U.K. Broadcaster ITV Promotes Ade Rawcliffe to Group Director of Diversity and Inclusion

Manori Ravindran International EditorTim Davie has stepped into the top job at the BBC, where he takes over from Tony Hall.“It is a tremendous honor to be taking on the role of director general today,” Davie said.Davie is spending the day in Glasgow, meeting the BBC teams there.

Paradigm has tapped Shakira Gagnier to head the agency's diversity and inclusion efforts, in an announcement made by chairman and CEO Sam Gores.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterExecutive Shakira Gagnier has been named vice president of diversity and inclusion at Paradigm Talent Agency, CEO Sam Gores announced Thursday.In her new role, Gagnier will oversee the development and execution of D&I strategies that fulfill agency commitments to improving the diversity and development of its employees worldwide.Gagnier will work with senior leadership, HR and the agency’s administration to integrate new practices, programs and processes

Naman Ramachandran Days after writer, actor and director Noel Clarke said that Black talents get only one shot to prove themselves in the U.K. television industry, Kevin Lygo, director of television at U.K.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe quarantined second season of Love Island premiered on CBS on Monday and took a two-tenths hit from last year’s freshman debut. Still, the reality dating competition in which hot and bothered singles are essentially stuck on an island to find “love” scored a 0.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 1.94 million viewers, plenty enough to finish No.

NEW YORK -- Joyce Carol Oates, Douglas Brinkley and Lauren Groff are among more than 20 writers contributing essays for a book on the legacy of Henry David Thoreau. Princeton University Press announced Monday that “Now Comes Good Sailing: On Henry David Thoreau and the Meaning of Life” will be published in 2021.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorKiersey Clemons (Antebellum) is set to star in and executive-produce serialized horror podcast Ghost Tape from LA audio firm QCode.Set to be released this October, the series is co-created by Aron Eli Coleite (Locke & Key) and Nia DaCosta (Candyman). Additional casting is underway.The show will follow new recruit Tessa Dixon at a remote army base in Texas as she deals with the psychological and physical trauma of basic training.

Naman Ramachandran BBC director of content Charlotte Moore has said on- and off-screen diversity has “never been more important” to the public broadcaster, while admitting that the BBC “does not reflect the nation that we are making our programs for.”Speaking as part of a ‘Meet the Controller’ session with the Edinburgh TV Festival on Monday — a fully virtual affair that kicked off with an intensive focus on diversity and representation — Moore continued, “We won’t meet the challenges of the

Tara Conlan BBC content director Charlotte Moore has warned that unless diversity is prioritized in the UK TV industry, the sector will not survive.Speaking today at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Moore unveiled new programs including an investigation into the impact of race on coronavirus by actor David Harewood and a spin off of World On Fire writer Peter Bowker’s hit series The A Word written by disabled writers.

Naman Ramachandran Outgoing BBC director general Tony Hall is expected to speak up about the role of public service broadcasters in the battle against fake news when he delivers the opening address of the Edinburgh TV festival on Monday.“The forces of disinformation and social media tend to feed on fracture and drive polarization,” Hall is expected to say.

The new “Wonder Woman” villain is taking some real-life inspiration.

First Aid Kit have shared an archived cover of Willie Nelson – listen to their version of ‘On The Road Again’ below.All proceeds from the cover, recorded years ago, will go to Crew Nation, who are supporting the global touring community through the coronavirus pandemic.“We’re excited to release our version of ‘On The Road Again’ by Willie Nelson,” First Aid Kit say of the release. “We recorded this cover a couple of years ago and recently found it while digging through the archives.

ITV has promoted its director of creative diversity Ade Rawcliffe to group director of diversity and inclusion, making the U.K. broadcasting giant the first FTSE 100 company with a dedicated diversity director on its executive board.