Should CBBC commission more shows for the 9–14 bracket?
The thread on Phoenix Rise really got me thinking that CBBC doesn't show (or do) enough content for the 9–14 age group as they used to, and more widely the BBC.
CBBC now as a channel isn't quite as exciting as it used to be for a child older than about 8 (it's mostly American cartoons, and not even good ones), and all of the actually interesting shows are buried on the iPlayer, plus BBC Three isn't as strong as it used to be either. It's almost like a shadow of its former self, and there's definately more reality than there used to be (closer to ITV2).
I think CBBC (or the BBC) should commission more older skewing shows (for tweens/teens), or at least give older content more visiblity on the channel.