Abstract
Knowledge programmes made especially for children, such as "Die Sendung mit der Maus", "Löwenzahn", "Wissen macht Ah!", "Willi will's wissen", and children's news programmes such as "Logo" and "Neuneinhalb" find their audience. Older children already prefer to watch knowledge programmes for adults such as Galileo and Wunderwelt Wissen. The use of these programmes shows that children also quench their thirst for knowledge with and while watching television. But what do children want to know from television? Which areas of knowledge play a role? How do children combine their use of television and the Internet? Based on the results of various empirical studies conducted by the authors in recent years, the article presents the convergent aspects of television and the Internet as instances of knowledge for children. The role of both media in the acquisition of information and the transfer of knowledge for different age groups and different educational backgrounds as well as gender-specific differences are discussed. The article leads to consequences for convergent offers of education and knowledge on television and the internet.
