All Diversity articles – Page 63
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NewsBBC Studios launches diversity scheme
BBC Studios director Mark Linsey has launched a diversity scheme to address the under-representation of BAME and disabled people in creative positions in factual, entertainment and comedy production.
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CommentCulture and practice need to change
Blame doesn’t lie with individual TV execs, says Alex Addo
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CommentImproving diversity will help us make better TV
Attracting brilliant, diverse creative talent is vital if we are to stay on top of our game, says Mark Linsey
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NewsWainwright & Shindler demand female voices
Last Tango In Halifax creator Sally Wainwright and Red Production Company boss Nicola Shindler have called for British broadcasters to address a lack of female drama writers.
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CommentPSBs must be free to provoke
The Brexit vote has shown public service broadcasters’ folly in chasing the centre ground, says Des Freedman
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NewsC4 in director diversity push
Channel 4 has ramped up its diversity initiative by joining forces with the National Film and Television School to fund three bursary schemes for diverse applicants.
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CommentAutism is not just what you see on your television screen
Channel 4 gave me the chance to highlight the spectrum of the condition, says Olivia Hale
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NewsTrust calls for greater coverage of women’s matches at Wimbledon
The Trust has urged the BBC to give women’s tennis greater emphasis after it discovered as much as 90% of Wimbledon coverage was dedicated to the men’s game.
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NewsLiliane Landor exits World Service
Liliane Landor, BBC World Service head of languages and one of the corporation’s strongest diversity advocates, is leaving the organisation after 26 years.
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NewsC4 training scheme focuses on diversity
Channel 4 will only accept individuals who are disabled or from a BAME or socially-disadvantaged background onto its production training scheme next year to improve industry diversity.
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NewsLove’s Muslim doc to explore pluralism
Love Productions’ forthcoming BBC2 constructed documentary series is to place 10 Muslims from a variety of backgrounds into a single house.
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NewsDoc/Fest: TV fails to reflect Muslims
Media misrepresentation of Muslims, and fear of reproach from within their communities, are hindering TV depictions of the less “extreme” aspects of Islam, according to leading programme-makers.
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FeaturesDoc/Fest: YouTube offering opportunities for minority voices
Diversity panel discussed emerging opportunities for minorities, defying stereotypes and pushing boundaries.
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NewsExecs back diversity quotas for tax incentives
Oona King and Kate Harwood have backed recent calls for diversity quotas to be attached to the UK film and TV tax relief.
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NewsKen Loach producer: add diversity quota to tax credit
Rebecca O’Brien, a long-time producer of Ken Loach films has suggested the UK tax credit could be amended to encourage more diversity in the industry.
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NewsBBC defends BAME hiring policy
The BBC has aggressively defended its decision to offer script editing positions to BAME candidates after tabloid claims that this policy was “anti-white”.
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NewsDiversity drive faces boycott
Broadcasters have come under pressure to be more transparent about diversity data on individual programmes as part of the Creative Diversity Network’s monitoring initiative.
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NewsBectu threatens to boycott Diamond diversity project
Bectu has threatened to boycott the Creative Diversity Network’s diversity monitoring project after claiming UK broadcasters are reluctant to be transparent about their data.
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NewsBBC4 gears up for diversity push
BBC4 boss Cassian Harrison has made boosting the channel’s diversity a top priority, as Ofcom draws up plans to hold broadcasters’ feet to the fi re on the issue through more regular reporting.
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CommentDiversity targets must address creative roles
Yes, the BBC is making strides in diversity - but much of this is outside of British programme-making, says Simon Albury