Source: Evan Shapiro: Media War & Peace
The economics of children's programming have inverted. Parents want premium content more than ever, but major studios and platforms have cut production investment, ceding ground to creators with unclear editorial standards and business incentives. This opens space for new entrants willing to bet on kids content, but it also means the next generation's media diet is increasingly unmonitored and fragmented across platforms built for engagement over education. The gap between what parents want and what's available is a genuine market failure that traditional media abandoned but hasn't yet been replaced.