Eesti Televisiooni lasteprogramm 2011. aasta sügishooajal

Abstract

The aim of this bachelor thesis on the subject The Children Program On Estonian Television In Autumn 2011, was to find out what kind of broadcasts does the current children programme on Estonian Television consist of and produce. To answer the topic, the children's program on Estonian Television was monitored during the period of three months (01.09.2011 – 30.11.2011). The observation was based on the broadcasts that the channel presented as „children programme“. Focusing rather on the form, not the content of the broadcasts, this thesis analyses their duration, origin and choice of characters. In addition the content of the only children´s broadcast produced in Estonian Television on that period was examined more closely. The analysis of the show based on the main issues that researchers over the world have pointed out on the field of children and television. Current paper starts with theoretical backround of the topic followed by the overview about children's programms in Estonian Television throughout history. Followed by the explanation of the method used in this research. The third part consists of the results. After that, there are conclusions, discussion of the results and the summary. The results showed that the channel has about 34% of domestic programme of which 10% is aired for the first time, rest of the programmes aimed for children come mainly from England, France, Germany and Sweden.This paper also points out that over 50% of the characters presented in the broadcasts are animated. The broadcast produced in Estonian Television did not have any significant problems involving the content except the unproportional presentation of genders.