School-aged children and adolescents under 18 in Ireland spend more time online than ever before. 'Digital technology' is a broad term that refers to electronic devices like computers, smartphones, smart TVs and game consoles. These devices can connect to the internet and access various types of...

Introduction: the next generation -- Co-viewing the future: transgenerational marketing in post-network television -- "Share your universe": generation, gender, and the Marvel dad -- Junior executives: producing adult professionalism in children's media industries -- I've got a golden ticket!?...

The COVID-19 pandemic was a forceful reminder that education plays an important role in delivering not just academic learning, but also in supporting physical and emotional well-being. Balancing traditional “book learning” with broader social and personal development means new roles for...

What is a brand? -- Kids and branding -- Emergence of brand consciousness -- Children and digital branding -- Branding potential of online social media -- Brands and advergames -- Brands and adverworlds -- Regulation and control of branding to children

"This book explores how children have become the users of digital media tools at an earlier age than in past years and how children changed their consumption habits in the age of digital media. It also identifies and explains the role of digital media on children's consumption"--