British crew union Bectu has released the results of its latest survey, which shows that racism is still prevalent in the broadcasting industry.
Conducted in partnership with the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity, the survey also found that reporting mechanisms were “largely ineffective.”
Among the findings of the survey were that 61 of global majority respondants had experienced racism at work and 59 had witnessed it.
In a statement, Bectu also said “little progress has been made” in establishing an independent racism reporting body in the broadcasting industry.
The union has also penned an open letter to broadcasting regulator Ofcom, in which they call on the organization to “publicly lend your support to our campaign and join us to put pressure on UK broadcasters to work with unions and formulate an independent reporting body.”
It has been signed by industry leaders including Marcus Ryder, chair of Campaign for Broadcasting Equality...
Conducted in partnership with the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity, the survey also found that reporting mechanisms were “largely ineffective.”
Among the findings of the survey were that 61 of global majority respondants had experienced racism at work and 59 had witnessed it.
In a statement, Bectu also said “little progress has been made” in establishing an independent racism reporting body in the broadcasting industry.
The union has also penned an open letter to broadcasting regulator Ofcom, in which they call on the organization to “publicly lend your support to our campaign and join us to put pressure on UK broadcasters to work with unions and formulate an independent reporting body.”
It has been signed by industry leaders including Marcus Ryder, chair of Campaign for Broadcasting Equality...
- 8/10/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The BBC’s long-awaited update on the progress of a 2020 fund set up to improve diverse content on the public broadcaster has been met with scepticism from some U.K. industry leaders who have called it “smoke and mirrors.”
The BBC’s Creative Diversity Commitment — made in the wake of the renewed Black Lives Matter movement in June 2020 — pledged to spend £100 million (124 million) of its existing commissioning budget over three years (from April 2021 to March 2024) on diverse and inclusive content, which spans racial representation as well as social mobility and disability. That divides into roughly £33 million a year. (The BBC’s total spend on TV in 2020/2021 was £1.4 billion.)
The fund is intended to apply to a range of genres, and commit the corporation to create content with at least two of the following three priorities: diverse stories and portrayal on-screen; diverse production teams and talent; and diverse-led production companies.
The BBC revealed on Thursday that,...
The BBC’s Creative Diversity Commitment — made in the wake of the renewed Black Lives Matter movement in June 2020 — pledged to spend £100 million (124 million) of its existing commissioning budget over three years (from April 2021 to March 2024) on diverse and inclusive content, which spans racial representation as well as social mobility and disability. That divides into roughly £33 million a year. (The BBC’s total spend on TV in 2020/2021 was £1.4 billion.)
The fund is intended to apply to a range of genres, and commit the corporation to create content with at least two of the following three priorities: diverse stories and portrayal on-screen; diverse production teams and talent; and diverse-led production companies.
The BBC revealed on Thursday that,...
- 7/29/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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