Abstract
This study examined the structure and content of locally-produced
children’s television programmes with a view to finding out the quality and
appropriateness of the media content that children are exposed to in
Nigeria. It also investigated the factors affecting the quality of locallyproduced
television programmes targeted at the child audience. Data were
obtained through content analysis and in-depth interviews. Three locallyproduced
children’s programmes (‘Children’s Funtime’ – BCOS-TV,
‘Children’s Funspace’ – Galaxy TV, ‘Kids and Food’ – NTA Network all
in Ibadan, Nigeria) were selected for the study. Eighteen episodes of the
selected programmes were content analyzed while twelve purposively
selected broadcasters were interviewed. Findings showed that though the
entertainment-education content of the programmes were geared towards
meeting the socialisation needs of the child audience, some programmes
lacked professional packaging as evident in poor post-production such as
missing inter-segmental links, substitution of closing montages with
captions as well as poor and unstable timing. Factors which determine the
quality of media content revealed in the study include media funding,
competence of producers and level of participation of children. The study,
therefore, recommended adequate funding of children’s television
productions as well as training and re-training of broadcasters to ensure
quality programmes production.
ANDAH, L (2021). The Structure and Content of Locally- Produced Children’s Television Programmes in Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-structure-and-content-of-locally-produced-children-s-television-programmes-in-nigeria
ANDAH, LOUISA "The Structure and Content of Locally- Produced Children’s Television Programmes in Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-structure-and-content-of-locally-produced-children-s-television-programmes-in-nigeria. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
ANDAH, LOUISA . "The Structure and Content of Locally- Produced Children’s Television Programmes in Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021. Web. 21 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-structure-and-content-of-locally-produced-children-s-television-programmes-in-nigeria >.
ANDAH, LOUISA . "The Structure and Content of Locally- Produced Children’s Television Programmes in Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 21, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-structure-and-content-of-locally-produced-children-s-television-programmes-in-nigeria