[thegeek]

Viewing habits have certainly changed a lot. When I was primary school age, we'd sit in front of the telly after school and watch whatever was on CBBC (and, on rare occasions, the other side - we were that kind of household).

My children are now of the same sort of age, and if they want to watch something, they can navigate to whatever streaming service the show is on, and pick it themselves. It means there's far less serendipitous discovery, far less feeling like you're a part of something (National Willy Fogg Day anyone?), and I guess as a result has changed where commissioners are putting their investment.

On rare occasions we'll watch something together on a linear channel - on Saturday my son was complaining he couldn't fast forward through the news to get to Gladiators sooner (but was happy to accept being able to pause it while someone went to the loo)

That's not to say there isn't still good stuff being made, and there's plenty of CBeebies shows that our youngest enjoys (both originals and imports). I think we just have to accept that media consumption in general is different now and the youngest generation is getting in on it at the ground floor.