Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Racial and Ethnic Diversity: A deep-dive into Diamond Data presents the proportion of contributions that Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people make to our television programmes.
The report is also available in four easy-to-digest parts:
Part 1: On-Screen vs Off-Screen
Part 4: Craft and Technical Roles
Deborah Williams, chief executive of the Creative Diversity Network, said:
“Despite advances, it’s clear from the Diamond data that the UK TV industry has a long way to go before it is genuinely representative of its viewers, and particularly in the off-screen and senior working opportunities it offers to people from different ethnic backgrounds.
“While we applaud the efforts broadcasters and producers have made to improve on-screen representation, the industry must match this by taking meaningful and sustainable action to increase off-screen diversity.”
This report expands on the findings and analysis published in CDN’s Diamond – the Third Cut report.
Diamond is an industry-wide monitoring system that collects diversity data from people who are making new UK-originated content across 30 channels for the five main broadcasters – BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Paramount, and Sky. Its purpose is to understand who is making and appearing on television programmes, and whether programme makers represent their audiences.