Parents want to have control over what their children watch on television, and for good reason. The majority of television, with shows that offer questionable content to eager kids, needs to be screened before kids watch it. Fortunately, the increasing shift from cable television to online streaming services like Netflix and Amazon offers parents more control over the media their children consume. And more streaming options for children may soon be available in the world.
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Amazon’s Pilots
Amazon will air 14 pilot shows this year. Viewers will vote for their favorites and the company will pick up and produce the top six vote winners, according to Helen Bushby of BBC.co.uk. Of the 14 pilots, six are children’s animation series. This unique situation will give parents to opportunity to view the new shows with their kids and determine if they would like to watch more. Amazon is offering an unprecedented amount of influence for parents. All six pilots are available now for viewing now on Amazon. The six pilots are:
- “Annebots” – This show features Anne, a young female scientist who creates robots to help her with science experiments she conducts in her father’s junkyard. The show hopes to introduce kids to scientific information in a way that is enjoyable to watch.
- “Creative Galaxy” – Designed as an art adventure show where kids interact with the story, it brings together multiple approaches to spark creativity. Stories, music, crafts and dance are all part of the experience.
- “Positively Ositively” – Using Dorothy’s daughter, Dot, and her visits to Oz, the show has characters solve different problems each episode. This gives kids insight into problem solving skills.
- “Sara Solves It” – Using interactive puzzles, kids learn math skills through the adventures of Sara and her brother Sam. The puzzles come in the form of mysteries based on things children deal with in their day-to-day lives.
- “Teeny Tiny Dogs” – Featuring Butch, Dinky, Butterfly and Polly, little dogs must help one another make their way through a world much bigger than they are.
- “Tumbleaf” – For preschool age kids, the show centers around Fig, a little blue Fox. Fig plays and explores, teaching kids to discover new things through scientific thinking.
Netflix Teams With DreamWorks
Netflix offers so much for kids only and they’ve teamed up with DreamWorks to create a show based around the new feature film Turbo, according to Corrina Lawson of Wired.com. The Netflix show, “Turbo F.A.S.T.,” will pick up where the film leaves off, following Turbo and his racing snail teammates in their new adventures.
Cost Considerations
All of these new choices in children’s programming come with a cost. Netflix is relatively inexpensive at $7.99 a month, while Amazon Prime, necessary to access the full library of their video offerings, runs $79 a year and a satellite TV subscriptions starts at around $30.
Whichever service parents choose, the programming possibilities are encouraging. It is possible to find appropriate TV for kids, and from the looks of it, we can only hope that it will likely only become easier as time goes on.
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