In this new monthly column for TBI, the Creative Diversity Network’s executive director Deborah Williams reflects on her own role and explores how the industry can deliver change rather than simply talk about it A year ago, I was in Minneapolis. It was my birthday. I should have been in NYC with my mother celebrating […]
The UK’s Creative Diversity Network (CDN) has appointed ViacomCBS exec Maria Kyriacou as its new chair. Kyriacou, who is president of ViacomCBS Networks UK and Australia, succeeds Jill Offman at the organisation, which leads efforts to increase diversity on and off screen within the UK’s television industry. Offman stepped down following her departure from ViacomCBS. […]
Disabled people continue to face ongoing challenges both in front of and behind the camera according to the latest findings from the Creative Diversity Network (CDN)’s annual report, which is backed by UK broadcasters the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, ViacomCBS and Sky. Disabled people are only making 5.2% of contributions off-screen and 7.8% on-screen despite […]
UK-based pay TV operator Sky has failed to hit its own target on the diversity of writers for its shows, after unveiling interim results from its tracking of BAME inclusivity on screen and behind the camera. In the 12 months to the end of September, BAME representation on screen across Sky’s entertainment channels was 31%, […]
The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) has revealed the nominees for its biennial UK Television Diversity Awards. Held every two years to reward quality, creativity and diversity in TV that is representative of British society, this year’s ceremony takes place on Wednesday, 9 October, at the Ham Yard Hotel in London. The UK Television Diversity Awards […]
