkidstv.com, where
you can view a video featuring Great Uncle Bulgaria and the rest of the
Wombles highlighting the risks that British kids face if this issue is
ignored.

About Pact

Pact is the UK trade association that represents the commercial interests
of independent feature film, television, children's and animation and
interactive media companies. Pact is the largest representative group of
screen-based content producers in the UK and the largest trade association in
the film, television and interactive media sectors.

Images of the Wombles available on request.

Follow Great Uncle Bulgaria on Twitter: @GtUncBulgaria

For further information contact:
Clare Naden, Pact
Direct Line: +44(0)20-7380-8241
Email: clare@pact.co.uk

Website: http://www.pact.co.uk

Source: Pact

For further information contact: Clare Naden, Pact, Direct Line: +44(0)20-7380-8241, Email: clare@pact.co.uk

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