Sky Heralds On-Screen Diversity Success But Needs More BAME Writers

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U.K. pay-TV broadcaster Sky says its efforts to improve diversity on screen are paying off, but that it has more to do to improve the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) write…

U.K. pay-TV broadcaster Sky says its efforts to improve diversity on screen are paying off, but that it has more to do to improve the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic writers. In the 12 months to the end of September 2019, BAME representation on screen was 31%, ahead of Sky’s published target [...]BBC One has signed up for a half-hour Christmas special of “Shaun the Sheep” from stop-motion animation specialists Aardman.

UFA Fiction is partnering with actor-producer Tyron Ricketts and his Berlin-based Panthertainment to produce films and series for the global market focusing on stories from people of color. UFA Fiction producer Nataly Kudiabor will work with the Austrian-born Ricketts , one of Germany’s most successful black actors, on developing and overseeing projects Panthertainment [...]

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