CBC commits to new diversity minimums

TORONTO – At the virtual Banff World Media Festival Friday morning, CBC announced a new programming diversity commitment it says will “better reflect Canadian audiences and advance equity, inclusion and representation in the Canadian production industry.” Effective immediately, the national public broadcaster’s programming diversity commitment will require that at least 30% “of all key creative roles on new CBC original scripted and unscripted series commissioned from independent producers will be held by those who self-identify as Indigenous, Black and/or people of colour or persons with disabilities,” reads the release. Each type of series will have a tailored, genre-specific approach to...