UK disability representation in front of and behind the camera is still falling way short and won’t be fully reached for almost 20 years, according to the Creative Diversity Network (CDN). In order to reflect the UK workforce (17%) and population (18%) more than 13,000 additional disabled people need to enter and be retained in […]
Diversity within the content business has often been seen as something talked about, but not necessarily acted upon. The Creative Diversity Network’s Deborah Williams shines a light on emerging developments that suggest representation is finally beginning to be taken seriously. They say imitation is the best form of flattery. If that’s true, then I’m blushing at […]
There has been “a lack of real progress” in increasing diversity on and off screen in the UK TV industry, according to the Creative Diversity Network (CDN). Key takeaways from its latest annual Diamond report, The Fifth Cut: Diamond At 5, include a drop in the number of women in senior industry roles and greater racial representation […]
Deborah Williams questions whether the industry has really set out to tackle inclusivity and representation or is just making token gestures They say that a year is a long time in politics. Welcome to my world! A year in diversity is like five years in politics. And everything happens at a glacial pace. So here […]
Deborah Williams looks at how the pandemic has made some events more accessible and urges the industry to maintain momentum It’s that time of year where I sit down and reflect on another 12 months of pushing for greater diversity across our industry. Outwardly, 2021 was another year of high-profile commitments from platforms, broadcasters and […]
Discovery UK has joined the Creative Diversity Network (CDN), the industry body working to improve diversity on- and-off screen in the UK TV sector. The broadcaster will also contribute to the CDN’s Diamond initiative, collecting and reporting diversity data through its online monitoring system. The CDN brings together the main UK broadcasters to build an […]
UK broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky will miss a deadline to increase the number of disabled people working in the industry by seven years, a new review has found. The Creative Diversity Network (CDN)’s independent review was initiated following the Doubling Disability campaign, which was launched in 2018 and backed by […]
In her latest column, the Creative Diversity Network’s executive director Deborah Williams urges the industry to learn from its experiences under lockdown Spring has sprung and in the UK we are starting to move out of the lockdowns and the pandemic structures that have been in place for the last year. We have seen good […]
In her monthly column, the Creative Diversity Network (CDN)’s executive director Deborah Williams reflects on how Covid is affecting diversity and inclusivity across the industry. Last year ended in a way that few anticipated or hoped for. Going into another open- ended lockdown here in the UK – at a time when the industry was […]
The number of contributions from people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds working off-camera for the main UK broadcasters – BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky – has fallen over the past year, as has the number of women working in senior positions, according to the Creative Diversity Network (CDN). The […]
