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They've been using a new series of the Dave Spud cartoon in PR as an example to show they're ostensibly still going to commission children's content, but it will not be surprising at all if they quietly stop after that.

Although arguably that was already commissioned and is just being held back. They do seem to go through cycles of commissioning and not commissioning content.

I didn't know they were cutting back. What a shame. I guess the free money they got to make kids tv has now come to an end.

Although the tax break for making kids TV this week has been increased to 39% (from 25% IIRC), so hopefully that'll help things in the industry moving forward. Just like with adult TV nowadays, indeed arguably more so, kids productions are generally a multi-national affair. I'm guessing foreign cartoons given a UK dub probably count as original content too.