Bectu, the broadcasting union, has warned that it may boycott Project Diamond, an industry campaign to monitor diversity which was launched the end of this month by the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Sky. The union argues that the broadcasters’ lack of transparency with regard to diversity data will make the campaign unworkable. Project Diamond is due to be in operation by last year. It will require broadcasters to provide data about the age, disabilities, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation of both on- and off-screen staff working on all UK productions. The union is calling for data to be provided in terms of individual TV production.
Bectu, the broadcasting union, has warned that it may boycott Project Diamond, an industry campaign to monitor diversity which was launched last year by the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Sky. The union argues that the broadcasters’ lack of transparency with regard to diversity data will make the campaign unworkable. Project Diamond is due to be in operation by the end of this month. It will require broadcasters to provide data about the age, disabilities, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation of both on- and off-screen staff working on all UK productions. The union is calling for data to be provided in terms of individual TV production.