Welcome to the Creative Diversity Network (CDN)

"The Creative Diversity Network will maintain a strong focus on ethnicity, but will have a broader remit than previously to include all aspects of diversity.

This broader focus is reflected in the CDN's new five-year strategy which provides a clear steer for action across the industry."

MARK THOMPSON,
Director-General of the BBC and current Chair of the CDN 2011 and 2012

"The CDN diversity pledge is a great tool to help our industry embrace diversity. Broadcasters need to attract people with a broader range of backgrounds and attitudes, because a bigger talent pool helps realise our ultimate ambition: creating innovative world-class content for the digital age.

That's why diversity is a must-have attribute for production companies: because it is good for business and good for creativity."

OONA KING, Channel 4

"Sky is the choice of more than one in three homes across the UK, which means our customer base couldn't be much more diverse. It's crucial that our people and our partners reflect that. We are proud to support the CDN/PACT diversity pledge and to play our part in addressing this important issue. As an industry, we simply can't afford to narrow our view and miss out on great talent."

JEREMY DARROCH,
Sky's Chief Executive

"Diversity is very much a part of the culture at Turner as our business success depends on our services being popular with all sections of society.

Our strategy of 'Turner For All' aims to see that our workforce and services reflect the diversity of our audiences and this pledge will play a major part in that."

JEFF KUPSKY,
President of Turner Broadcasting

"Pact members have shown their commitment to diversity over the last three years by signing up to Pact's Diversity Pledge, and we welcome the opportunity to strengthen and broaden this commitment through the new CDN Pledge. The CDN Diversity Pledge is an opportunity for producers and commissioners to work together to build diversity across the industry, and we support it wholeheartedly."

JOHN McVAY,
Chief Executive of Pact