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July 22, 2009

Rethinking Children's Television

Witnesses testified about the Children’s Television Act of 1990, focusing on areas for improvement in light of new digital media technologie… read more

Witnesses testified about the Children’s Television Act of 1990, focusing on areas for improvement in light of new digital media technologies. Among the topics they addressed were the availability of new platforms for children’s programming, the quantity and quality of educational programming available, advertising directed at children, and parental control of content. close

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Mark Begich U.S. Senator [D] Alaska
Sandra Calvert Director Georgetown University->Children's Digital Media Center

Julius Genachowski Chair Federal Communications Commission
Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Minnesota
Gary E. Knell President and CEO Sesame Workshop
John Lawson Executive Vice President ION Media Networks
Bill Nelson U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Florida
Mark Pryor U.S. Senator [D] Arkansas
Jay Rockefeller IV U.S. Senator [D] West Virginia
James Steyer Founder and CEO Common Sense Media
Cyma Zarghami President MTVN Kids and Family Group

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Senate Commerce, Science,and Transportation Committee

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Program ID:: 287915-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Sep 05, 2009 | 11:20am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jan 05, 2010 | 5:15pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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Sep 05, 2009 | 11:20am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Dec 21, 2009 | 6:15pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 22, 2009 | 3:20am EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 27, 2009 | 3:02pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 05, 2010 | 5:15pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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