How To Be Successful In Children’s TV Program Production

Abstract

This research is about creating a television program for children. It’s objectives are to help ThaiPBS in producing programs to meet the appreciations of the target and also to increase the quality and popularity to meet the requirements from National Broadcasting Tele- communication Commission about content ratings for children programs.

            This research is based on documentary and in-depth interview. Which in documentary part is about 17 popular children programs nowadays and the information from “ABU Children’s TV Program Item-Exchange” meeting that was taken on July, 2016. In the in-depth interview part is based on the interview of 11 successful television program producers.

            The result of “ABU Children’s TV Program Item-Exchange” meeting gave suggestions that producers should make the pre-production planning as priority, starting from specify the type of programs to specify the target audiences. The result also state that children’s programs should be imaginable and lead to creativity so that the children could be able to think and imagine themselves.

            The research shows the appropriate content makings for children programs as 3-5 year-old programs should be fun and productive, 6-12 year-old programs should be fun and educative, and 13-18 year-old program should be fun and fashionable.

            Following the 6 types of supporting contents from National Broadcasting Telecommunication Commission about children programs, the research shows that most programs main contents are more about academic educating  than socializing.

            According to the interview of the producers, children program’s contents should be clearly specified and has intriguing presentation to target audiences. The contents should also match the productivity of the children at that age. It should be interesting and well-made, so that the parents can enjoy watching it too.