Tag: The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity

Sir Lenny Henry Centre to review BBC’s £112 million Creative Diversity commitment

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC has commissioned the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity (LHC) to review its three-year Creative Diversity commitment of £112m. The BBC’s commitment of at least £100m of existing TV commissioning budget and £12m in Radio covers content broadcast between April 2021 – March 2024, with the criteria and definitions established in consultation with the LHC in 2020. The commitment is the biggest financial investment in on-air inclusion in the industry. Within the first two years the BBC had invested a total of £128.5m into TV & Radio…

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Channel 4 sets out Black to Front off-screen commitments following report from The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4 has announced its off-screen commitments as part of Black to Front, following the publication of a report for the Channel by The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity (LHC) at Birmingham City University. Black to Front is an ambitious project focused on a day in September 2021 when Channel 4’s entire programming schedule will be fronted by Black talent and contributors. It will encompass every genre – from news to drama – and will involve all areas of the business including advertising, marketing, All 4 and social.…

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