Yes, the younger hires are diverse. But why does TV still lack black people in top roles?

Yes, the younger hires are diverse. But why does TV still lack black people in top roles?

Ofcom’s report reveals television workforces still fail to resemble the British populationOur TV, as we love to remind ourselves and the rest of the world, is unique and uniquely British. Last month, the now former media minister John Whittingdale suggested that Britain’s public service broadcasters – BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 – could in future be legally required to produce what he described as “distinctively British” programmes. Whitti…