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Despite Industry Slowdown, BBC Diversity Boss Says Representation Can Keep Improving
BBC Diversity Boss Jessica Schibli talked industry slowdown, new 25% targets, 'Black Ops' and the working classes following James Graham's MacTaggart.
Concerns have been raised anecdotally over the past few months that the industry’s diversity push will be hard hit by the slowdown, with the freelancers exiting and indies closing coming from less traditional backgrounds. Simultaneously, the BBC yesterday said it has spent £243M ($318M) across the 36 months from April 2021 on shows that met its separate criteria for diverse content, doubling its initial target. The BBC’s current definition takes into account areas like schooling, benefits and parental occupation, and Schibli said she is actively looking into this with colleagues from across the industry.
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