Showing 1 - 15 of 207 articles tagged "Diversity"

• Posted Wednesday 4/14/21 at 3:17PM EDT

  ABC passed on some pilot scripts "for the first time" due to their lack of diversity

  Walt Disney Television chairman of entertainment Dana Walden said at a recent panel that "for the first time," ABC passed...

• Posted Wednesday 4/14/21 at 3:17PM EDT

  BBC diversity chief: Luther isn't "authentic" enough because "he doesn't have Black friends"

  BBC diversity chief Miranda Wayland has generated controversy with her comment that Idris Elba's DCI John Luther “doesn’t have any...

• Posted Wednesday 3/31/21 at 2:27PM EDT

  More than 130 filmmakers sign an open letter denouncing PBS for its "over-reliance" on Ken Burns

  "A simple accounting from kenburns.

• Posted Wednesday 3/24/21 at 1:49PM EDT

  Meghan McCain under fire for "identity politics" The View rant questioning race and gender representation

  On The View this morning, McCain noted that there has only been one Asian female (Lisa Ling) in The View's...

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  Posted Monday 3/22/21 at 10:21AM EDT

  Matt Groening is "proud" of The Simpsons' Apu, has "ambitious" plans to revive him

  In reflecting on The Simpsons' 700th episode, USA Today asked Groening if he would've changed the nature of Apu in...

• Posted Monday 3/15/21 at 4:13PM EDT

  The Bachelor's race problems won't be fixed until it experiences a behind-the-scenes shakeup

  Even if ABC were to fire Chris Harrison, the network would be "attempting a superficial fix for a much deeper,...

• Posted Wednesday 3/10/21 at 5:55AM EST

  Ginny & Georgia is part of a troubling Netflix trend of removing parents of color from biracial characters' coming-of-age stories

  Ginny, played by Antonia Gentry, is yet another mixed-race Netflix protagonist who’s being raised by a single white parent, says...

• Posted Saturday 3/06/21 at 3:49AM EST

  Ginny & Georgia has one of TV's cringiest moments with "Oppression Olympics" scene

  A 36-second clip from the Netflix dramedy went viral shortly after its premiere, showing the half-Black, half-white Ginny and her...

• Posted Sunday 2/28/21 at 2:42AM EST

  Ellen Pompeo posts an open letter to "White Hollywood" in wake of the revelation that the Golden Globes has zero Black voters

  "I would kindly ask, all my white colleagues in this industry, an industry that we love and has granted us...

• Posted Friday 2/26/21 at 3:39PM EST

  Netflix receives high marks for diversity and inclusion in terms of gender and people of color, but not among the LGBTQ community

  The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released a new study this morning that compared Netflix's numbers to figures from the broader...

• Posted Tuesday 2/23/21 at 1:11PM EST

  White contestants dominated this Bachelor season despite the show having its most diverse cast yet

  Of the 37 total cast members vying for Matt James, 25 identify as BIPOC.

• Posted Wednesday 2/17/21 at 1:38PM EST

  Nielsen to launch a tool to measure TV diversity

  The ratings company is teaming with Gracenote Inclusion Analytics on a tool that will allow content creators, distributors and advertisers...

• Posted Wednesday 2/17/21 at 1:38PM EST

  Starz announces #TakeTheLead inclusion initiative

  The premium pay cable network announced that is embarking on a multipronged approach to ensuring it's a home of storytelling...

• Posted Wednesday 2/17/21 at 1:38PM EST

  CNN formally announces the overhaul of its daytime and afternoon slots, with Brianna Keilar joining New Day

  While Keilar moves to mornings to co-anchor with John Berman, New Day's Alisyn Camerota will move to afternoons, co-anchoring the...

• Posted Saturday 2/13/21 at 6:27AM EST

  ABC's Cinderella, starring Brandy and Whitney Houston, has stood the test of time after being ridiculed when it premiered in 1997

  "Just before Cinderella premiered in 1997, major outlets published their critics’ disenchanted reviews," says Ashley Lee.