Broadcast Newswrap

Broadcast brings you a thought-provoking podcast, supported by The Film and TV Charity in which you can find out how the team working on Glow Up use the Whole Picture Toolkit! We begin with Broadcast Commercial Director, Talia Levine setting the scene by asking our guests to give an insight into the changes and developments they have seen over the years regarding Mental Health in production.  Valeria Bullo, Film and TV Charity, Lead for Mentally Healthy Productions (Whole Picture Programme) speaks to Melissa Brown, Executive Producer and Kirsty Bysouth, Production Executive at Wall to Wall on Glow-Up use the Whole Picture Toolkit and helpline. 

The Newswrap is back following summer recess and joined by Edinburgh 2021 advisory chair Georgia Brown to reflect on what will hopefully be the last virtual Edinburgh for a while. Georgia talks preparation, diversity and the streaming presence before the team are on hand to further dissect an energising festival, which focused on Channel 4 privatisation and disability.  All that, plus Max, John and Hannah's “commission of the fest”, on this week's Broadcast Newswrap.

There are 14.1m disabled people in the UK and yet the nation's largest minority is woefully underrepresented in the TV industry. Two landmark reports are about to be unveiled urging the sector to access the “untapped potential” of this group, talented people like Deaf and Disabled People in TV (DDPTV) founder Caroline O'Neill and Tim Renkow, the creator of BBC3 hit comedy Jerk.  Caroline spoke to Max Goldbart last week about DDPTV's Disability by Design report, which shows the distressing levels of discrimination and ableism faced by TV's disabled community and issues a wealth of recommendations for how this can be overcome. And later, Tim chats exclusively to Hannah Bowler about the second season of Roughcut TV's comedy and opportunities for disabled people both locally and across the pond. All that, plus a regular dose of ‘What We've Been Watchin'', on this week's Broadcast Newswrap.

Summer holidays are upon us and with that six weeks of kids being glued to the screen? But which one? With a proliferation of viewing options available today to the nation's under-16s, BBC in-house production lead Helen Bullough and Serious Lunch / Eye Present founder Genevieve Dexter are on hand to guide our hosts through the modern kids TV landscape, talking financing, competition and the impact of the Young Audiences Content Fund. Later, it's a Newswrap debut for Blue Peter ​legend Konnie Huq, who speaks exclusively to Hannah Bowler about her career and wider thoughts on the sector.  All that, plus a fair bit of 'What We've Been Watchin'', on this week's Broadcast Newswrap.

The Newswrap is overjoyed to welcome Melvyn Bragg into the guest spot this week, as the current series of his long-running South Bank Show reaches a climax. The Sky Arts magazine format has been showcasing the best up-and-coming British talent for this rather special season and Melvyn opens up about his experiences meeting this cream of the crop, along with how it speaks to TV's wider diversity push. Later, the Labour peer has some stern words for the government over the potential privatisation of Channel 4 and hands us a window into the Bragg household by taking part in everyone's favourite ‘What We've Been Watchin''.  

Savings, iPlayer, nations and regions and diversity were just some of the key takeaways to emerge from the BBC's Annual Report this week and Broadcast chief reporter Max Goldbart and insight editor Jesse Whittock are on hand to dissect. Later, Max catches up with Pact chief executive John McVay as the trade body turns 30. John reflects on a multitude of successes and challenges while looking back at his own 20-year stewardship. And he's got a few choice words about the government's move to potentially privatise Channel 4. All that, plus a ‘What We've Been Watchin'' that looks beyond the week's football to nod towards a US hip hop doc and depressing BBC1 prison drama, on this week's Broadcast Newswrap. 

The UK government has again raised the spectre of selling off public broadcaster Channel 4 to the private sector, and a formal consultation announcement has sparked real concern that it could happen this time.

It is the show that has lit up the streaming world and as the second part of Lupin returns to Netflix, creator and screenwriter George Kay joins the Newswrap to give his take on the popularity behind the Omar Sy-starring crime-revenge caper, inspired by French literary icon Arsène Lupin. Speaking to John Elmes from Paris, Kay reveals why the show pays homage to the US network shows of the 1980s and 1990s, and is deliberately aimed at capturing a family co-viewing audience. Elsewhere, the Criminal creator and Killing Eve alum laments the lack of pre-watershed family drama on UK channels, explains how he would never have been able to get Lupin away on a UK PSB, and discloses his love for international format distribution. Later on, Max Goldbart welcomes Jesse Whittock, Hannah Bowler and John Elmes for a ‘What We've Been Watchin'' special in which the Newswrap team detail their best shows and biggest disappointments from TV landscape over the past six months.

This week, the Newswrap welcomes Zinc Media's London director of television Greg Sanderson and freelance writer-director Sophie Bernberg to talk LGBTQ+ representation in TV.  The pair set out their personal experiences, from witnessing incidents of homophobia to being 'the only one in the room', and reveal where they think progress has been made and where there is room for improvement.  Speaking to Max Goldbart and Hannah Bowler, they also talk about the recent Love Island controversy, and the need to make on-screen LGBTQ+ representation more ‘organic'.  All that, plus an LGBTQ+ special of ‘What We've Been Watchin'', with nods to Pose and Feel Good, on this week's Broadcast Newswrap.

More than a week has now passed since the explosive Lord Dyson report blew the lid on the 1995 Diana interview.  With a review into why Martin Bashir was rehired due out next week, plus another in September, Max Goldbart and Hannah Bowler analyse what the corporation can do next to bury the hatchet, win back trust and ensure its detractors don’t go too far.  Later, we’ve got exclusive audio from Hannah’s interview with this month’s cover star Nida Manzoor, the creator of C4 comedy We Are Lady Parts.  All that, plus a regular dose of ‘What We’ve Been Watchin’’, on this week’s Broadcast Newswrap

The global TV world was rocked this week by the £36bn AT&T/Discovery mega-merger, an eventuality that no one had really seen coming bar a handful of US execs who enjoy a spot of golf. International gurus John Elmes and Jesse Whittock are joined by Ampere Analysis research director Richard Broughton to discuss, in a week that also saw reports of a potential Amazon/MGM buyout. The trio talk serious scale, ambition and the ripple effects on the UK indie sector as a new future is carved out for these conglomerates.  Later, we’ve got exclusive audio from the Broadcast/Screen Restart Conference session with ITV and C4 drama heads Polly Hill and Caroline Hollick, who chatted to Broadcast Intelligence senior content researcher Heather Fallon. All that, plus a snooker loopy ‘What We’ve Been Watchin’’, on this week’s Broadcast Newswrap

Max Goldbart and Hannah Bowler are joined by Meriel Beale and Alex Pumfrey to discuss tackling issues of bullying and harrassment in light of recent high-profile cases

If you’ve been living under a rock for the past five years you may have missed the broadcasters being a little bit worried about those elusive 16-34s.  As young indie bosses forging youth-skewing shows, Big Deal Films’ Dhanny Joshi and Studio Be’s Brandon Relph think about this demographic quite a bit. They joined the Newswrap this week to tell us more. Speaking to Max Goldbart and Hannah Bowler, Dhanny and Brandon assess the broadcasters’ successes and failings with the demographic, talk about how SVoD hiring practices could have an impact on their young-viewer output, and discuss the state of play with top talent.  All that, plus a youth-skewin’ ‘What We’ve Been Watchin’’, on this week’s Broadcast Newswrap  Music: The Vendetta by Steffan Kartenberg. Licensed by Creative Commons

After a 48-hour period like no other in sport, the English Super League (ESL) is no more. But that won't stop the Newswrap from using this opportunity to assess the state of play in sports broadcasting.  Joining Jesse Whittock on the pod this week is Whisper managing director Mark Cole, a former head of football at the BBC, along with Broadcast Sport editor Jake Bickerton and contributor Max Miller.  The quartet mull over the impact the ESL could have had on an already fragmented sector, and consider the state of play now that the much-maligned league has been cast to the annals of history.  All that, plus plenty of 'What We've Been Watchin'', on this week's Broadcast Newswrap. This week’s podcast was sponsored by the Creative Cities Convention.  Music: The Vendetta by Steffan Kartenberg. Licensed by Creative Commons

Ofcom’s new duty of care regulations came into force this month, almost exactly two years after the Jeremy Kyle Show was axed following the death of a contestant a week after filming an episode. In this week’s duty of care special, senior reporter Max Goldbart is joined by The Garden founder Magnus Temple, reality supremo Katy Manley from Big Brother producer Initial and BBC Studios Documentary Unit’s Kirsty Cunningham. The group dissect what duty of care looks like for their respective genres and suggest that the pandemic has thrown up challenges for programme-makers as well as contributors. Later on, Max asks ’What We’ve Been Watchin’’, leading to a few nods to a certain critically-acclaimed French comedy-drama. This week's episode is sponsored by Creative Cities Convention. Visit www.creativecitiesconvention.com for more information and to buy a ticket. Music: The Vendetta by Steffan Kartenberg. Licensed by Creative Commons

Broadcast unveiled its annual Indie Survey this week, which lifted the lid on the impact of Covid-19 on the production sector in this strangest of years. The Newswrap takes a deep dive into the survey’s top lines, with Netflix coming out on top, the scripted market recovering after a 20% revenue drop and the survival of nimble true indies. Later, we have exclusive audio from international editor John Elmes’ catch-up with US comedy supremo Paul Feig, who weighed in on Hollywood’s diversity problem and revealed a certain Ben Elton comedy as his ‘What We’ve Been Watchin’ All that, plus much more, on this week’s Broadcast Newswrap. 

​Tim Davie unveiled the BBC’s ”biggest progamme of reform” for a generation this week. With half of the BBC’s news teams relocating out of London, commissioning posts springing up all over and a renewed focus on portraying communities nationwide, the work really starts now for the DG, and Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock are on hand to talk through the transformative proposals and discuss what is coming next.  Elsewhere, the Newswrap is joined by Daniel Gordon and Hugh Davies, the director and producer behind BBC1’s Football’s Darkest Secret - a harrowing three-part doc series that tells the story of the UK’s football sex abuse scandal.

Following a whirlwind week, the Broadcast Newswrap gets into the weeds of Piers Morgan’s GMB departure and Bectu head Philippa Childs is on hand to assess how it will impact the industry’s fight against bullying and harassment. In response to Ian Katz’s stern warning to on-screen talent, Philippa urges the broadcasters to be more transparent and make a strong public statement against bullying. Meanwhile, international editor John Elmes, reporter Hannah Bowler and senior reporter Max Goldbart discuss GMB succession plans and mull the future of Piers Morgan’s Life Stories. Plus, a riveting edition of everyone's favourite ’What We’ve Been Watchin’’ section, featuring a royal interview, a Channel 4 90s cult classic and a double helping of Jed Mercurio. 

Broadcast is joined by the Faye Ward and Hannah Farrell, from multi-award-winning indie Fable Pictures, and award-winning film and TV director Sarah Gavron to discuss female representation in the content world. Ward, Farrell and Gavron, who have teamed up previously on projects including Suffragette and hit 2020 Netflix film Rocks discuss their experiences as female creatives in the film and TV industry and explore what the landscape is like today.

Avalon founder Jon Thoday was one of the masterminds of the 2015 campaign to save BBC3 from going online only. More than five years on, he joins the Newswrap this week to reflect on the BBC’s extraordinary u-turn, with BBC3 set to return to the EPG next January.  Speaking to senior reporter Max Goldbart and editor-in-chief Chris Curtis, Jon considers how a return to linear is just the start and the BBC needs to do much more to boost its offer for young people, including making more than £80m available to spend on BBC3 content each year.  To hear his take on what needs to come next and how the BBC can go about filling a nine-hour-per-day linear channel, check out this week’s pod.  

In this week's Newswrap, we're joined by Charlotte Wheeler, event director of Broadcast's sibling brand the Media, Production and Technology Show (MPTS), to discuss recently wrapped virtual festival MPTS Connect.  

The broadcasting world is alive with the buzz of two news channels launching in the coming months, and who better to assess the state of play than ITN’s 5 News editor Cait FitzSimons and media commentator Ben Fenton.The pair talk to John Elmes as GB News and News UK prepare to launch channels, discussing how the duo will fit in the wider landscape and mulling over the challenges of running a newsroom in our pandemic-riddled, social media-infested society. All that, plus some intriguing ‘What We’ve Been Watchin’’ choices, on this week’s Broadcast Newswrap. 

Last month’s Diamond Fourth Cut diversity report showed disappointing falls and plateaus in representation of under-represented talent, with particular shortfalls in off-screen representation from the BAME and disabled communities. To unpick the results and provide some solutions, the Newswrap is delighted to welcome diversity campaigners Marcus Ryder, Caroline O’Neill and Andrew Roach to the pod this week. The trio discuss where the broadcasters and indies are going wrong, react to the very latest diversity news and touch on issues of intersectionality. Plus, we have a bit of a disagreement on everybody’s favourite ‘What We’ve Been Watchin’’ segment! Join us this week to get the experts view on one of the biggest issues impacting the UK TV sector today.A transcription of the podcast is available at https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/home/newswrap-podcast-drilling-into-diamond-transcription/5157078.article

Not much has taken the world by storm in 2021 but Netflix smash hit Bridgerton is in the small minority.Having been watched by almost 100m households worldwide, director Julie Anne Robinson joins the Newswrap this week to discuss working with the incredible Shonda Rhimes, moving Stateside and the show’s groundbreaking approach to diverse and inclusive casting. The Brits could learn a thing or two!​Julie Anne is also on hand to give us the lowdown on her Sky Studios-backed UK indie Longboat Pictures, which she recently launched with former ITV drama commissioner Victoria Fea.

Channel 4 historian and media journalist Maggie Brown joins editor-in-chief Chris Curtis and reporter Hannah Bowler to discuss the moves at the top of C4 and how that plays into its Future4 strategy and its content plans.That, plus a C4-focused edition of our world-renowned segment ’What We’ve Been Watchin’’.You can catch the Newswrap’s previous 31 episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or on broadcastnow.co.uk 

New year, new US president, new Newswrap.Insight editor Jesse Whittock is joined by Max Goldbart and John Elmes this week to kick off 2021 by analysing the SVoD hiring spree, as Netflix and Disney+ make big factual UK plays. We analyse the job moves and also examine a busy week for employment in the indie sector, as Shine TV’s Tanya Shaw and Clerkenwell Films’ Murray Ferguson both reveal they are to step down.Also on the move recently was Red Production Company founder Nicola Shindler, who set up her own venture Quay Street Productions, and we have exclusive audio from her sit down with John last week. All of that, plus British podcasting’s favourite ‘segment - ’What We’ve Been Watchin’’ - on this first Broadcast Newswrap of the year.

What do you get when you bring together four Broadcast journalists? Unparalleled analysis and an in-depth re-cap of a year that won’t be forgotten in a hurry. We’ve ditched the indie bosses this week as Max Goldbart, Hannah Bowler, John Elmes and Jesse Whittock remind listeners of some of 2020’s biggest moments, all the while looking to 2021. The Newswrap will of course be back early next year, bringing you the TV news that matters each week along with analysis and features with some of British broadcasting’s finest.

Max Goldbart, Jesse Whittock and John Elmes are joined by indie chiefs Julie Gardner, Nicki Gottlieb and Jimmy Mulville to discuss how they negotiated the unprecendented year that was 2020 and their thoughts for 2021.All that, plus a smattering of these experts' choice selections in ‘What We’ve Been Watchin’’.

The past 12 months has seen an avalanche of streamers enter the market, as AppleTV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Quibi, Peacock and Discovery+ among many many others take on the Amazon and Netflix behemoths. To unpack all of this, the Newswrap this week welcomes Broadcast Intelligence researchers Alice Redman and Heather Fallon ahead of the duo’s latest in-depth report hitting the shelves.The pair also discuss the streaming shows that got them through lockdown in the ever-favourable ‘What We’ve Been Watchin’’.

​In late-May of this year, the mass global protests sparked by the death of George Floyd caused a ripple effect that spread swiftly to the UK TV sector. Six months on, the Newswrap is joined by three women who can provide differing perspectives on what has changed - producer Lucy Pilkington, Channel 4 commissioner Rita Daniels and Yinka Bokinni, one of the foremost up-and-coming TV presenting talents.  Our trio of guests talk Max Goldbart and Hannah Bowler through the gains and pains of an intensely busy six-month period, all the while explaining why there is still plenty of progress to be made.Plus, we’ve got a diversity special of everyone’s favourite segment - ‘What We’ve Been Watchin’’.

The Newswrap welcomes TV producers and podcast pioneers Ian Lamarra and Darrell Brown this week to discuss the TV industry’s burgeoning relationship with the audio medium. The duo take international editor John Elmes through the opportunities for indies in the space, the dos and don’ts of podcasting and how the medium can prove an incredibly useful development tool for TV producers.

The Newswrap is overjoyed to welcome Emmy Award-nominated director Jenny Ash this week, to discuss Channel 5's upcoming documentary on the Nuremberg trials. And in yet another busy news week, insight editor Jesse Whittock and senior reporter Max Goldbart come together to speak about the future of PSB - as third review is launched in the space of less than 12 months, and a 10-strong panel is assembled.  All that, plus a smidgeon of 'What We've Been Watchin'', on this week's Broadcast Newswrap  

In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s an election taking place across the pond.Apprentice star Donald Trump’s days in the White House may be numbered but this week the Newswrap is delighted to welcome one of his closest observers - ITV News Washington correspondent Robert Moore - who is in the midst of covering his fifth US election.Robert takes us through the tumultuous task of charting the presidency of an extremely unpredictable business magnate, and gives us his thoughts on covering this week’s showdown with Joe Biden.

A week is a long time in TV. Channel 4’s Annual Report was released on Thursday morning and it predicted a bounceback for the broadcaster, which has had a difficult Covid-19. In conversation with reporter Hannah Bowler, Enders Analysis chief operating officer and director of TV Gill Hind is on hand to give us all the insight as C4 looks forward to more positive times. And just a few hours after the Annual Report publication, the BBC’s long-awaited social media guidelines were immediately met with, well, confusion and a subsequent backlash. Senior reporter Max Goldbart has been digging deep and can provide us with some of the answers. 

After the dramatic news on Wednesday that Jeffery Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s $2bn short form video experiment Quibi is to shut down, senior reporter Max Goldbart and insight editor Jesse Whittock postulate the reasons the project failed after just six months, forecasting what this might mean for the producers who won Quibi commissions. Meanwhile, international editor John Elmes sits down with Ampere Analysis research director Richard Broughton to talk Netflix’s Q3 results.

It’s Mipcom week this week and while Cannes was a rather different sight than usual, the Newswrap’s John Elmes is still on hand to dissect all the latest happenings in the world of global distribution.International TV guru John speaks to Max Goldbart about Netflix’s Ted Sarandos’ fiery keynote, along with all the biggest sales, while we have an exclusive interview with Mipcom organiser Reed Midem’s TV director Laurine Garaude. Laurine explains just how one puts on a remote event for a market that has traditionally been so reliant on its hustle and bustle.

Last week saw the momentous first meeting of the industry-wide Coalition for Change, as 33 influential industries figures – hailing from the major broadcasters, industry bodies and freelancer groups – met via Zoom to discuss how to tackle bullying in the workplace.This week, the Broadcast Newswrap catches up with Adeel Amini, the freelance producer whose tireless campaigning led to the creation of the coalition, to find out what went down. Adeel also tells Broadcast reporter Hannah Bowler how the initiative got off the ground and where he hopes it can take the UK production business.

The TV landscape is changing more rapidly than ever and hundreds of millions of dollars are being splashed by the deep-pocketed streamers to secure top talent via ‘golden handcuffs’ deals.This week, the Broadcast Newswrap is delighted to welcome one of the key figures in putting together some of these exclusive deals, ACF Investment Bank chief executive and president Thomas Dey, who guides us through Netflix’s $100m agreement with Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones. 

After 61-years as a weekly publication, Broadcast Magazine has relaunched as a glossy monthly mag.This week’s Newswrap sees insight editor Jesse Whittock joined by editor-in-chief Chris Curtis, who discuss the process behind putting together this momentous relaunch during lockdown, and what subscribers can expect. Meanwhile, senior reporter Max Goldbart has an exclusive interview with Lewis Arnold, the director and co-creator of ITV’s critical and ratings hit Des.

In this week’s Newswrap, reporter Hannah Bowler is joined by senior reporter Max Goldbart and international editor John Elmes to discuss the BBC's annual report and a government grilling for Sky and Netflix.

The Broadcast Newswrap is joined this week by MacTaggart lecturer David Olusoga for an exclusive interview, who speaks to us just days after his blistering lecture. David tells senior reporter Max Goldbart about the process behind the address, the difficulties of having to deliver it to an empty room, who he was inspired by and why the media may have missed some of his finer points. Broadcast international editor John Elmes is also on hand to talk Mipcom and we have a brand new section - ‘What We’ve Been Readin’'

Senior reporter Max Goldbart is joined by editor-in-chief Chris Curtis and freelance journalist Kate Bulkley to dissect new BBC director general Tim Davie's inaugural speech, as his first week comes to an end. All that insight, plus the evergreen 'what we've been watchin'', on this week's Newswrap

The Broadcast Newswrap returns with an Edinburgh Television Festival special. We've got an exclusive interview with this year's advisory chair Patrick Holland before our journalists take up the mantra on providing all the in-depth analysis from this year's 'virtual festival'.  All that insight, plus 'what we've been watchin'', on this week's Newswrap Music: The Vendetta by Steffan Kartenberg. Licensed by Creative Commons

Reporter Desiree Ibekwe has been investigating the experience of BAME-led indies this week. She’s got the lowdown and talks through her findings with senior reporter Max Goldbart and international editor John Elmes.Elsewhere, Max has the latest on a week in which the BBC’s old foe John Whittingdale appeared to revert to type, while John gives us the skinny on his Beyond Distribution scoop.All that, plus “what we’ve been watchin’”, on this week’s Broadcast Newswrap.Music: The Vendetta by Steffan Kartenberg. Licensed by Creative Commons

Netflix, Peacock and a UK streaming play by Discovery grab the limelight

On this week’s pod, Broadcast Intelligence lead analyst Jonathan Broughton joins senior reporter Max Goldbart and insight editor Jesse Whittock to pick apart the chancellor’s emergency summer budget and its potential impact on the TV sector. Half-price meals aside, Jonathan considers how the budget could have been better tailored to suit industries like broadcasting, and delivers his blueprint for how it should be done.  All that analysis, plus ‘what we’ve been watchin’' on this week’s Broadcast Newswrap.Music: The Vendetta by Steffan Kartenberg. Licensed by Creative Commons

There was huge news in the super-indie world this week as the protracted £1.7bn mega-merger between Banijay Group and Endemol Shine Group (ESG) finally completed, with ESG chief executive Sophie Turner Laing stepping down after five years at the helm. Our international editor John Elmes and insight editor Jesse Whittock are on hand to talk listeners through this historic move, as they mull its broader ramifications going forward. Meanwhile, the latest on just what shape the upcoming Mipcom will be taking.All that, plus ‘what we’ve been watchin’, on this week’s Broadcast NewswrapYou can subscribe to the Broadcast Newswrap on iTunes, or listen via the embeddable player above.Music: The Vendetta by Steffan Kartenberg. Licensed by Creative Commons

On this week’s Broadcast Newswrap, we’ve got exclusive audio from insight editor Jesse Whittock’s interview with Misadventures’ Romesh Ranganathan, who talks diversity progression and his love for Goodness Gracious Me. Meanwhile, senior reporter Max Goldbart joins host international editor John Elmes to dive deep into the BBC’s £100m diverse and inclusive content fund, while John is on hand to give listeners the lowdown on our brand new Broadcast Distributors ShowcaseAll that, plus ‘what we’ve been watchin’, on this week’s Broadcast Newswrap Music: The Vendetta by Steffan Kartenberg. Licensed by Creative Commons

This week, the Broadcast Newswrap is pleased to unveil broadcaster Afua Hirsch’s new joint venture with Milk and Honey productions - a ’safe space’ production outfit with diversity at its heart.We’ve got an exclusive interview with Hirsch and Milk and Honey MD Lucy Pilkington, who speak candidly about the challenges that lie ahead. Meanwhile, Broadcast reporters Desiree Ibekwe and Max Goldbart reflect on a fortnight dominated by the debate over Black Lives Matter. All that, plus ‘what we’ve been watchin’ on this week's Broadcast Newswrap#BlackLivesMatterMusic: The Vendetta by Steffan Kartenberg. Licensed by Creative Commons 

We’re taking a break from the Newswrap this week, but will be back next week with your shorthand guide to the week’s biggest TV news.

In this special edition of the Broadcast Newswrap, the team analyse the impact of the tragic death of George Floyd, and the subsequent response of the Black Lives Matter movement. Pioneering film-maker John Akomfrah spoke to international editor John Elmes to discuss how now is the time for the sector to really act and push for radical change. Senior reporter Max Goldbart is then joined by reporter Desiree Ibekwe and editor-in-chief Chris Curtis to drill deeper into the situation with diversity and inclusion, considering what broadcasters and indies alike can do to instigate a true shift.