I read with great interest the comments that Sharon White,the chief executive of Ofcom, made regarding diversity at the Royal Television Society conference in Cambridge (Ofcom chief tells UK broadcasters to reflect ‘society as it is nowadays’, and 17 September). I agree with her sentiments that “British broadcasting must represent the diverse nature of Britain of nowadays” in terms of regionality and ethnic diversity both in front and behind the camera.
Ofcom already plays a vital role in ensuring that there is regional diversity in television. It was Ofcom that stipulated the minimum amount of programming that Channel 4 should produce in Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland when it was last awarded its licence. Ofcom also defines what is a regional production for all broadcasters (including the BBC) to ensure that they play unbiased and effect sure “out of London” productions really are “out of London” productions and are not just “brass-plated” programmes.
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Source: theguardian.com