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Oscar wins for Element Pictures and House Productions

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News | 23 Apr 2024

ScreenSkills ploughs £200,000 into diverse training funds

News | 22 Apr 2024

Bafta to honour Mama Youth Project

News | 22 Apr 2024

Indielab 2024 cohort unveiled

Diversity & Inclusion | 12 Apr 2024

Amazon axes European diversity head role

News | 9 Apr 2024

Drama duo set up Riverbird Films

News | 3 Apr 2024

Comedy indie to 'give voice to the underdog'

News | 22 Mar 2024

Sky launches diverse indies development scheme

News | 18 Mar 2024

BAME-led indie signs Banijay UK development deal

News | 19 Feb 2024

Care drama Earth Mama wins best British debut at Baftas

About TM | 30 Jan 2024 | by The Talent Manager

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News | 30 Jan 2024

ScreenSkills unveils third 'Leaders of Tomorrow' cohort

16 Jan 2024

Diverse producers dominate BBC Small Indies Fund

News | 16 Jan 2024

DIsability champion TV Access Project signs project lead

Diversity & Inclusion | 18 Dec 2023

Ofcom: disabled people "substantially underrepresented" at broadcasters

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 Dec 2023

Studios kick off disability access training

Diversity & Inclusion | 5 Dec 2023

RTS crowns Ralph & Katie's 'celebration of diversity'

News | 30 Nov 2023

ITV to turbo-charge diverse indies' commissioner relationships

News | 17 Nov 2023

Task force addresses skills gaps with 'radical transformation' plan

Diversity & Inclusion | 20 Oct 2023

Lenny Henry exits Douglas Road to launch new scripted indie

Diversity & Inclusion | 18 Oct 2023

Social impact of TV: have your say

News | 12 Oct 2023

Griersons to honour Anna Hall and DDPTV

News | 5 Oct 2023

BBC Film offers associate producer placements

News | 4 Oct 2023

C4 unveils diverse post-production cohort

News | 4 Oct 2023

BBC and Channel 4 indie schemes open for entries

News | 3 Sep 2023

Cornish production gets £400K boost

Diversity & Inclusion | 22 Aug 2023

Access All Areas launches production arm

News | 18 Aug 2023

Edinburgh 2023: six essential sessions

Diversity & Inclusion | 16 Aug 2023

ITV Studios steps up disability commitment with first access coordinator

Diversity & Inclusion | 9 Aug 2023

Indies join forces on key production challenges

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 Aug 2023

Bianca Gavin named chair of Production Guild of Great Britain

Diversity & Inclusion | 3 Aug 2023

Sky diversity board signs duo

Diversity & Inclusion | 2 Aug 2023

Marcus Ryder and Claire Tavernier to steer Film & TV Charity into its centenary year

Diversity & Inclusion | 26 Jul 2023

High-end TV inquiry calls for submissions on issues from overseas production to diversity

18 Jul 2023

Flexible working changes voted through

Diversity & Inclusion | 6 Jul 2023

Diamond reveals drop in women in senior TV roles

Diversity & Inclusion | 3 Jul 2023

BBC creative diversity head stands down

Diversity & Inclusion | 26 Jun 2023

ScreenSkills sets out industry diversity framework

Diversity & Inclusion | 14 Jun 2023

Indielab's 2023 cohort revealed

Diversity & Inclusion | 13 Jun 2023

Netflix unveils five doc fund winners

Diversity & Inclusion | 23 May 2023

Comedy start-ups aim to amplify working class voices

Diversity & Inclusion | 17 May 2023

Whisper scales up Wales production for Paralympics

15 May 2023

TV Collective amps up Breakthrough Leaders with one-day festival

14 May 2023

Baftas: The Traitors celebrates a double win, while winners champion diverse voices

5 May 2023

C4 opens post-production and disabled talent schemes

Diversity & Inclusion | 5 May 2023

Bafta reveals membership diversity data

Diversity & Inclusion | 27 Apr 2023

ITV unveils this year's Fresh Cuts directors

Diversity & Inclusion | 29 Mar 2023

BBC hits come out on top at RTS Awards

Diversity & Inclusion | 16 Mar 2023

Inaccessible workplaces shut out one in four disabled people

Diversity & Inclusion | 9 Mar 2023

Script editor scheme expands with greater regional focus

News | 1 Mar 2023

Angela Ferreira takes senior diversity role at Banijay UK

Diversity & Inclusion | 6 Feb 2023

Sky unveils diverse assistant commissioners

Diversity & Inclusion | 12 Dec 2022

Disability in focus as CDN highlights shortfall

Diversity & Inclusion | 5 Dec 2022

WFTV winner: industry is 'complacent' over diversity in tech and craft roles

Diversity & Inclusion | 1 Dec 2022

Putting the "utterly dismaying" mistreatment of disabled creatives in the spotlight

Diversity & Inclusion | 1 Dec 2022

Shining a spotlight on the "utterly dismaying" mistreatment of disabled creatives

Diversity & Inclusion | 30 Nov 2022

ITV aims to diversify drama with commissioning hires

Diversity & Inclusion | 11 Nov 2022

C4 and Amazon launch disability access survey

Diversity & Inclusion | 3 Nov 2022

ITV funds drama label's diverse writers residencies

Diversity & Inclusion | 21 Oct 2022

Uplands TV closes after five years

Diversity & Inclusion | 20 Oct 2022 | by The Talent Manager

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Diversity & Inclusion | 10 Oct 2022

Channel 4 picks six companies for Indie Accelerator Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion | 3 Oct 2022

Wise Owl sets up youth offshoot

Diversity & Inclusion | 20 Sep 2022

CPL talent head exits for BBC exec role

Diversity & Inclusion | 8 Sep 2022

BBC names diversity and inclusion director

Diversity & Inclusion | 30 Aug 2022

Rose Ayling-Ellis rails against TV's 'tokenistic' disability representation

Diversity & Inclusion | 23 Aug 2022

BBC leads "watershed" disability standards push

Diversity & Inclusion | 21 Aug 2022

ScreenSkills kicks off accessibility coordinator training

Diversity & Inclusion | 18 Aug 2022

Sky appoints inclusion head for original productions

Diversity & Inclusion | 11 Aug 2022

Bectu urges action on racism reporting

Diversity & Inclusion | 1 Aug 2022

BBC on target with diverse commissioning

News | 20 Jul 2022

C4 sets out disability commitments

Diversity & Inclusion | 19 Jul 2022

C4 opens entries for second Indie Accelerator

Diversity & Inclusion | 18 Jul 2022

ITV sets first working class target

Diversity & Inclusion | 15 Jul 2022

Production Guild launches inclusion award

Diversity & Inclusion | 12 Jul 2022

BBC entertainment commissioner steps up to top job

Diversity & Inclusion | 8 Jul 2022

C4 reviews workplace inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 Jul 2022

C4 enlists Gritty Talent to help with diversity push

Diversity & Inclusion | 3 Jul 2022

Born This Way and North One team up for disability-centred shows

Diversity & Inclusion | 28 Jun 2022

ITV unveils Black directors for its Fresh Cuts strand

Diversity & Inclusion | 23 Jun 2022

D&I consultancy signs former ITV diversity champion

Diversity & Inclusion | 22 Jun 2022

C4 aims to forge Black to Front legacy with new diversity criteria

Diversity & Inclusion | 14 Jun 2022

Over-50s exodus creates 'missing' pool of up to 35,000 workers

Diversity & Inclusion | 13 Jun 2022

BFI appoints disability champion

Diversity & Inclusion | 9 Jun 2022

C4 dance drama to train Leeds talent

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 Jun 2022

All3Media signs first diversity chief and launches disability inclusion training

Diversity & Inclusion | 6 Jun 2022

Diversity champions honoured by the Queen

Diversity & Inclusion | 1 Jun 2022

Pat Younge forges ties with Nutopia

Diversity & Inclusion | 26 May 2022

C4 brings The Big Breakfast to Saturdays

Diversity & Inclusion | 25 May 2022

Sky Documentaries opens diverse shorts fund

Diversity & Inclusion | 25 May 2022

Bafta winners among Elevate 2022 cohort

Diversity & Inclusion | 23 May 2022

Lenny Henry kickstarts research to model diversity tax breaks

Diversity & Inclusion | 23 May 2022

BBC Studios hosts diverse content creators

12 May 2022

ITN hires newsroom diversity champion

Diversity & Inclusion | 19 Apr 2022

C4 rejects "toxic workplace" claims

Diversity & Inclusion | 5 Apr 2022

June Sarpong stands down from BBC diversity post

Diversity & Inclusion | 30 Mar 2022

BBC sets 25% working class target

Diversity & Inclusion | 24 Mar 2022

TV Collective unveils second cohort of Breakthrough Leaders

Diversity & Inclusion | 22 Mar 2022

Dragonfly floats industry 'access fund' to help support disabled talent

Diversity & Inclusion | 21 Mar 2022

Then Barbara Met Alan: changing attitudes to disability access

Diversity & Inclusion | 17 Mar 2022

ITV and C4 commit to diversity funds

Diversity & Inclusion | 16 Mar 2022

British Muslim trio land international fellowship

Diversity & Inclusion | 15 Mar 2022

CDN slams lack of 'real progress' in TV diversity

Diversity & Inclusion | 14 Mar 2022

The Black Cop director dedicates Bafta win to 'marginalised' voices

Diversity & Inclusion | 11 Mar 2022

BBC diversity lead exits for Amazon

Diversity & Inclusion | 11 Mar 2022

Disability access coordinators to get trained up

Diversity & Inclusion | 3 Mar 2022

C4 shores up senior inclusion team

Diversity & Inclusion | 28 Feb 2022

Freelancer takes aim at 'toxic' TV culture as she quits industry

Diversity & Inclusion | 22 Feb 2022

ITV backs emerging talent for Black History Month strand

Diversity & Inclusion | 21 Feb 2022

ITV backs emerging talent for Black History Month strand

Diversity & Inclusion | 14 Feb 2022

Nutopia launches senior-level diversity drive

Diversity & Inclusion | 3 Feb 2022

Naomi Sesay rejoins C4 as diversity chief

Diversity & Inclusion | 28 Jan 2022

C4 disabled talent scheme opens for entries

News | 28 Jan 2022

Bafta unveils trio of emerging talent initiatives

Diversity & Inclusion | 11 Jan 2022

BBC Studios re-opens assistant producer scheme

Diversity & Inclusion | 6 Jan 2022

Derren Lawford unveils diversity-focused indie

Diversity & Inclusion | 15 Dec 2021

Breakthrough Leaders returns for 2022

Diversity & Inclusion | 13 Dec 2021

Olusoga wins top honour for championing inclusive history

Diversity & Inclusion | 6 Dec 2021

C4 shares disability guidance

Diversity & Inclusion | 3 Dec 2021

Disabled freelancer fund 'could be funded by 0.1% levy'

Diversity & Inclusion | 30 Nov 2021

Sky raises profile of Black doc shorts

Diversity & Inclusion | 30 Nov 2021

"Simple, empowering and kind": positive stories of disability inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion | 29 Nov 2021

Disability in the spotlight

Diversity & Inclusion | 24 Nov 2021

C4's Black to Front project continues with two new shows

News | 22 Nov 2021

C4 details three-year expansion of 4Skills training scheme

Diversity & Inclusion | 19 Nov 2021

Diversity-focused drama indie launches in Cardiff

Diversity & Inclusion | 18 Nov 2021

C4 and indies to work more 'collaboratively' on building crews

Diversity & Inclusion | 17 Nov 2021

C4 pledges to triple spend with diverse indies by 2023

Diversity & Inclusion | 17 Nov 2021

Creative Access signs former BBC diversity lead

Diversity & Inclusion | 10 Nov 2021

BBC pulls out of Stonewall scheme on impartiality grounds

Diversity & Inclusion | 10 Nov 2021

Marcus Ryder: Journalists are 'scared of losing their jobs' over impartiality fears

Diversity & Inclusion | 28 Oct 2021

C4 reorders first Black to Front show

Diversity & Inclusion | 20 Oct 2021

Creatives tell BBC: "Championing diversity should never be an impartiality issue"

Diversity & Inclusion | 20 Oct 2021

Desmond's creator teams with ex-Mentorn exec

Diversity & Inclusion | 30 Sep 2021

Women could lose out from 'proximity bias' as offices open up

Diversity & Inclusion | 29 Sep 2021

Fremantle signs C4 diversity head

News | 21 Sep 2021

Damning reports slam diversity efforts for ignoring 'lived experience'

Diversity & Inclusion | 16 Sep 2021

TV leaders urged to 'culturally reposition disability'

Diversity & Inclusion | 13 Sep 2021

Government urged to hire creative sector freelancer champion

Diversity & Inclusion | 10 Sep 2021

BET UK hires commissioning head

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 Sep 2021

"Being a mother in TV was always a nightmare; now it feels impossible": working mothers speak out

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 Sep 2021

Dorothy Byrne: TV can't afford to waste talented mothers

Diversity & Inclusion | 6 Sep 2021

BBC and Netflix issue brief for disability dramas

Diversity & Inclusion | 27 Aug 2021

Edinburgh: Amazon steps up diversity commitment

Diversity & Inclusion | 26 Aug 2021

Edinburgh: London Hughes blasts UK's 'performative' approach to diversity

Diversity & Inclusion | 26 Aug 2021

BBC and Netflix hunt 'ambitious' dramas from disabled writers

Diversity & Inclusion | 25 Aug 2021

Edinburgh: PSBs urged to up their game on 'diversity of experience'

Diversity & Inclusion | 25 Aug 2021

PGGB reveals diversity mentorship scheme participants

Diversity & Inclusion | 25 Aug 2021

Edinburgh: Kevin Lygo defends pulling Noel Clarke drama

News | 25 Aug 2021

Edinburgh: Freelance charter unveiled

Diversity & Inclusion | 23 Aug 2021

Jack Thorne: 'TV has utterly and totally failed disabled people'

Diversity & Inclusion | 5 Aug 2021

Industry aims for common definition of 'working class'

Diversity & Inclusion | 30 Jul 2021

Disability studies lay bare freelance and career progression barriers

Diversity & Inclusion | 27 Jul 2021

Tiger Aspect wins order for C4 's 'Black to Front' scripted pilot

Diversity & Inclusion | 27 Jul 2021

ScreenSkills launches deaf and disability mentorships

News | 22 Jul 2021

Covid and race docs vie for Griersons

Diversity & Inclusion | 22 Jul 2021

Banijay to fast-track 10 BAME production freelancers

News | 14 Jul 2021

ITV sets out disability goals

Diversity & Inclusion | 9 Jul 2021

BBC Studios to mentor diverse directors on continuing dramas

Diversity & Inclusion | 5 Jul 2021

ScreenSkills names its 19 'leaders of tomorrow'

Diversity & Inclusion | 28 Jun 2021

BBC signs disability champions

Diversity & Inclusion | 22 Jun 2021

C4: ahead on N&R but stalling on staff diversity

Diversity & Inclusion | 21 Jun 2021

Meet this year's winners of the Pat Llewellyn Bursary

News | 17 Jun 2021

How C4's 'Black to Front' day can create meaningful change

Diversity & Inclusion | 15 Jun 2021

C4 to 'empower' disabled freelancers with mentoring and duty of care

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 Jun 2021

UKTV and TriForce unveil diverse writers shortlist

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 Jun 2021

Sky Arts grabs surprise Bafta entertainment win

Diversity & Inclusion | 27 May 2021

Netflix names recipents of emerging directors fund

Diversity & Inclusion | 26 May 2021

Have your say: Who is TV's most inclusive employer?

Diversity & Inclusion | 26 May 2021

Sky and Netflix execs back diversity grants

Diversity & Inclusion | 21 May 2021

Bafta scales up learning and training programme

Diversity & Inclusion | 19 May 2021

Film and TV Charity launches £1m 'anti-racism fund'

16 May 2021

Netflix and Sky launch diverse writers bursary

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 May 2021

TV Collective unveils 51 BAME leaders of tomorrow

News | 5 May 2021

Bectu head: "The industry is failing women"

Diversity & Inclusion | 30 Apr 2021

BFI backs diversity fund for Sony's UK indies

Diversity & Inclusion | 26 Apr 2021

Disability campaign kicks off with industry survey

Diversity & Inclusion | 22 Apr 2021

C4 BAME talent call-out attracts 800 CVs

Diversity & Inclusion | 19 Apr 2021

C4 diversity manager to share tips with young women in media

News | 7 Apr 2021

C4 hires indie-facing regional diversity champions

28 Feb 2021 | by Robin Parker

Sister aims to tackle diversity with London training school

27 Feb 2021 | by Robin Parker

BBC outlines 'gold standard' inclusivity plan

News | 21 Feb 2021 | by Robin Parker

New Voice Awards: TM members vie for emerging talent prizes

News | 21 Feb 2021 | by Robin Parker

Olusoga: C4 funding helps Uplands remain an 'agent of change'

Diversity & Inclusion | 7 Feb 2021

NFTS and BFI step up entry-level training

Diversity & Inclusion | 3 Feb 2021 | by Robin Parker

Industry Voices: sharing lived experiences of discrimination

Diversity & Inclusion | 3 Feb 2021 | by Robin Parker

CDN: 'urgent review' needed as senior production diversity slips

Diversity & Inclusion | 24 Jan 2021 | by Robin Parker

Sky and Netflix step up diversity efforts

Diversity & Inclusion | 17 Jan 2021 | by Robin Parker

BEATS unveils test for East and South East Asian representation

20 Dec 2020 | by Peter Block

New Report : Accessing databases in the UK broadcast industry: implications for improving the diversity of the workforce

Diversity & Inclusion | 19 Dec 2020

Reframing disability in news

Diversity & Inclusion | 27 Nov 2020 | by Robin Parker

ITV hires creative diversity partners

News | 15 Oct 2020 | by Robin Parker

Simon Albury: TM's diversity tools are the 'holy grail' for broadcasters

13 Oct 2020 | by Robin Parker

Olusoga: diversity data will drive change

6 Oct 2020 | by Robin Parker

Bafta chair warns of diversity 'tipping point'

29 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

Tim Davie's DCMS Select Committee grilling: highlights

28 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

Channel 4 chief: Zoom is democratising pitching

28 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

C4 Bristol head: we want to give career path to BAME film-makers

22 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

Define diversity? ITV just has, reckons Cat Lewis

21 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

Michelle Matherson joins BBC creative diversity team

About TM | 17 Sep 2020

Gathering personal data helps TM monitor diversity

15 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

BBC misses BAME leadership target

10 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

Racism row set to dominate BBC DG's first DCMS committee hearing

10 Sep 2020 | by Robin Parker

Diverse indies open for business

About TM | 28 Aug 2020 | by Sarah Lee

Until people at the top better understand issues on the ground, diversity will never improve

29 Jun 2020 | by Richard Wallis and Christa van Raalte

‘Just the way the industry works’: how film and TV need to be more than fair weather industries

Career Advice | 22 Jun 2020

Creating Diverse Production Teams - What the Law allows & how The Talent Manager tools facilitate

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